crown

Universal Words noun, verb noun of king / queen 1 [C] a circular ornament, usually made of gold and jewels, that a king or queen wears on his or her head on official occasions 2 (the Crown) [sing.] the government of a country, thought of as being represented by a king or queen: land owned by the Crown * a Minister of the Crown * Who's appearing for the Crown (= bringing a criminal charge against sb on behalf of the state) in this case? 3 (the crown) [sing.] the position or power of a king or queen: She refused the crown (= refused to become queen). * his claim to the French crown of flowers / leaves 4 [C] a circle of flowers, leaves, etc. that is worn on sb's head, sometimes as a sign of victory in sports competition 5 [C,usually sing.] (informal) the position of winning a sports competition: She is determined to retain her Wimbledon crown. of head / hat 6 (usually the crown) [sing.] the top part of the head or a hat highest part 7 (usually the crown) [sing.] the highest part of sth: the crown of a hill * from the crown of the final bend on tooth 8 [C] an artificial cover for a damaged tooth shape 9 [C] anything in the shape of a crown, especially an ornament or a BADGE money 10 [C] a unit of money in several European countries: Czech crowns 11 [C] an old British coin worth five SHILLINGS (= now 25p) IDIOMS see JEWEL verb king / queen 1 to put a crown on the head of a new king or queen as a sign of royal power: [VN] Queen Elizabeth was crowned in 1953. * [VN-N] The prince was soon to be crowned King of England. cover top 2 [VN] [usuallypassive] ~ sth (with sth) (written) to form or cover the top of sth: His head was crowned with a mop of brown curls. make complete 3 [VN] [oftenpassive] ~ sth (with sth) to make sth complete or perfect, especially by adding an achievement, a success, etc: The award of the Nobel Prize has crowned a glorious career in physics. * Their efforts were finally crowned with success. hit on head 4 [VN] (old-fashioned, slang) to hit sb on the head tooth 5 [VN] to put an artificial cover on a tooth SYNCAP: I've had one of my teeth crowned. IDIOMS to crown it all (BrE) used to say that sth is the final and worst event in a series of unpleasant or annoying events: It was cold and raining, and, to crown it all, we had to walk home.