English-Thai Dictionary
crow
N นก กา nok-ka
crow
N เสียงร้อง ของ นก กา siang-rong-kong-nok-ka
crow
VI ร้อง แสดง ความดีใจ rong-sa-daeng-kwam-de-jai
crow
VT ขัน kan
crow
VT คุย โอ้อวด คุยโว คุยโต kui-o-uad
crow one's head off
PHRV เปล่งเสียง แสดงความยินดี ใน ชัยชนะ โห่ร้อง ยินดี กับ ชัยชนะ pleng-siang-sa-daeng-kwam-yin-de-nai-chai-cha-na
crow over
PHRV แสดง ความดีใจ กับ ความพ่ายแพ้ หรือ โชคร้าย ของ คนอื่น exult over sa-daeng-kwam-de-jai-kab-kwam-pai-pae-rue-chok-rai-kong-kon-uen
crow over
PHRV โห่ร้อง ยินดี ใน ชัยชนะ exult at hol-rong-yin-de-nai-chai-cha-na
crow's-foot
N รอยย่น มุม นอก ของ ตา ขวาก
crowbar
N ชะแลง crow cha-lang
crowberry
N ผลไม้ เล็กๆ พวก Empetrum nigrum ต้นไม้ พวก Empetrum nigrum
crowd
N ผู้ชม phu-chom
crowd
N ฝูงชน กลุ่มคน มวลชน throng mob fung-chon
crowd
VI ชุมนุม chum-num
crowd
VI ผลัก ไป ข้างหน้า plak-pai-kang-na
crowd
VI เบียดเสียด biad-siad
crowd
VT กดดัน บังคับ ให้ ทำ kod-dan
crowd
VT ผลัก ไป ข้างหน้า plak-pai-kang-na
crowd
VT มัด รวมกัน mad-ruam-kan
crowd
VT เบียดเสียด jam squeeze throng biad-siad
crowd in
PHRV บรรจุ แน่น (ตารางเวลา ใส่ จน แน่น ban-ju-nuan
crowd in
PHRV เบียดเสียด เข้าไป แย่ง กัน เข้าไป cram in crush in biad-siad-kao-pai
crowd into
PHRV จัด ให้ ลงตัว ได้ ยาก (ตารางเวลา จัด ยาก jad-hai-long-tua-dai-yak
crowd into
PHRV เบียดเสียด เข้าไป แย่ง กัน เข้าไป cram into crush into jam into biad-siad-kao-pai
crowd on sail
IDM กาง ใบ เรือ (เพื่อ แล่น เร็ว ขึ้น clap on kang-bai-ruan
crowd out
PHRV อัด แน่น ไป ด้วย ad-naen-pai-duai
crowd out
PHRV เต็ม แน่น ไม่มี ที่ว่าง สำหรับ crush out squeeze out tam
crowd out
PHRV เบียดเสียด กัน ออก ไป throng out biad-siad-ook-pai
crowd round
PHRV กรู กัน มา ล้อมรอบ ชุมนุม เข้ามา ออกัน มา มุง ล้อมรอบ kru-kan-ma-lom-rob
crowd with
PHRV เต็มไปด้วย tem-pai-duai
crowded
ADJ ซึ่ง เต็มไปด้วย ฝูงชน sueng-tem-pai-duai-fung-chon
crowded
ADJ แออัด ซึ่ง แออัดยัดเยียด ซึ่ง อัด แน่น packed congested are-aud
crowdy
N จาน อาหาร crowdie
crowfoot
N พืช พวก Ranunculus ขวาก เชือก ขึง หลังคา ใน เรือ
crown
N กระหม่อม ส่วน ยอด ของ ศีรษะ kra-mom
crown
N กษัตริย์ ผู้ปกครอง ka-sad
crown
N จุดสูงสุด ยอด top apex jub-sung-sud
crown
N ฟันปลอม fan-prom
crown
N มงกุฎ mong-kud
crown
N มาลัย สวม ศีรษะ ma-lai-suam-se-sa
crown
N ราชบัลลังก์ rad-cha-ban-lang
crown
N สิ่ง ที่ คล้าย มงกุฎ sing-ti-klai-mong-kud
crown
N หงอนไก่ ngon-kai
crown
SL ตี หัว te-hua
crown
VT ตี หัว (คำ ไม่เป็นทางการ hit strike knock te-hua
crown
VT มอบ ตำแหน่ง สูงสุด ให้ mob-tam-naeng-sung-sud-hai
crown
VT ราชาภิเษก ra-cha-pi-sek
crown
VT สวมมงกุฎ ให้ เพื่อ เป็น รางวัล suam-mong-kud-hai-puea-pen-rang-wan
crown prince
N ทายาท ของ กษัตริย์ ที่ เป็น ผู้ชาย ta-yad-kong-ka-sad-ti-pen-phu-chai
crown princess
N ทายาท ของ กษัตริย์ ที่ เป็น ผู้หญิง ta-yad-kong-ka-sad-ti-pen-phu-ying
crown with
PHRV ปกคลุม ด้วย pok-klum-duai
crown with
PHRV สวมมงกุฎ ให้ กับ suam-mong-kud-hai-kab
crown with
PHRV อุดฟัน ด้วย aud-fan-duai
crowner
N คนที่ มี หน้าที่ ชันสูตรศพ สิ่ง ที่อยู่ จุดสูงสุด
crownland
N ที่ดิน ของหลวง
crownpiece
N สิ่ง ที่ ประดับ ยอด บน ส่วน ของ บังเหียน ที่ รัด หัว ม้า
crowstep
N บันได ที่ ติด กำแพง corbiestep
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
CROW
n.[G., L.] 1. A large black fowl, of the genus Corvus; the beak is convex and cultrated, the nostrils are covered with bristly feathers, the tongue is forked and cartilaginous. This is a voracious fowl, feeding on carrion and grain, particularly maiz, which it pulls up, just after it appears above ground.
