Main entry: crest
Definition: a showy growth of e.g. feathers or skin on the head of a bird or other animal
Main entry: crest
Definition: (heraldry) in medieval times, an emblem used to decorate a helmet
Definition: the center of a cambered road
Main entry: crest
Definition: the top line of a hill, mountain, or wave
Main entry: peak, summit, tip, top, crest, crown
Definition: the top or extreme point of something (usually a mountain or hill)
Usage: the view from the peak was magnificent; they clambered to the tip of Monadnock; the region is a few molecules wide at the summit
Main entry: crest
Definition: reach a high point
Usage: The river crested last night
Definition: lie at the top of
Usage: Snow capped the mountains