crest.

1. The top or highest line of a hill, wave, or raised feature.

2. A raised tuft of feathers or hair on an animal's head.

3. An emblem originally borne above a helmet in a coat of arms.

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Words that belong together

• hill crest
• wave crest

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They reached the crest as daylight appeared.

Usage notes

Primary category: setting / environment. Forms: Singular crest; plural crests. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Commonness: moderately common. Third-person singular: crests.