To pluck or pull a crow, is to be industrious or contentious about a trifle, or thing of no value.
2. A bar of iron with a beak, crook or two claws, used in raising and moving heavy weights.
3. The voice of the cock. [See the Verb. ]
CROW
v.i.pret. and pp. crowed; formerly, pret. crew. [Gr. See the Noun. ] 1. To cry or make a noise as a cock, in joy, gaiety or defiance.
2. To boast in triumph; to vaunt; to vapor; to swagger. [A popular, but not an elegant use of the word. ]
CROW-BAR
n.A bar of iron sharpened at one end, used as a lever for raising weights.
CROW-BERRY
n.A plant of the genus Empetrum, or berry-bearing heath. One species bears the crow-crake berries.
CROWS-BILL
n.In surgery, a kind of forceps for extracting bullets and other things from wounds.
CROWS-FEET
n.The wrinkles under the eyes, which are the effects of age.
CROW-FLOWER
n.A kind of campion.
CROW-FOOT
n. 1. On board of ships, a complication of small cords spreading out from a long block; used to suspend the awnings, or to keep the top sails from striking and fretting against the tops.
2. In botany, the Ranunculus, a genus of plants.
CROWS-FOOT
n.In the military art, a machine of iron, with four points, so formed that in whatever way it falls, there is one point upwards, and intended to stop or embarrass the approach or march of the enemys cavalry; a caltrop.
CROWING
ppr. Uttering a particular voice, as a cock; boasting in triumph; vaunting; bragging.
CROW-KEEPER
n.A scarecrow. [Not used. ]
CROW-NET
n.In England, a net for catching wild fowls; the net used in New England for catching wild pigeons.
CROW-SILK
n.A plant, the Conferva rivalis.
CROW-TOE
n.A plant; as the tufted crow-toe.
CROWD, CROWTH
n.An instrument of music with six strings; a kind of violin.
CROWD
n.[See Crew. ] 1. Properly, a collection; a number of things collected, or closely pressed together.
2. A number of persons congregated and pressed together, or collected into a close body without order; a throng. Hence,
3. A multitude; a great number collected.
4. A number of things near together; a number promiscuously assembled or lying near each other; as a crowd of isles in the Egean Sea.
5. The lower orders of people; the populace; the vulgar.
CROWD
v.t. 1. To press; to urge; to drive together.
2. To fill by pressing numbers together without order; as, to crowd a room with people; to crowd the memory with ideas.
3. To fill to excess.
Volumes of reports crowd a lawyers library.
4. To encumber by multitudes.
5. To urge; to press by solicitation; to dun.
6. In seamanship, to crowd sail, is to carry an extraordinary force of sail, with a view to accelerate the course of a ship, as in chasing or escaping from an enemy; to carry a press of sail.
CROWD
v.i. 1. To press in numbers; as, the multitude crowded through the gate or into the room.
2. To press; to urge forward; as, the man crowded into the room.
3. To swarm or be numerous.
CROWDED
pp. Collected and pressed; pressed together; urged; driven; filled by a promiscuous multitude.
CROWDER
n.A fiddler; one who plays on a crowd.
CROWDING
ppr. Pressing together; pushing; thrusting; driving; assembling in a promiscuous multitude; filling; urging.
CROWN
n.[G., L.] 1. An ornament worn on the head by kings and sovereign princes, as a badge of imperial or regal power and dignity. Figuratively, regal power; royalty; kingly government, or executive authority.
2. A wreath or garland.
3. Honorary distinction; reward.
They do it to obtain a corruptible crown; we, an incorruptible. 1 Corinthians 9:25.
4. Honor; splendor; dignity.
The crown has fallen from our heads. Lamentations 5:16; Philippians 4:1.
A virtuous woman is a crown to her husband. Proverbs 12:4.
5. The top of the head; the top of a mountain or other elevated object. The end of an anchor, or the point from which the arms proceed.
6. The part of a hat which covers the top of the head.
7. A coin anciently stamped with the figure of a crown. The English crown is five shillings sterling. The French crown is a hundred and nine cents. Other coins bear the same name.
8. Completion; accomplishment.
9. Clerical tonsure in a circular form; a little circle shaved on the top of the head, as a mark of ecclesiastical office or distinction.
