What does crown mean?

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. Crown(noun)


    "the colonies revolted against the Crown"

  2. crown(noun)


  3. crown(noun)

    a wreath or garland worn on the head to signify victory

  4. crown, diadem(noun)

    an ornamental jeweled headdress signifying sovereignty

  5. crown(noun)


  6. crown(noun)

    an English coin worth 5 shillings

  7. crown, treetop(noun)

    the upper branches and leaves of a tree or other plant

  8. peak, crown, crest, top, tip, summit(noun)



  9. pennant, crown(noun)

    the award given to the champion

  10. pate, poll, crown(noun)

    the top of the head

  11. crown, crownwork, jacket, jacket crown, cap(noun)


    "tomorrow my dentist will fit me for a crown"

  12. crown, crest(verb)

    the center of a cambered road

  13. crown, coronate(verb)

    invest with regal power; enthrone

    "The prince was crowned in Westminster Abbey"

  14. crown, top(verb)

    be the culminating event

    "The speech crowned the meeting"

  15. crown(verb)

    form the topmost part of

    "A weather vane crowns the building"

  16. crown(verb)

    put an enamel cover on

    "crown my teeth"


  1. crown(Noun)

    The part of a plant where the root and stem meet.

  2. crown(Noun)

    A reward of victory or a mark of honor.

  3. crown(Noun)

    A royal, imperial or princely headdress; a diadem.

  4. crown(Noun)

    The part of a tooth above the gums.

  5. crown(Noun)

    A prosthetic covering for a tooth.

  6. crown(Noun)

    A representation of such a headdress, as in heraldry; it may even be that only the image exists, no physical crown, as in the case of the kingdom of Belgium; by analogy such crowns can be awarded to moral persons that don't even have a head, as the mural crown for cities in heraldry

  7. crown(Noun)

    A knot formed in the end of a rope by tucking in the strands to prevent them from unravelling

  8. crown(Noun)

    A wreath or band for the head.

  9. crown(Noun)

    The part of an anchor where the arms and the shank meet

    Treasure trove automatically becomes property of the Crown.

  10. crown(Noun)

    Imperial or regal power, or those who wield it.

    Treasure trove automatically becomes property of the Crown.

  11. crown(Noun)

    A standard size of printing paper measuring 20 inches x 15 inches.

  12. crown(Noun)

    The topmost part of the head.

  13. crown(Noun)

    A monocyclic ligand having three or more binding sites, capable of holding a guest in a central location

  14. crown(Noun)

    The highest part a hill.

  15. crown(Noun)

    The top part of a hat.

  16. crown(Noun)

    During childbirth, the appearance of the baby's head from the mother's vagina

  17. crown(Noun)

    The raised centre of a road.

  18. crown(Verb)

    To place a crown on the head of.

  19. crown(Verb)

    To formally declare (someone) a king or emperor.

  20. crown(Verb)

    To declare (someone) a winner.

  21. crown(Verb)

    Of a baby, during the birthing process; for the surface of the baby's head to appear in the vaginal opening.

    The mother was in the second stage of labor and the fetus had just crowned, prompting a round of encouragement from the midwives.

  22. crown(Verb)

    To cause to round upward; to make anything higher at the middle than at the edges, such as the face of a machine pulley.

  23. crown(Verb)

    To hit on the head

  24. crown(Verb)

    To shoot an opponent in the back of the head with a shotgun in a first-person shooter video game.

  25. crown(Verb)

    In checkers, to stack two checkers to indicate that the piece has become a king.

    u201CCrown me!u201D I said, as I moved my checker to the back row.

  26. crown(Noun)

    The highest part of an arch.

  27. crown(Noun)

    Splendor, finish, culmination.

    crown achievement

  28. crown(Noun)

    Any currency (originally) issued by the crown (regal power) and often bearing a crown (headdress)

  29. crown(Noun)

    Specifically, a former British coin worth five shillings.

