Definition of crest

"crest" in the noun sense

1. crest

the top line of a hill, mountain, or wave

2. peak, crown, crest, top, tip, summit

the top or extreme point of something (usually a mountain or hill

"the view from the peak was magnificent"

"they clambered to the tip of Monadnock"

"the region is a few molecules wide at the summit"

3. crown, crest

the center of a cambered road

4. crest

heraldry) in medieval times, an emblem used to decorate a helmet

5. crest

a showy growth of e.g. feathers or skin on the head of a bird or other animal

"crest" in the verb sense

1. cap, crest

lie at the top of

"Snow capped the mountains"

2. crest

reach a high point

"The river crested last night"

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Quotations for crest

Perseverance is a Roman virtue that wins each godlike act, and plucks success even from the spear-proof crest of rugged danger. [ Harvard ]

Man is of the earth, but his thoughts are with the stars. A pigmy standing on the outward crest of this small planet, his far-reaching spirit stretches outward to the infinite, and there alone finds rest. [ Carlyle ]

crest in Scrabble®

The word crest is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 7

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays In The Letters crest:

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The 129 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In crest

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crest in Words With Friends™

The word crest is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 8

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays In The Letters crest:

CREST
(48)
CERTS
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The 156 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In crest

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Words containing the sequence crest

Words with crest in them (3 words)

Words that end with crest (2 words)

Word Growth involving crest

Shorter words in crest

re rest

Longer words containing crest

crested uncrested

crestfallen crestfallenly

crestfallen crestfallenness

crestfallen crestfallens

cresting crestings

crestless

crests firecrests

firecrest firecrests