the top line of a hill, mountain, or wave
Used in a Sentence
crest
How to use crest in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for crest.
Editorial note
That 'crest the hill inverted' trick is insane...
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Quick take
the top line of a hill, mountain, or wave
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of crest gathered in one view.
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"
the center of a cambered road
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for crest.
noun
the top line of a hill, mountain, or wave
noun
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"
noun
the center of a cambered road
See also: crown
noun
(heraldry) in medieval times, an emblem used to decorate a helmet
noun
a showy growth of e.g. feathers or skin on the head of a bird or other animal
verb
lie at the top of; "Snow capped the mountains"
See also: cap
verb
reach a high point; "The river crested last night"
Example sentences
That 'crest the hill inverted' trick is insane...
"I keep saying how brutally hard this is. Each time you crest the rise in front of you, it just makes it clear the size of the even larger hill that looms beyond it.
The truth of this will be shown when someone who isn't EJ and isn't riding on the crest of a wave of internet pitchforks tries to collect.
If books can cease to produce money just as their popularity begins to crest, then I imagine publishers will be less eager to publish things that aren't likely to be immediate hits.
But then a female sorority with a few more people came on Facebook, took/stole/transferred the likes, and now I have a pink flower where a black and white crest once was, and no way to reclaim all the old posts or pictures.
Warning signs should be reserved for locations where it really would be dangerous to exceed a certain speed, either because there's an intersection just after the crest of a hill, or a reverse-banked curve, etc.
The movers and shakers, the ones at the crest of a huge potential tsunami in Seattle, are the young people who never got the silver spoon of CS programs, and thus will never be lured away to cushy $80k jobs as entry-level coder at Amazon.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use crest in a sentence?
That 'crest the hill inverted' trick is insane...
What does crest mean?
the top line of a hill, mountain, or wave
What part of speech is crest?
crest is commonly used as noun, verb.