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crest

noun as in highest point

noun as in emblem, symbol

noun as in topknot on head of animal

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Example Sentences

With its distinctive golden crown, red throat pouch and slender black legs, the crested crane is beloved in Uganda - featuring on the East African nation's flag and coat of arms.

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Heavy snow was expected in the Sierra Nevada, with 2 to 4 feet expected along the Sierra crest near Lake Tahoe, and 10 to 18 inches at lake level.

There is a teddy with the school's crest on it, a bedtime story and a school uniform.

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In further clips, that small cloud gets darker and flames can later be seen cresting over the hilltop.

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They stream out of tents and crest a hill en masse, singing “The Battle Hymn of the Republic,” and gaze down on the smoky ruins of the city.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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