[kroun] 
| 1. | any of various types of headgear worn by a monarch as a symbol of sovereignty, often made of precious metal and ornamented with valuable gems. |
| 2. | a similar ornamental headgear worn by a person designated king or queen in a pageant, contest, etc. |
| 3. | an ornamental wreath or circlet for the head, conferred by the ancients as a mark of victory, athletic or military distinction, etc. |
| 4. | the distinction that comes from a great achievement. |
| 5. | the power or dominion of a sovereign. |
| 6. | (often initial capital letter ) the sovereign as head of the state, or the supreme governing power of a state under a monarchical government. |
| 7. | any crownlike emblem or design, as in a heraldic crest. |
| 8. | the top or highest part of anything, as of a hat or a mountain. |
| 9. | the top of the head: Jack fell down and broke his crown. |
| 10. | Dentistry.
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| 11. | the highest point of any construction of convex section or outline, as an arch, vault, deck, or road. |
| 12. | the highest or most nearly perfect state of anything. |
| 13. | an exalting or chief attribute. |
| 14. | the acme or supreme source of honor, excellence, beauty, etc. |
| 15. | something having the form of a crown, as the corona of a flower. |
| 16. | Botany.
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| 17. | the crest, as of a bird. |
| 18. | Architecture.
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| 19. | Also called button. Horology. a knurled knob for winding a watch. |
| 20. | any of various coins bearing the figure of a crown or crowned head. |
| 21. | a former silver coin of the United Kingdom, equal to five shillings: retained in circulation equal to 25 new pence after decimalization in 1971. |
| 22. | the monetary unit of Denmark, Iceland, Norway, or Sweden: a krona or krone. |
| 23. | the koruna of Czechoslovakia. |
| 24. | a crimped metal bottle cap. |
| 25. | crown glass. |
| 26. | Cookery. crown roast. |
| 27. | Also called bezel, top. Jewelry. the part of a cut gem above the girdle. |
| 28. | a drill bit consisting of a metal matrix holding diamond chips. |
| 29. | Also called head. Nautical. the part of an anchor at which the arms join the shank. |
| 30. | Machinery.
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| 31. | a size of printing paper, 15 × 20 in. (38 × 51 cm). Compare double crown. |
| 32. | Nautical, Machinery. swallow 1 (def. 12). |
| 33. | Knots. a knot made by interweaving the strands at the end of a rope, often made as the beginning of a back splice or as the first stage in tying a more elaborate knot. |
| 34. | a crownpiece. |
| 35. | to invest with a regal crown, or with regal dignity and power. |
| 36. | to place a crown or garland upon the head of. |
| 37. | to honor or reward; invest with honor, dignity, etc. |
| 38. | to be at the top or highest part of. |
| 39. | to complete worthily; bring to a successful or triumphant conclusion: The award crowned his career. |
| 40. | Informal. to hit on the top of the head: She crowned her brother with a picture book. |
| 41. | to give to (a construction) an upper surface of convex section or outline. |
| 42. | to cap (a tooth) with a false crown. |
| 43. | Checkers. to change (a checker) into a king after having safely reached the last row. |
| 44. | Knots. to form a crown on (the end of a rope). |
| 45. | 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. |
crown
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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.
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.