1 . Among jewelers, the upper work of a rose diamond.
11. In botany, an appendage to the top of a seed, which serves to bear it in the wind.
CROWN
v.t. 1. To invest with a crown or regal ornament. Hence, to invest with regal dignity and power.
2. To cover, as with a crown; to cover the top.
And peaceful olives crowned his hoary head.
3. To honor; to dignify; to adorn.
Thou hast crowned him with glory and honor. Psalm 8:5.
4. To reward; to bestow an honorary reward or distinction on; as the victor crowned with laurel.
5. To reward; to recompense.
Shell crown a grateful and a constant flame.
6. To terminate or finish; to complete; to perfect.
7. To terminate and reward; as, our efforts were crowned with success.
CROWNED
pp. Invested with a crown, or with regal power and dignity; honored; dignified; rewarded with a crown, wreath, garland or distinction; recompensed; terminated; completed; perfected.
CROWNER
n.He or that which crowns or completes.
CROWNET
n.A coronet, which see. Shakspeare has used it for chief end or last purpose; but this sense is singular.
CROWN-GLASS
n.The finest sort of English window-glass.
CROWN-IMPERIAL
n.A plant of the genus Fritillaria, having a beautiful flower.
CROWNING
ppr. Investing with a crown, or with royalty or supreme power; honoring with a wreath or with distinction; adorning; rewarding; finishing; perfecting.
CROWNING
n. 1. In architecture, the finishing of a member or any ornamental work.
2. In marine language, the finishing part of a knot, or interweaving of the strands.
CROWN-OFFICE
n.In England, an office belonging to the court of Kings Bench, of which the kings coroner or attorney is commonly master, and in which the attorney general and clerk exhibit informations for crimes and misdemeanors.
CROWN-POST
n.In building, a post which stands upright in the middle, between two principal rafters.
CROWN-SCAB
n.A scab formed round the corners of a horses hoof, a cancerous and painful sore.
CROWN-THISTLE
n.A flower.
CROWN-WHEEL
n.In a watch, the upper wheel next the balance, which drives the balance, and in royal pendulums, is called the swing-wheel.
CROWN-WORK
n.In fortification, an outwork running into the field, consisting of two demi-bastions at the extremes and an entire bastion int he middle, with curtains. It is designed to gain some hill or advantageous post, and cover the other works.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
CROW
Crow (kr ), v. i. [imp. Crew (kr or Crowed (kr; p. p. Crowed (Crown (krn ), Obs. ); p. pr. & vb. n. Crowing. ] Etym: [AS. cr; akin to D. kraijen, G. kr, cf. Lith. groti to croak. sq. root24. Cf. Crake. ]
1. To make the shrill sound characteristic of a cock, either in joy, gayety, or defiance. "The cock had crown. " Bayron. The morning cock crew loud. Shak.
2. To shout in exultation or defiance; to brag.
3. To utter a sound expressive of joy or pleasure. The sweetest little maid, That ever crowed for kisses. Tennyson. To crow over, to exult over a vanquished antagonist. Sennacherib crowing over poor Jerusalem. Bp. Hall.
CROW
Crow, n. Etym: [AS. cr a crow (in sense 1 ); akin to D. kraai, G. kr; cf. Icel. kr crow. So named from its cry, from AS. cr to crow. See Crow, v. i. ]
1. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A bird, usually black, of the genus Corvus, having a strong conical beak, with projecting bristles. It has a harsh, croaking note. See Caw.
Note: The common crow of Europe, or carrion crow, is C. corone. The common American crow is C. Americanus. See Carrion crow, and Illustr., under Carrion.
2. A bar of iron with a beak, crook, or claw; a bar of iron used as a lever; a crowbar. Get me an iron crow, and bring it straight Unto my cell. Shak.
3. The cry of the cock. See Crow, v. i., 1.
4. The mesentery of a beast; -- so called by butchers. Carrion crow. See under Carrion. -- Crow blackbird (Zoöl.), an American bird (Quiscalus quiscula ); -- called also purple grackle. -- Crow pheasant (Zoöl.), an Indian cuckoo; the common coucal. It is believed by the natives to give omens. See Coucal. -- Crow shrike (Zoöl.), any bird of the genera Gymnorhina, Craticus, or Strepera, mostly from Australia. -- Red-legged crow. See Crough. -- As the crow flies, in a direct line. -- To pick a crow, To pluck a crow, to state and adjust a difference or grievance (with any one ).
CROWBAR
CROWBAR Crow "bar ` (kr "br ), n.
Defn: A bar of iron sharpened at one end, and used as a lever.
CROWBERRY
CROWBERRY Crow `ber `ry (kr "br `r ), n. (Bot. )
Defn: A heathlike plant of the genus Empetrum, and its fruit, a black, scarcely edible berry; -- also called crakeberry.
