[krɛst], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a comb or tuft of feathers, fur, or skin on the head of a bird or other animal
(e.g: a large game bird with a conspicuous erect red crest)

- the top of a mountain or hill
(e.g: she reached the crest of the hill)

- the curling foamy top of a wave
(e.g: a high wave formed by the meeting of two crests)

- a distinctive device representing a family or corporate body, borne above the shield of a coat of arms (originally as worn on a helmet) or separately reproduced, for example on writing paper


Phrases:
- on the crest of a wave

Origin:
Middle English: from Old French creste, from Latin crista ‘tuft, plume’

[krɛst], (Verb)

Definitions:
- reach the top of (a hill or wave)
(e.g: she crested a hill and saw the valley spread out before her)

- (of a wave) form a curling foamy top
(e.g: the swell begins to curl and crest)

- have attached at the top
(e.g: his helmet was crested with a fan of spikes)


Phrases:
- on the crest of a wave

Origin:
Middle English: from Old French creste, from Latin crista ‘tuft, plume’