Antonyms for crest

Grammar : Noun

Spell : krest

Phonetic Transcription : krɛst

Definition of crest

Origin : early 14c., from Old French creste "tuft, comb" (Modern French crête), from Latin crista "tuft, plume," perhaps related to word for "hair" (e.g. crinis), but it also was used for crest of a cock or a helmet. Replaced Old English hris.

noun highest point
noun emblem, symbol
noun topknot on head of animal

Example sentences :

Yet if help were brought us we might hold the crest until it comes.
Extract from : « The White Company » by Arthur Conan Doyle

At the crest of it the woman halted and, turning, waved a handkerchief.
Extract from : « Fair Margaret » by H. Rider Haggard

Just look here, though,' I said, as I showed him the crest on my watch and seal.
Extract from : « Wilfrid Cumbermede » by George MacDonald

The crest is a bubble, and really the effect produced by it is most ludicrous.
Extract from : « Vivian Grey » by Earl of Beaconsfield, Benjamin Disraeli

While he had been on the crest of the island an idea had come to him.
Extract from : « A Spirit in Prison » by Robert Hichens

She walked always slowly, always furtively, to the crest of the cliff.
Extract from : « A Spirit in Prison » by Robert Hichens

They went to the crest of the island and looked out over the sea.
Extract from : « A Spirit in Prison » by Robert Hichens

Even as they watched it, the sky seemed to descend upon the crest and to melt it.
Extract from : « Louisiana Lou » by William West Winter

Then he showed me the old ramparts that had defended the crest of the hill.
Extract from : « Brighter Britain! (Volume 1 of 2) » by William Delisle Hay

At the crest he would have paused to take breath, but the driver would not let him.
Extract from : « Cy Whittaker's Place » by Joseph C. Lincoln

Synonyms for crest

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