CROWD
Crowd (kroud ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Crowded; p. pr. & vb. n.Crowding. ] Etym: [OE. crouden, cruden, AS. cr; cf. D. kruijen to push in a wheelbarrow. ]
1. To push, to press, to shove. Chaucer.
2. To press or drive together; to mass together. "Crowd us and crush us. " Shak.
3. To fill by pressing or thronging together; hence, to encumber by excess of numbers or quantity. The balconies and verandas were crowded with spectators, anxious to behold their future sovereign. Prescott.
4. To press by solicitation; to urge; to dun; hence, to treat discourteously or unreasonably. [Colloq. ] To crowd out, to press out; specifically, to prevent the publication of; as, the press of other matter crowded out the article. -- To crowd sail (Naut. ), to carry an extraordinary amount of sail, with a view to accelerate the speed of a vessel; to carry a press of sail.
CROWD
CROWD Crowd, v. i.
1. To press together or collect in numbers; to swarm; to throng. The whole company crowded about the fire. Addison. Images came crowding on his mind faster than he could put them into words. Macaulay.
2. To urge or press forward; to force one's self; as, a man crowds into a room.
CROWD
Crowd, n. Etym: [AS. croda. See Crowd, v. t. ]
1. A number of things collected or closely pressed together; also, a number of things adjacent to each other. A crowd of islands. Pope.
2. A number of persons congregated or collected into a close body without order; a throng. The crowd of Vanity Fair. Macualay. Crowds that stream from yawning doors. {\*\bkmkstart here }Tennyson.
3. The lower orders of people; the populace; the vulgar; the rabble; the mob. To fool the crowd with glorious lies. Tennyson. He went not with the crowd to see a shrine. Dryden.
Syn. -- Throng; multitude. See Throng.
CROWD
Crowd, n. Etym: [W. crwth; akin to Gael. cruit. Perh. named from its shape, and akin to Gr. curve. Cf. Rote. ]
Defn: An ancient instrument of music with six strings; a kind of violin, being the oldest known stringed instrument played with a bow. [Written also croud, crowth, cruth, and crwth. ] A lackey that. .. can warble upon a crowd a little. B. Jonson.
CROWD
CROWD Crowd, v. t.
Defn: To play on a crowd; to fiddle. [Obs. ] "Fiddlers, crowd on. " Massinger.
CROWDER
CROWDER Crowd "er (kroud "r ), n.
Defn: One who plays on a crowd; a fiddler. [Obs. ] "Some blind crowder. " Sir P. Sidney.
CROWDER
CROWDER Crowd "er, n.
Defn: One who crowds or pushes.
CROWDY
CROWDY Crow "dy (krou "d ), n.
Defn: A thick gruel of oatmeal and milk or water; food of the porridge kind. [Scot. ]
CROWFLOWER
CROWFLOWER Crow "flow `er (kr "flou `r ), n. (Bot. )
Defn: A kind of campion; according to Gerarde, the Lychnis Flos- cuculi.
CROWFOOT
CROWFOOT Crow "foot ` (kr "ft `), n.
1. (Bot. )
Defn: The genus Ranunculus, of many species; some are common weeds, others are flowering plants of considerable beauty.
2. (Naut. )
Defn: A number of small cords rove through a long block, or euphroe, to suspend an awning by.
3. (Mil. )
Defn: A caltrop. [Written also crow's-foot. ]
4. (Well Boring )
Defn: A tool with a side claw for recovering broken rods, etc. Raymond.
CROWKEEPER
CROWKEEPER Crow "keep `er (-kp `r ), n.
Defn: A person employed to scare off crows; hence, a scarecrow. [Obs. ] Scaring the ladies like a crowkeeper. Shak.
CROWN
CROWN Crown (krn ),
Defn: p. p. of Crow. [Obs. ]
CROWN
Crown (kroun ), n. Etym: [OE. corone, coroun, crune, croun, OF. corone, corune, F. couronne, fr. L. corona crown, wreath; akin to Gr. curvus curved, E. curve, curb, Gael. cruinn round, W. crwn. Cf. Cornice, Corona, Coroner, Coronet. ]
1. A wreath or garland, or any ornamental fillet encircling the head, especially as a reward of victory or mark of honorable distinction; hence, anything given on account of, or obtained by, faithful or successful effort; a reward. "An olive branch and laurel crown. "Shak. They do it to obtain a corruptible crown; but we an incorruptiblle. 1 Cor. ix. 25. Be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee a crown of life. Rev. ii. 1 .
2. A royal headdress or cap of sovereignty, worn by emperors, kings, princes, etc.
Note: Nobles wear coronets; the triple crown of the pope is usually called a tiara. The crown of England is a circle of gold with crosses, fleurs-de-lis, and imperial arches, inclosing a crimson velvet cap, and ornamented with thousands of diamonds and precious stones.
3. The person entitled to wear a regal or imperial crown; the sovereign; -- with the definite article. Parliament may be dissolved by the demise of the crown. Blackstone. Large arrears of pay were due to the civil and military servants of the crown. Macaulay.
4. Imperial or regal power or dominion; sovereignty. There is a power behind the crown greater than the crown itself. Junius.
5. Anything which imparts beauty, splendor, honor, dignity, or finish. The hoary head is a crown of glory, if it be found in the way of righteousness. Prov. xvi. 31.A virtuous woman is a crown to her husband. Prov. xvi. 4.
