I've forgotten. Was House Lancaster's family crest a red rose, or a white rose?
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Crest
//kɹɛst//
Synonyms for "crest" (262 found)
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Strong matches (78)
crenationcrenelationcrenulationcrescendocrescentcrosscross molineculmenculminateculminationde broglie wavedeckle edgedenticulationdentildentil banddesigndevicedifferencedifferencingdiffraction
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dogtootheagleedgeelectromagnetic radiationelectromagnetic waveemblemermineermineserminiteserminoisescutcheonextremeextreme limitextremityfalconfeatherfessfess pointfieldfigurefileflanchfleur-de-lisfrequencyfrequency bandfrequency spectrumfretfrostfurfusilgarlandgriffinguided wavegulesgyronhacklehatchmentheadheadingheadpieceheavenheavensheighthelmetheraldic devicehigh noonhighest pitchhighest pointhilltophogbackhonor pointiceimpalementimpalingin phaseinescutcheoninterference
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knolllabellightlimitlionlofty peaklongitudinal wavelozengemantlingmarshalingmartletmasclemaximummechanical wavemeridianmetalmottomountaintopmulletne plus ultra
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no place highernodenombril pointnoonnotchingoctofoilorordinaryorleout of phaseouttopoverarchovertoppalepalypanachepeanperiodperiodic wavepheonpicpicopikepinheadpinionpinnaclepitchplumeplumulepointpoleprecipicepurpurequarterquarteringquillradio waverayreachreinforcementresonanceresonance frequencyrickrackridgeroofrosesablesaltiresawsaw teethscallopscapularscutcheonsealseismic waveserrationseventh heavenshieldshock waveskysound wavespirespread eaglespurstampsubordinarysummitsurface wavesurmountsymboltennetidal wavetincturetiptip toptip-toptoptop offtop outtopknottortorsetransverse wavetressuretroughtuftunicornupmostupper extremityuppermostutmostvairvandyke edgevertvertexvery topwavewave equationwave motionwave numberwavelengthwreathyalezenith
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178 translations across 44 languages.
Albanian
2 entries- fjuhull noun (helm or head)
- kreshtë noun (summit of a hill or mountain ridge)
Ancient Greek
4 entries- λόφος noun (summit of a hill or mountain ridge)
- λόφος noun (animal’s or bird’s tuft)
- λόφος noun (plume or decoration on a helmet)
- ἄμβων noun (summit of a hill or mountain ridge)
Armenian
2 entries- գագաթ noun (summit of a hill or mountain ridge)
- կատար noun (animal’s or bird’s tuft)
Aromanian
3 entries- creastã noun (summit of a hill or mountain ridge)
- creastã noun (animal’s or bird’s tuft)
- creastã noun (ridge or top of a wave)
Azerbaijani
2 entries- daraq noun (animal’s or bird’s tuft)
- pipik noun (animal’s or bird’s tuft)
Bulgarian
4 entries- герб noun (heraldic bearing)
- гре́бен noun (animal’s or bird’s tuft)
- гре́бен noun (ridge or top of a wave)
- гребен noun (summit of a hill or mountain ridge)
Catalan
4 entries- carena noun (summit of a hill or mountain ridge)
- cresta noun (animal’s or bird’s tuft)
- cresta noun (ridge or top of a wave)
- crinera noun (plume or decoration on a helmet)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 冠 noun (animal’s or bird’s tuft)
Czech
1 entries- klenot noun (heraldic bearing)
Dutch
4 entries- bergkam noun (summit of a hill or mountain ridge)
- golfkam noun (ridge or top of a wave)
- golftop noun (ridge or top of a wave)
- helmteken noun (heraldic bearing)
Esperanto
1 entries- kresto noun (animal’s or bird’s tuft)
Finnish
4 entries- harja noun (summit of a hill or mountain ridge)
- harja noun (animal’s or bird’s tuft)
- harja noun (upper curve of horse's neck)
- harja noun (ridge or top of a wave)
French
4 entries- aigrette noun (plume or decoration on a helmet)
- cimier noun (heraldic bearing)
- crinière noun (upper curve of horse's neck)
- crête noun (summit of a hill or mountain ridge)
Friulian
1 entries- creste noun (animal’s or bird’s tuft)
German
4 entries- Gipfel noun (summit of a hill or mountain ridge)
- Haube noun (animal’s or bird’s tuft)