  30. crown(Adjective)

    Of, related to, or pertaining to a crown.

    crown prince

  31. crown(Adjective)

    Of, related to, pertaining to the top of a tree or trees.

    a crown fire

  32. Origin: From corona

Webster Dictionary

  1. Crown

    of Crow

  2. Crown

    p. p. of Crow

  3. Crown(noun)


  4. Crown(noun)

    a royal headdress or cap of sovereignty, worn by emperors, kings, princes, etc

  5. Crown(noun)


  6. Crown(noun)

    imperial or regal power or dominion; sovereignty

  7. Crown(noun)

    anything which imparts beauty, splendor, honor, dignity, or finish

  8. Crown(noun)

    highest state; acme; consummation; perfection

  9. Crown(noun)

    the topmost part of anything; the summit

  10. Crown(noun)


  11. Crown(noun)

    the part of a hat above the brim

  12. Crown(noun)


  13. Crown(noun)


  14. Crown(noun)

    same as Corona

  15. Crown(noun)

    that part of an anchor where the arms are joined to the shank

  16. Crown(noun)

    the rounding, or rounded part, of the deck from a level line

  17. Crown(noun)

    the bights formed by the several turns of a cable

  18. Crown(noun)

    the upper range of facets in a rose diamond

  19. Crown(noun)

    the dome of a furnace

  20. Crown(noun)

    the area inclosed between two concentric perimeters

  21. Crown(noun)


  22. Crown(noun)

    a size of writing paper. See under Paper

  23. Crown(noun)


  24. Crown(noun)

    an ornaments or decoration representing a crown; as, the paper is stamped with a crown

  25. Crown(noun)


  26. Crown(noun)

    to bestow something upon as a mark of honor, dignity, or recompense; to adorn; to dignify

  27. Crown(noun)

    to form the topmost or finishing part of; to complete; to consummate; to perfect

  28. Crown(noun)

    to cause to round upward; to make anything higher at the middle than at the edges, as the face of a machine pulley

  29. Crown(noun)

    to effect a lodgment upon, as upon the crest of the glacis, or the summit of the breach

  30. Origin: [OE. coronen, corunen, crunien, crounien, OF. coroner, F. couronner, fr. L. coronare, fr. corona a crown. See Crown, n.]


  1. Crown


Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Crown

    krown, n. the diadem or state-cap of royalty: regal power: the sovereign: honour: reward, as the 'martyr's crown:' the top of anything, esp. of the head: completion: accomplishment; a coin stamped with a crown, esp. the silver 5s. piece—used also as the translation of the old French écu, worth from six francs (or livres) to three francs: a size of paper, because originally water-marked with a crown: (archit.) a species of spire or lantern, formed by converging flying-buttresses.—v.t. to cover or invest with a crown: to invest with royal dignity: to adorn: to dignify: to complete happily.—ns. Crown′-ag′ent, a solicitor in Scotland who prepares criminal prosecutions; Crown′-ant′ler, the uppermost antler of the horn of a stag; Crown′-col′ony, a colony whose administration is directly under the home government; Crown Derby porcelain (see Porcelain).—p.adj. Crowned, having or wearing a crown: rewarded: consummated.—ns. Crown′er (Shak.), a corruption of coroner; Crown′et, a coronet: (Shak.) that which crowns or accomplishes; Crown′-glass, a kind of window-glass formed in circular plates or discs; Crown′-impē′rial, a plant, a species of fritillary; Crown′ing.—n.pl. Crown′-jew′els, jewels pertaining to the crown or sovereign.—ns. Crown′-land, land belonging to the crown or sovereign; Crown′-law′yer, the lawyer who acts for the crown in criminal cases.—adj. Crown′less.—ns. Crown′let, a small crown; Crown′-liv′ing, a church living in the gift of the crown; Crown-office, the office for the business of the crown side of the King's Bench: the office in which the great seal is affixed; Crown′-pā′per, in England, a printing-paper of the size 15 × 20 in.: in America, a writing-paper 15 × 19 in.; Crown′-post, the same as King-post (q.v.); Crown′-prince, the prince who succeeds to the crown; Crown′-saw, a circular saw made by cutting teeth round a cylinder; Crown′-wheel, a wheel resembling a crown, with teeth or cogs set at right angles to its plane; Crown′-wit′ness, a witness for the crown in a criminal prosecution instituted by it; Crown′work (fort.), an outwork composed of a bastion between two curtains, with demi-bastions at the extremes.—Crown of the causeway, the middle of the street. [O. Fr. corone (Fr. couronne)—L. corona; cf. Gr. korōnos, curved.]