6. Highest state; acme; consummation; perfection. Mutual love, the crown of all our bliss. Milton.
7. The topmost part of anything; the summit. The steepy crown of the bare mountains. Dryden.
8. The topmost part of the head (see Illust. of Bird. ); that part of the head from which the hair descends toward the sides and back; also, the head or brain. From toe to crown he'll fill our skin with pinches. Shak. Twenty things which I set down: This done, I twenty more-had in my crown. Bunyan.
9. The part of a hat above the brim.
1 . (Anat. )
Defn: The part of a tooth which projects above the gum; also, the top or grinding surface of a tooth.
11. (Arch. )
Defn: The vertex or top of an arch; -- applied generally to about one third of the curve, but in a pointed arch to the apex only.
12. (Bot. )
Defn: Same as Corona.
13. (Naut. ) (a ) That part of an anchor where the arms are joined to the shank. (b ) The rounding, or rounded part, of the deck from a level line. (c ) pl.
Defn: The bights formed by the several turns of a cable. Totten.
14. The upper range of facets in a rose diamond.
15. The dome of a furnace.
16. (Geom.)
Defn: The area inclosed between two concentric perimeters.
17. (Eccl.)
Defn: A round spot shaved clean on the top of the head, as a mark of the clerical state; the tonsure.
18. A size of writing paper. See under Paper.
19. A coin stamped with the image of a crown; hence, a denomination of money; as, the English crown, a silver coin of the value of five shillings sterling, or a little more than $1.2 ; the Danish or Norwegian crown, a money of account, etc. , worth nearly twenty-seven cents.
2 . An ornaments or decoration representing a crown; as, the paper is stamped with a crown. Crown of aberration (Astron.), a spurious circle around the true circle of the sun. -- Crown antler (Zoöl.), the topmost branch or tine of an antler; also, an antler having a cuplike top, with tines springing from the rim. -- Crown bar, one of the bars which support the crown sheet of steam-boiler furnace. -- Crown glass. See under Glass. -- Crown imperial. (Bot. ) See in the Vocabulary. -- Crown jewels, the jewels appertaining to the sovereign while wearing the crown. [Eng. ] "She pawned and set to sale the crown jewels." Milton. -- Crown land, land belonging to the crown, that is, to the sovereign. -- Crown law, the law which governs criminal prosecutions. [Eng. ] --Crown lawyer, one employed by the crown, as in criminal cases. [Eng. ] -- Crown octavo. See under Paper. -- Crown office. See in the Vocabulary. -- Crown paper. See under Paper. -- Crown piece. See in the Vocabulary. -- Crown Prince, the heir apparent to a crown or throne. -- Crown saw. See in the Vocabulary. -- Crown scab (Far. ), a cancerous sore formed round the corners of a horse's hoof. -- Crown sheet, the flat plate which forms the top of the furnace or fire box of an internally fired steam boiler. -- Crown shell. (Zoöl.) See Acorn-shell. -- Crown side. See Crown office. -- Crown tax (Eccl. Hist. ), a golden crown, or its value, which was required annually from the Jews by the king of Syria, in the time of the Maccabees. 1 Macc. x. 2 . -- Crown wheel. See in the Vocabulary. -- Crown work. See in the Vocabulary. -- Pleas of the crown (Engl. law ), criminal actions.
CROWN
Crown (kroun ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Crowned (kround ); p. pr. & vb. n.Crowning. ] Etym: [OE. coronen, corunen, crunien, crounien, OF. coroner, F. couronner, fr. L. coronare, fr. corona a crown. See Crown, n.]
1. To cover, decorate, or invest with a crown; hence, to invest with royal dignity and power. Her who fairest does appear, Crown her queen of all the year. Dryden. Crown him, and say, "Long live our emperor. " Shak.
2. To bestow something upon as a mark of honor, dignity, or recompense; to adorn; to dignify. Thou. .. hast crowned him with glory and honor. Ps. viii. 5.
3. To form the topmost or finishing part of; to complete; to consummate; to perfect. Amidst the grove that crowns yon tufted hill. Byron. One day shall crown the alliance. Shak. To crown the whole, came a proposition. Motley.
4. (Mech. )
Defn: To cause to round upward; to make anything higher at the middle than at the edges, as the face of a machine pulley.
5. (Mil. )
Defn: To effect a lodgment upon, as upon the crest of the glacis, or the summit of the breach. To crown a knot (Naut. ), to lay the ends of the strands over and under each other.
CROWN COLONY
CROWN COLONY Crown colony.
Defn: A colony of the British Empire not having an elective magistracy or a parliament, but governed by a chief magistrate (called Governor ) appointed by the Crown, with executive councilors nominated by him and not elected by the people.
CROWNED
CROWNED Crowned (kround ), p. p. & a.
1. Having or wearing a crown; surmounted, invested, or adorned, with a crown, wreath, garland, etc. ; honored; rewarded; completed; consummated; perfected. "Crowned with one crest. " Shak. "Crowned with conquest. " Milton. With surpassing glory crowned. Milton.
