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noun / verb

crest

KREST/krest/

The uppermost ridge or projecting top of something.

White foam crowns the crest of the curling ocean wave.

A single ocean wave in side profile, with a sharply defined curling upper edge crowned by white foam, emphasizing its crest.
Etymology
crestLatintuft, plume

Latin crista named a tuft or plume, including a cock’s crest or a helmet’s upright ornament. This prominent topmost feature supplied the image for the highest part of a hill or other object.

In context

Taim Talks Med4:46
we have this broad, curved edge we call the iliac crest.
Pelvis & Hip Bone: Parts, Landmarks & Articulation | Anatomy

More examples

  • The hikers crest the hill and see the valley below.
  • The river usually crests in early spring.
  • The cockatoo raises the crest on its head.

Forms

crest · crests · crested · cresting

crested adjective — Having a raised ridge or tuft.

Similar words

summit
Usually a mountain's highest point, rather than an extended ridge.
peak
Often suggests a pointed top rather than a continuous ridge.