crest
[ krest ]
/ krɛst /
noun
verb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
to form or rise to a crest, as a wave or river.
to reach the crest or highest level: Interest in the project has crested.
Origin of crest
1275–1325; Middle English
creste < Old French < Latin
crista
OTHER WORDS FROM crest
Words nearby crest
cress,
cressent,
cresset,
cressida,
cressy,
crest,
crest cloud,
crest coronet,
crest rail,
crest syndrome,
cresta run
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British Dictionary definitions for crest (1 of 2)
crest
/ (krɛst) /
noun
verb
Derived forms of crest
crested, adjective crestless, adjectiveWord Origin for crest
C14: from Old French
creste, from Latin
crista
British Dictionary definitions for crest (2 of 2)
CREST
/ (krɛst) /
noun
an electronic share-settlement system, created by the Bank of England and owned by 69 firms, that began operations in 1996
Word Origin for CREST
C20: from
CrestCo, the name of the operating company
Medical definitions for crest
crest
[ krĕst ]
n.
A projection or ridge, especially of bone; cresta.
Scientific definitions for crest
crest
[ krĕst ]
The part of a wave with greatest magnitude; the highest part of a wave. Compare trough. See more at wave.