2. Great; excessive; supreme. [Obs. ] Chaucer.
CROWNER
CROWNER Crown "er (kroun "r ), n.
1. One who, or that which, crowns. Beau. & FL.
2. Etym: [Cf. Coroner. ]
Defn: A coroner. [Prov. Eng. or Scot. ]
CROWNET
Crown "et (kroun "t ), n. Etym: [See Crown, Coronet. ]
1. A coronet. [R.] P. Whitehead.
2. The ultimate end and result of an undertaking; a chief end. [Obs. ] O this false soul of Egypt! this grave charm. ... Whose bosom was my crownet, my chief end. Shak.
CROWN-IMPERIAL
CROWN-IMPERIAL Crown "-im *pe "ri *al (-m-p "r-al ), n. (Bot. )
Defn: A spring-blooming plant (Fritillaria imperialis ) of the Lily family, having at the top of the stalk a cluster of pendent bell- shaped flowers surmounted with a tuft of green leaves.
CROWNLAND
CROWNLAND Crown "land `, n. [G. kronland. ]
Defn: In Austria-Hungary, one of the provinces, or largest administrative divisions of the monarchy; as, the crownland of Lower Austria.
CROWNLESS
CROWNLESS Crown "less, a.
Defn: Without a crown.
CROWNLET
CROWNLET Crown "let (-lt ), n.
Defn: A coronet. [Poetic ] Sir W. Scott.
CROWN OFFICE
Crown " of `fice (f `fs; 115 ). (Eng. Law )
Defn: The criminal branch of the Court of King's or Queen's Bench, commonly called the crown side of the court, which takes cognizance of all criminal cases. Burrill.
CROWNPIECE
CROWNPIECE Crown "piece ` (-ps `), n.(a ) A piece or part which passes over the head, as in a bridle. (b ) A coin [In sense (b ) properly crown piece. ] See Crown, 19.
CROWN-POST
CROWN-POST Crown "-post ` (kroun "pst `), n.
Defn: Same as King-post.
CROWN-SAW
Crown "-saw ` (-s `), n. Etym: [From its supposed resemblance to a crown. ] (Mech. )
Defn: A saw in the form of a hollow cylinder, with teeth on the end or edge, and operated by a rotative motion.
Note: The trephine was the first of the class of crownsaws. Knight.
CROWN SIDE
CROWN SIDE Crown " side ` (sd `).
Defn: See Crown office.
CROWN WHEEL
Crown " wheel ` (hwl `). Etym: [Named from its resemblance to a crown. ](Mach. )
Defn: A wheel with cogs or teeth set at right angles to its plane; -- called also a contrate wheel or face wheel.
CROWNWORK
CROWNWORK Crown "work ` (-wrk `), n. (Fort. )
Defn: A work consisting of two or more bastioned fronts, with their outworks, covering an enceinte, a bridgehead, etc. , and connected by wings with the main work or the river bank.
CROW-QUILL
CROW-QUILL Crow "-quill ` (kr "kwl `), n.
Defn: A quill of the crow, or a very fine pen made from such a quill.
CROWS
Crows (krz ), n. pl. ; sing. Crow. (Ethnol.)
Defn: A tribe of Indians of the Dakota stock, living in Montana; -- also called Upsarokas.
CROW'S-FOOT
Crow's "-foot ` (krz "ft `), n.; pl. Crow's-feet (-f.
1. pl.
Defn: The wrinkles that appear, as the effect of age or dissipation, under and around the outer corners of the eyes. Tennyson.
2. (Mil. )
Defn: A caltrop. [Written also crowfoot. ]
3. (Arch. )
Defn: Same as Bird's-mouth. [U.S.]
CROW-SILK
CROW-SILK Crow "-silk ` (kr "slk `), n. (Bot. )
Defn: A filamentous fresh-water alga (Conferva rivularis of Linnaeus, Rhizoclonium rivulare of Kutzing ).
CROW'S-NEST
CROW'S-NEST Crow's-nest ` (krz "nst `), n. (Naut. )
Defn: A box or perch near the top of a mast, esp. in whalers, to shelter the man on the lookout.
CROWSTEP
CROWSTEP Crow "step ` (kr "stp `), n. (Arch. )
Defn: See Corriestep.
CROWSTONE
CROWSTONE Crow "stone ` (kr "stn `), n. (Arch. )
Defn: The top stone of the gable end of a house. Halliwell.
CROWTH
CROWTH Crowth (krouth ), n.
Defn: An ancient musical instrument. See 4th Crowd.
CROWTOE
CROWTOE Crow "toe ` (kr "t `), n. (Bot. )
1. The Lotus corniculatus. Dr. Prior.
2. An unidentified plant, probably the crowfoot. "The tufted crowtoe. " Milton.
CROW-TRODDEN
CROW-TRODDEN Crow "-trod `den (kr "trd `d'n ), a.
Defn: Marked with crow's-feet, or wrinkles, about the eyes. [Poetic ] Do I look as if I were crow-trodden Beau. & FL.