- Helmkleinod noun (heraldic bearing)
- Helmzier noun (heraldic bearing)
Hebrew
1 entries- ציצית ראש noun (animal’s or bird’s tuft)
Indonesian
3 entries- gombak noun (animal’s or bird’s tuft)
- jambak noun (animal’s or bird’s tuft)
- jambul noun (animal’s or bird’s tuft)
Irish
4 entries- buaic capaill noun (upper curve of horse's neck)
- curca noun (animal’s or bird’s tuft)
- círín noun (summit of a hill or mountain ridge)
- círín noun (animal’s or bird’s tuft)
Italian
4 entries- cimiero noun (plume or decoration on a helmet)
- cimiero noun (heraldic bearing)
- cresta noun (summit of a hill or mountain ridge)
- cresta noun (animal’s or bird’s tuft)
Japanese
1 entries- とさか noun (animal’s or bird’s tuft)
Kalmyk
1 entries- ширк noun (animal’s or bird’s tuft)
Korean
1 entries- 볏 noun (animal’s or bird’s tuft)
Latin
2 entries- crista noun (animal’s or bird’s tuft)
- crista noun (plume or decoration on a helmet)
Macedonian
4 entries- врв noun (summit of a hill or mountain ridge)
- гребен noun (ridge or top of a wave)
- грива noun (upper curve of horse's neck)
- гривна noun (animal’s or bird’s tuft)
Malay
1 entries- puncak noun (ridge or top of a wave)
Māori
4 entries- hurutihi noun (plume or decoration on a helmet)
- koukou noun (animal’s or bird’s tuft)
- puhipuhi noun (plume or decoration on a helmet)
- tūtūātanga noun (summit of a hill or mountain ridge)
Northern Kurdish
1 entries- lûtke noun (ridge or top of a wave)
Occitan
1 entries- aresta noun (ornamental finishing)
Ottoman Turkish
1 entries- ایبك noun (animal’s or bird’s tuft)
Persian
4 entries- خوچ noun (animal’s or bird’s tuft)
- خوچ noun (plume or decoration on a helmet)
- ستیغ noun (summit of a hill or mountain ridge)
- پوپ noun (animal’s or bird’s tuft)
Polish
4 entries- czub noun (animal’s or bird’s tuft)
- klejnot noun (heraldic bearing)
- pióropusz noun (plume or decoration on a helmet)
- szczyt noun (summit of a hill or mountain ridge)
Portuguese
4 entries- crina noun (upper curve of horse's neck)
- crista noun (animal’s or bird’s tuft)
- crista noun (plume or decoration on a helmet)
- crista (da/de onda) noun (ridge or top of a wave)
Romanian
3 entries- creastă noun (summit of a hill or mountain ridge)
- creastă noun (animal’s or bird’s tuft)
- creastă noun (ridge or top of a wave)
Russian
4 entries- верши́на noun (summit of a hill or mountain ridge)
- гре́бень noun (animal’s or bird’s tuft)
- гре́бень noun (ridge or top of a wave)
- гре́бень noun (top line of a slope)
Scottish Gaelic
4 entries- bàrr noun (ridge or top of a wave)
- cìrean noun (animal’s or bird’s tuft)
- mullach noun (summit of a hill or mountain ridge)
- mullach noun (ridge or top of a wave)
Serbo-Croatian
1 entries- uvor noun (animal’s or bird’s tuft)
Spanish
4 entries- cimera noun (plume or decoration on a helmet)
- cimera noun (heraldic bearing)
- copete noun (animal’s or bird’s tuft)
- cornisa noun (summit of a hill or mountain ridge)
Swedish
4 entries- bergskam noun (summit of a hill or mountain ridge)
- hjälmprydnad noun (heraldic bearing)
- kam noun (summit of a hill or mountain ridge)
- kam noun (animal’s or bird’s tuft)
Tagalog
1 entries- tuktok noun (ridge or top of a wave)
Tooro
1 entries- orusunsu class 11 noun (animal’s or bird’s tuft)
Turkish
1 entries- ibik noun (animal’s or bird’s tuft)
Vietnamese
3 entries- mào noun (animal’s or bird’s tuft)
- ngọn sóng noun (ridge or top of a wave)
- đỉnh sóng noun (ridge or top of a wave)
Walloon
2 entries- cresse noun (summit of a hill or mountain ridge)
- cresse noun (animal’s or bird’s tuft)
Welsh
2 entries- crib noun (plume or decoration on a helmet)
- tusw noun (plume or decoration on a helmet)
Sample sentences
16 total sentences available.
The surfer tried to ride the crest of the wave.
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I think the crest on the top of the head of roosters is attractive.
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As wind blows across the surface of the ocean or a lake, the continual disturbance creates a wave crest.
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