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  • 31crest — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun VERB + CREST ▪ reach ▪ We finally reached the crest of the ridge. PREPOSITION ▪ on a/the crest ▪ We stood on the crest of the hi …

    Collocations dictionary

  • 32crest — n. top 1) to ride the crest (to ride the crest of popularity) 2) at the crest heraldic device 3) a family crest * * * [krest] [ heraldic device ] a family crest at the crest [ top ] n. to ride the crest (to ride the crest of popularity) …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 33CREST — Acronym for calcinosis, Raynaud phenomenon, esophageal motility disorders, sclerodactyly, and telangiectasia. See C. syndrome. * * * calcinosis, Raynaud phenomenon, esophageal involvement, sclerodactyly, and telangiectasia [syndrome]; Carotid… …

    Medical dictionary

  • 34crest — 1. A ridge, especially a bony ridge. SEE ALSO: crista. 2. The ridge of the neck of a male animal, especially of a stallion or bull. 3. Feathers on the top of a bird s head, or fin rays on the top of a fish s head. SYN: crista [TA]. [L. crista] …

    Medical dictionary

  • 35crest — [[t]kre̱st[/t]] crests, cresting, crested 1) N COUNT The crest of a hill or a wave is the top of it. ● PHRASE: v link PHR, PHR after v If you say that you are on the crest of a wave, you mean that you are feeling very happy and confident because… …

    English dictionary

  • 36crest — I. noun Etymology: Middle English creste, from Anglo French, from Latin crista; probably akin to Latin crinis hair Date: 14th century 1. a. a showy tuft or process on the head of an animal and especially a bird see bird illustration b. the plume… …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 37Crest — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Crest est une ville du Sud de la France (Drôme) Le CREST est un centre de recherche français en économie et statistiques Le syndrome de CREST est une… …

    Wikipédia en Français

  • 38crest — crest1 [krest] n [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: creste, from Latin crista] 1.) the top or highest point of something such as a hill or a wave crest of ▪ It took us over an hour to reach the crest of the hill. 2.) a special picture that… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 39crest — 1 noun 1 (countable usually singular) the top or highest point of something such as a hill or a wave (+ of): He climbed over the crest of the hill. 2 (C) a special picture used as a sign of a family, town, school etc: the school colours and crest …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 40crest — I UK [krest] / US noun [countable] Word forms crest : singular crest plural crests 1) a) the top of a hill or mountain b) the white top of a wave 2) a set of feathers on the top of the heads of some birds 3) a design used as the symbol of a town …

    English dictionary