New American Oxford Dictionary
Crow
Crow |krō ˈkroʊ | ▶noun ( pl. same or Crows ) 1 a member of an American Indian people inhabiting eastern Montana. 2 the Siouan language of this people. ▶adjective of or relating to this people or their language. ORIGIN suggested by French (gens des ) corbeaux ‘(people of the ) crows, ’ translating Siouan apsáaloke ‘crow people. ’
crow
crow 1 |krō kroʊ | ▶noun 1 a large perching bird with mostly glossy black plumage, a heavy bill, and a raucous voice. [Genus Corvus, family Corvidae (the crow family ): several species, including the American crow (C. brachyrhynchos ) and the carrion crow (C. corone ). The crow family also includes the ravens, jays, magpies, choughs, and nutcrackers. ] 2 derogatory a woman, esp. an old or ugly one. 3 ( the Crow ) the constellation Corvus. PHRASES as the crow flies in a straight line: Easingwold was 22 miles away as the crow flies. eat crow informal be humiliated by having to admit one's defeats or mistakes. ORIGIN Old English crāwe; related to Dutch kraai and German Krähe, also to crow 2 .
crow
crow 2 |kroʊ krō | ▶verb ( past crowed or Brit. crew |kro͞o | ) [ no obj. ] (of a cock ) utter its characteristic loud cry. • (of a person ) make a sound expressing a feeling of happiness or triumph: Ruby crowed with delight. • say something in a tone of gloating satisfaction: avoid crowing about your success | “I knew you'd be back, ” she crowed. ▶noun [ usu. in sing. ] the cry of a cock. • a sound made by a person expressing triumph or happiness: she gave a little crow of triumph. ORIGIN Old English crāwan; related to German krähen, also to crow 1; ultimately imitative.
crowbait
crow bait |ˈkrōˌbāt ˈkroʊbeɪt | ▶noun informal, derogatory an old horse.
crowbar
crow bar |ˈkrōˌbär ˈkroʊˌbɑr | ▶noun an iron bar with a flattened end, used as a lever. ▶verb ( crowbars, crowbarring, crowbarred ) [ with obj. and complement ] use a crowbar to open (something ): he crowbarred the box open.
crowberry
crow ber ry |ˈkrōˌberē ˈkroʊbɛri | ▶noun ( pl. crowberries ) a creeping heatherlike dwarf shrub with small, needle-shaped leaves and black or reddish berries. [Genus Empetrum, family Empetraceae: several species, in particular the black crowberry (E. nigrum ), with pea-sized black berries. ] • the edible but flavorless berry of this plant.
crowd
crowd |kroud kraʊd | ▶noun a large number of people gathered together, typically in a disorganized or unruly way: a huge crowd gathered in the street outside. • an audience: a crowd of 500 filled the synagogue. • informal, often derogatory a group of people who are linked by a common interest or activity: I've broken away from that whole junkie crowd. • (the crowd ) the mass or multitude of people, esp. those considered to be drearily ordinary or anonymous: make yourself stand out from the crowd . • a large number of things regarded collectively: the crowd of tall buildings. ▶verb [ with obj. ] 1 (of a number of people ) fill (a space ) almost completely, leaving little or no room for movement: the dance floor was crowded with revelers. • [ no obj. ] (crowd into ) (of a number of people ) move into (a space, esp. one that seems too small ): they crowded into the cockpit. • [ no obj. ] (crowd around ) (of a group of people ) form a tightly packed mass around (someone or something ): photographers crowded around him. 2 move too close to (someone ): don't crowd her, she needs air. • Baseball (of a batter ) stand very close to (the plate ) when batting. • [ no obj. ] (crowd in on ) overwhelm and preoccupy (someone ): as demands crowd in on you it becomes difficult to keep things in perspective. 3 (crowd someone /something out ) exclude someone or something by taking their place: grass invading the canyon has crowded out native plants. ORIGIN Old English crūdan ‘press, hasten, ’ of Germanic origin; related to Dutch kruien ‘push in a wheelbarrow. ’ In Middle English the senses ‘move by pushing ’ and ‘push one's way ’ arose, leading to the sense ‘congregate, ’ and hence (mid 16th cent. ) to the noun.
crowded
crowd ed |ˈkroudid ˈkraʊdɪd | ▶adjective (of a space ) full of people, leaving little or no room for movement; packed: a very crowded room | the crowded streets of Manhattan. DERIVATIVES crowd ed ness noun
crowdie
crowd ie |ˈkroudē ˈkraʊdi |(also crowdy ) ▶noun a soft Scottish cheese made from buttermilk or sour milk. ORIGIN early 19th cent.: from crud + -ie .
crowd-pleaser
crowd-pleas er ▶noun a person or thing with great popular appeal. DERIVATIVES crowd-pleas ing adjective
crowd-puller
crowd-pull er |ˈkraʊd ˌpʊlər | ▶noun informal an event, person, or thing that attracts a large audience.
crowdsourcing
crowd sourc ing |ˈkroudˌsôrsiNG ˈkraʊdˌsɔrsɪŋ | ▶noun the practice whereby an organization enlists a variety of freelancers, paid or unpaid, to work on a specific task or problem.
