Collocations for "crest"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "crest" in context.
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crest
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- the bird's crest
- a crest of feathers
- at the crest of the hill
- reached the crest of the hill
- over the crest of the hill
- the hill's crest
- the [house, hotel] sat on the crest of the hill
- the wave's crest
- (ride) the crest of the wave
- the family crest
- the crest has a [lion, sword]
- a [lion] on the crest
- the [hikers, climbers] crested the [ridge, hill, mountain]
- as they crested the [ridge]
- crested the [ridge] and looked down (below)
- crested the [ridge] and looked out [at, over]
- the [unemployment, poverty] level crested at...
- the river crested (at its highest level)
- the river is starting to crest
- as the waves crested
- the [helmet, hat] was crested with a [spike, feather]
'crest' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):