often attributive
1
: a reward of victory or mark of honor
especially
: the title representing the championship in a sport
2
: a royal or imperial headdress or cap of sovereignty : diadem
3
: the highest part: such as
a
: the topmost part of the skull or head
b
: the summit of a mountain
c
: the head of foliage of a tree or shrub
d
: the part of a hat or other headgear covering the crown of the head
e
: the part of a tooth external to the gum or an artificial substitute for this see tooth illustration
4
: a wreath, band, or circular ornament for the head
5
a
: something resembling a wreath or crown
b
: the knurled cap on top of a watch stem
6
often capitalized
a(1)
: imperial or regal power : sovereignty
(2)
: the government under a constitutional monarchy
b
: monarch
7
: something that imparts splendor, honor, or finish : culmination
8
a
: any of several old gold coins with a crown as part of the device
b
: an old usually silver British coin worth five shillings
10
a
: the region of a seed plant at which stem and root merge
b
: the arching end of the shank of an anchor where the arms join it see anchor illustration
crowned; crowning; crowns
1
a
: to place a crown or wreath on the head of
specifically
: to invest with regal dignity and power
b
: to recognize officially as
they crowned her athlete of the year
c
: to award a championship to
crown a new champion
2
: to bestow something on as a mark of honor or recompense : adorn
4
: to bring to a successful conclusion : climax
the role that crowned her career
5
: to provide with something like a crown: such as
a
: to fill so that the surface forms a crown
b
: to put an artificial crown on (a tooth)
6
: to hit on the head
1
of a forest fire
: to burn rapidly through the tops of trees
2
in childbirth
: to appear and begin to emerge headfirst or crown first at the vaginal opening
the baby's head crowned
Synonyms
Examples of crown in a Sentence
Noun
The winner of the beauty pageant walked down the runway wearing her sparkling crown.
the blessing of the Spanish crown
She was appointed by the Crown.
Verb
The magazine crowned her the new queen of rock-and-roll music.
She crowned her long and distinguished career by designing the city's beautiful new bridge.
Recent Examples on the Web
TIME, 4 Apr. 2024
But the two companies are still running neck and neck, with Tesla regaining its crown in the first quarter of 2024.
—Rosa De Acosta, CNN, 3 Apr. 2024
The team determined that the head, complete with a crown of laurels, dates to the second or early third century C.E.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Apr. 2024
Despite the sales decline, Tesla was able to retake its global EV sales crown from China's BYD, which sold just over 300,000 electric vehicles during the quarter, Osborne wrote.
—Tom Krisher, Quartz, 2 Apr. 2024
The male has a black face with white marks and a chestnut crown.
—Phil Bourjaily, Field & Stream, 28 Mar. 2024
The ceiling feels like just north of an even record, and contending for what looks to be a weak AL Central crown.
—Daniel Kohn, SPIN, 27 Mar. 2024
But the king could have trouble reclaiming its crown.
—Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 22 Mar. 2024
Waxy, white blossoms up to 10 inches across crown its glossy, evergreen leaves.
—Steve Bender, Southern Living, 22 Mar. 2024
USA TODAY, 4 Apr. 2024
Since taking its first flight in 2014, the Latitude has been crowned the best-selling midsize business jet, with 369 examples in operation.
—Daniel Cote, Robb Report, 27 Mar. 2024
This May, the greatest reality TV star of all time will be crowned!
—Sabienna Bowman, Peoplemag, 26 Mar. 2024
The decision by Ohio voters on Tuesday to nominate Bernie Moreno to take on Senator Sherrod Brown, a Democrat, is the capstone of a year that has crowned nominees — or anointed clear front-runners — with remarkable wealth in Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, West Virginia, Montana and now Ohio.
—Jonathan Weisman, New York Times, 21 Mar. 2024
Also read:Detroit singer Jasmine Terrell crowned Motown 'Amplify' champion at Music Hall finale
A hometown reception is planned for April in Detroit, said Reeves’ manager, Chris Roe, with a date and location to be announced soon.
—Brian McCollum, Detroit Free Press, 21 Mar. 2024
March Madness — the National Collegiate Athletics Association's (NCAA) college basketball tournament — kicked off this week, and Americans are betting big money on which school will be crowned champions for 2024.
—Khristopher J. Brooks, CBS News, 21 Mar. 2024
By the time Srinivas was working toward his PhD in computer science at UC Berkeley, Pichai had been crowned chief executive of Google.