British National Corpus

  1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'crown' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2003

  2. Written Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'crown' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3289

  3. Nouns Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'crown' in Nouns Frequency: #873


  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of crown in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of crown in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Sample Sentences & Example Usage

  1. William Shakespeare:

    Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown.

  2. Ralph Nader:

    Our founders did not oust George III in order for us to crown Richard I.

  3. Joey Adams:

    Many a crown of wisdom is but the golden chamberpot of success, worn with pompous dignity.

  4. Bible:

    Blessed is the man that endureth temptation for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life.

  5. Former Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley:

    Let's be honest here, the presidency of the United States is not some crown to be passed between two families.

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Translations for crown

From our Multilingual Translation Dictionary

  • تاجArabic
  • це́мяBelarusian
  • теме, крона, коронясвам, корона, коронка, коронен, венец, кралска властBulgarian
  • corona, capçadaCatalan, Valencian
  • korunka, koruna, temeno, korunovatCzech
  • coronWelsh
  • isse, kroneDanish
  • Krone, Scheitel, krönen, kronen-German
  • κορώνα, κορυφή, στέμμα, κορφήGreek
  • krono, kroniEsperanto
  • cumbre, coronar, corona, coronillaSpanish
  • tipp, kroon, hambakroon, pealagi, lagipea, naelEstonian
  • تاجPersian
  • seppele, seppel, kruunata, päälaki, laki, seppelöidä, kruunu, keskitie, huippu, peräFinnish
  • couronne, lauriers, sommet, faîte, fond, couronner, cime, houppier, milieu, clef, couronnement, houpierFrench
  • baithisIrish
  • crùn, mullach, bàrr a' chinnScottish Gaelic
  • coroaGalician
  • כתר, הכתירHebrew
  • korona, megkoronázHungarian
  • պսակ, թագArmenian
  • kronizar, krono, kronaIdo
  • kóróna, krúna, krýnaIcelandic
  • serto, cocuzzolo, calotta cranica, incoronare, chiave di volta, calotta, corona, capsula, ghirlanda, cima, vetta, sommità, centro, colmo, coronamento, diamanteItalian
  • クラウン, 頭頂, 王冠Japanese
  • გვირგვინიGeorgian
  • 정수리, 왕관, 王冠Korean
  • تاجKurdish
  • coronare, coronaLatin
  • KrounLuxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
  • karūnaLithuanian
  • vainags, kronisLatvian
  • kāmata, tāuru, tumuaki, tihi, karaunaMāori
  • теме, врв, круна, венец, краун, крунски, коронка, навлака, крунисуваMacedonian
  • mahkotaMalay
  • kroon, kroon-, hoofdband, kronen, midden, top, kroons-, krans, kruin, koning kronen, bekronen, bolDutch
  • krone, isseNorwegian
  • coronaOccitan
  • szczyt, korona, ciemięPolish
  • coroa, topo, alta, coroar, medalha de honra, cume, copaPortuguese
  • carugna, curuna, crunaRomansh
  • coroană, încorona, încununa, cununăRomanian
  • маковка, крона, коронка, пятка, крон-принц, венец, короновать, власть, тулья, темя, коронный, венчать, тренд, наследный, корона, венок, вершина, увенчивать, макушкаRussian
  • corona, curonaSardinian
  • kruna, теме, круна, temeSerbo-Croatian
  • korunný, korunovať, temenoSlovak
  • krona, kronati, okronati, kronski, temeSlovene
  • kurorëAlbanian
  • krona, hjässa, tandkrona, kron-Swedish
  • kirauni, tajiSwahili
  • корона, тім'я, маківкаUkrainian
  • thóp, mũ miện, đỉnhVietnamese
  • houpîWalloon
  • umqhele, isihloko, ukhakhayiZulu

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