Crests

/kɹɛsts/

Synonyms for "crests" (13 found)

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Closest matches (3)

Noun(3 words)

Strong matches (4)

Related words (6)

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

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More general

9 entries
anatomical featurebody featuredecorategeographic featureheraldic devicelandformrisesymboltopographic feature

More specific

13 entries
bone crestdragon cresteagle crestfeather crestgriffin crestheraldic crestlion crestmountain crestnuchal crestridge crestroyal crestsea crestwave crest

Collocations

12 entries
crest factorcrest heightcrest of the wavecrest the hillcrest the wavecrested ridgecresting wavesfeather crestheraldic crestmountain crestwave crestwaves crest

Inflections

2 entries

Derivations

2 entries

Sample sentences

6 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

The chicks hatched in April have also become 5 months old. Their bodies are about the same size as their parents, about the only difference is that the roosters have smaller crests than their father.

Source: tatoeba (326766)

Their breasts erect they rear amid the deep, / their blood-red crests above the surface shine, / their hinder parts along the waters sweep, / trailed in huge coils and many a tortuous twine.

Source: tatoeba (6814581)

Then, as with arms he comes to aid, they bind / in giant grasp the father. Twice, behold, / around his waist the horrid volumes wind, / twice round his neck their scaly backs are rolled, / high over all their heads and glittering crests unfold.

Source: tatoeba (6814588)

The ship dived like a swan through the waves and rose again and again on their towering crests.

Source: tatoeba (7741123)

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