—Lauren Goode, WIRED, 21 Mar. 2024
Jeopardy! has crowned its newest Tournament of Champions winner!
—Kelly Wynne, Peoplemag, 20 Mar. 2024
Noun
Republican Roscoe Bartlett bowed before Moon and Hak Jan Han, while Democrat Danny Davis brought forth a pillow bearing a golden crown for his head.
—TIME, 4 Apr. 2024
But the two companies are still running neck and neck, with Tesla regaining its crown in the first quarter of 2024.
—Rosa De Acosta, CNN, 3 Apr. 2024
The team determined that the head, complete with a crown of laurels, dates to the second or early third century C.E.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Apr. 2024
Despite the sales decline, Tesla was able to retake its global EV sales crown from China's BYD, which sold just over 300,000 electric vehicles during the quarter, Osborne wrote.
—Tom Krisher, Quartz, 2 Apr. 2024
The male has a black face with white marks and a chestnut crown.
—Phil Bourjaily, Field & Stream, 28 Mar. 2024
The ceiling feels like just north of an even record, and contending for what looks to be a weak AL Central crown.
—Daniel Kohn, SPIN, 27 Mar. 2024
But the king could have trouble reclaiming its crown.
—Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 22 Mar. 2024
Waxy, white blossoms up to 10 inches across crown its glossy, evergreen leaves.
—Steve Bender, Southern Living, 22 Mar. 2024
Verb
However, whoever is crowned will have to go to through a verification process, displaying an authentic birth certificate where the record keepers will validate their birth.
—USA TODAY, 4 Apr. 2024
Since taking its first flight in 2014, the Latitude has been crowned the best-selling midsize business jet, with 369 examples in operation.
—Daniel Cote, Robb Report, 27 Mar. 2024
This May, the greatest reality TV star of all time will be crowned!
—Sabienna Bowman, Peoplemag, 26 Mar. 2024
The decision by Ohio voters on Tuesday to nominate Bernie Moreno to take on Senator Sherrod Brown, a Democrat, is the capstone of a year that has crowned nominees — or anointed clear front-runners — with remarkable wealth in Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, West Virginia, Montana and now Ohio.
—Jonathan Weisman, New York Times, 21 Mar. 2024
Also read:Detroit singer Jasmine Terrell crowned Motown 'Amplify' champion at Music Hall finale
A hometown reception is planned for April in Detroit, said Reeves’ manager, Chris Roe, with a date and location to be announced soon.
—Brian McCollum, Detroit Free Press, 21 Mar. 2024
March Madness — the National Collegiate Athletics Association's (NCAA) college basketball tournament — kicked off this week, and Americans are betting big money on which school will be crowned champions for 2024.
—Khristopher J. Brooks, CBS News, 21 Mar. 2024
By the time Srinivas was working toward his PhD in computer science at UC Berkeley, Pichai had been crowned chief executive of Google.
—Lauren Goode, WIRED, 21 Mar. 2024
Jeopardy! has crowned its newest Tournament of Champions winner!
—Kelly Wynne, Peoplemag, 20 Mar. 2024
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“Crown.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crown. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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crown
1 of 2 noun1
a
: a wreath or band for the head especially as a mark of victory or honor
b
: the title representing a sports championship
the heavyweight crown
2
: a royal headdress
3
a
: the top of the head
b
: the highest part (as of a mountain or tree)
c
: the part of a hat covering the crown of the head
d
: the part of a tooth outside of the gum
4
: something resembling a crown
5
often capitalized
a
: royal power or authority
b
: the executive part of the British government
6
: any of various coins (as an old British coin worth five shillings)
crownlike
adjective
ˈkrau̇n-ˌlīk
crown
2 of 2 verb1
a
: to place a crown on
especially
: to make sovereign
b
: to declare officially to be
was crowned champion
2
a
: top entry 2 sense 2
snow crowned the mountain's peak
b
: to top a checker with a checker to make a king
3
: to bring to a successful conclusion : finish off : complete
4
of a forest fire
: to burn rapidly through the tops of trees
Medical Definition
crown
1 of 2 noun1
: the topmost part of the skull or head
2
: the part of a tooth external to the gum or an artificial substitute for this
crown
2 of 2 transitive verb
: to put an artificial crown on (a tooth)
in childbirth
: to appear at the vaginal opening
—used of the first part (as the crown of the head) of the infant to appear
an anesthetic was given when the head crowned
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