crown
[ kroun ]
/ kraʊn /
noun
verb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
Medicine/Medical.
(of a baby in childbirth) to reach a stage in delivery where the largest diameter of the fetal head is emerging from the pelvic outlet.
Origin of crown
OTHER WORDS FROM crown
crown·less, adjective re·crown, verb (used with object)Words nearby crown
crowe,
crowea,
crowfoot,
crowhop,
crowley,
crown,
crown agent,
crown and anchor,
crown antler,
crown attorney,
crown canopy
Definition for crown (2 of 2)
crow
2
[ kroh ]
/ kroʊ /
verb (used without object), crowed or for 1, (especially British), crew; crowed; crow·ing.
to utter the characteristic cry of a rooster.
to gloat, boast, or exult (often followed by over).
to utter an inarticulate cry of pleasure, as an infant does.
noun
the characteristic cry of a rooster.
an inarticulate cry of pleasure.
Origin of crow
2
before 1000; Middle English
crowen, Old English
crāwan; cognate with Dutch
kraaien, German
krähen; see
crow1
OTHER WORDS FROM crow
crow·er, noun crow·ing·ly, adverbExample sentences from the Web for crown
British Dictionary definitions for crown (1 of 5)
crown
/ (kraʊn) /
noun
verb (tr)
Derived forms of crown
crownless, adjectiveWord Origin for crown
C12: from Old French
corone, from Latin
corōna wreath, crown, from Greek
korōnē crown, something curved
British Dictionary definitions for crown (2 of 5)
Crown
/ (kraʊn) /
noun the Crown (sometimes not capital)
the sovereignty or realm of a monarch
- the government of a constitutional monarchy
- (as modifier)Crown property
British Dictionary definitions for crown (3 of 5)
Crow
/ (krəʊ) /
noun
plural Crows or Crow
a member of a Native American people living in E Montana
the language of this people, belonging to the Siouan family
British Dictionary definitions for crown (4 of 5)
crow
1
/ (krəʊ) /
noun
Word Origin for crow
Old English
crāwa; related to Old Norse
krāka, Old High German
krāia, Dutch
kraai
British Dictionary definitions for crown (5 of 5)
crow
2
/ (krəʊ) /
verb (intr)
(past tense crowed or crew)
to utter a shrill squawking sound, as a cock
(often foll by over)
to boast one's superiority
(esp of babies) to utter cries of pleasure
noun
the act or an instance of crowing
Derived forms of crow
crower, noun crowingly, adverbWord Origin for crow
Old English
crāwan; related to Old High German
krāen, Dutch
kraaien
Medical definitions for crown
crown
[ kroun ]
n.
The top or highest part of bodily structure, especially the head.
The part of a tooth that is covered by enamel and projects beyond the gum line.
An artificial substitute for the natural crown of a tooth.
v.
To put a crown on a tooth.
To reach a stage in labor when a large segment of the fetal scalp is visible at the vaginal orifice. Used of a fetus or the head of a fetus.
Cultural definitions for crown
Idioms and Phrases with crown
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