crowd-surfing
crowd-surf ing ▶noun the activity of being passed in a prone position over the heads of the audience at a rock concert, typically after having jumped from the stage. DERIVATIVES crowd-surf verb
croweater
crow |eater ▶noun Austral. informal a South Australian.
crowfoot
crow foot |ˈkrōˌfo͝ot ˈkroʊfʊt | ▶noun a herbaceous plant related to the buttercups, typically having lobed or divided leaves and white or yellow flowers. Many kinds are aquatic with flowers held above the water. [Genus Ranunculus, family Ranunculaceae: many species, in particular the European water crowfoot (R. aquatilis ).]
crow hop
crow hop ▶noun a short jump with both feet together. • a jump by a horse with its back arched and its legs stiffened. • in diving, a generally unlawful movement in which the diver's feet leave the springboard before the execution of the dive. • Baseball a movement in which the fielder's momentum is enhanced through a quick pivot and step.
crown
crown |kroun kraʊn | ▶noun 1 a circular ornamental headdress worn by a monarch as a symbol of authority, usually made of or decorated with precious metals and jewels. • ( the Crown ) the reigning monarch, representing a country's government: their loyalty to the Church came before their loyalty to the Crown. • (usu. the Crown ) the power or authority residing in the monarchy: they claimed immunity on behalf of the Crown. • an ornament, emblem, or badge shaped like a crown. • a wreath of leaves or flowers, esp. that worn as an emblem of victory in ancient Greece or Rome. • an award or distinction gained by a victory or achievement, esp. in sports: the world heavyweight crown. 2 the top or highest part of something: the crown of the hill. • the top part of a person's head or a hat. • the part of a plant just above and below the ground from which the roots and shoots branch out. • the upper branching or spreading part of a tree or other plant. • the upper part of a cut gem, above the girdle. • the part of a tooth projecting from the gum. • an artificial replacement or covering for the upper part of a tooth. • the point of an anchor at which the arms reach the shaft. 3 (also crown piece ) a British coin with a face value of five shillings or 25 pence, now minted only for commemorative purposes. • a foreign coin with a name meaning ‘crown, ’ esp. the krona or krone. 4 (in full metric crown ) a paper size, now standardized at 384 × 504 mm. • (in full crown octavo ) a book size, now standardized at 186 × 123 mm. • (in full crown quarto ) a book size, now standardized at 246 × 189 mm. ▶verb [ with obj. ] 1 (usu. be crowned ) ceremonially place a crown on the head of (someone ) in order to invest them as a monarch: he went to Rome to be crowned | [ with complement ] : she was crowned queen in 1953. • [ with obj and complement ] declare or acknowledge (someone ) as the best, esp. at a sport: he was crowned world champion last September. • (in checkers ) promote (a piece ) to king by placing another on top of it. • rest on or form the top of: the distant knoll was crowned with trees. • fit a crown to (a tooth ). • informal hit on the head: she contained the urge to crown him. 2 be the triumphant culmination of (an effort or endeavor, esp. a prolonged one ): years of struggle were crowned by a state visit to Paris | (as adj. crowning ) : the crowning moment of a worthy career. 3 [ no obj. ] (of a baby's head during labor ) fully appear in the vaginal opening prior to emerging. PHRASES crowning glory the best and most notable aspect of something: the scene is the crowning glory of this marvelously entertaining show. • chiefly humorous a person's hair. to crown it all as the final event in a series of particularly fortunate or unfortunate events: it was cold and raining, and, to crown it all, we had to walk home. ORIGIN Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French corune (noun ), coruner (verb ), Old French corone (noun ), coroner (verb ), from Latin corona ‘wreath, chaplet. ’
Crown Agents
Crown Agents ▶plural noun a body appointed by the British government to provide commercial and financial services, originally to British colonies, now to foreign governments and international bodies. It is responsible to the Minister for Overseas Development and its full title (as re-established in 1979 ) is the Crown Agents for Overseas Governments and Administrations.
crown and anchor
crown and an ¦chor ▶noun [ mass noun ] a gambling game played with three dice each bearing a crown, an anchor, and the four card suits, and played on a board similarly marked.
Crown attorney
Crown at tor ney ▶noun In Canada, a government prosecutor in criminal cases.
Crown Colony
Crown Col o ny |kraʊn ˈkɑləni | a British colony whose legislature and administration is controlled by the Crown, represented by a governor.
crown cork
crown cork ▶noun a metal bottle cap with a crimped edge.
Crown Court
Crown Court ▶noun (in England and Wales ) a court of criminal jurisdiction, which deals with serious offences and appeals referred from the magistrates' courts.
Crown Derby
Crown Der by |ˈdɑːrbi | ▶noun a kind of soft-paste porcelain made at Derby, England, and often marked with a crown above the letter “D.”
crowned crane
crowned crane ▶noun an African crane with a yellowish bristly crest, a mainly black or dark gray body, much white on the wings, and pink and white cheeks. [Genus Balearica, family Gruidae: two species, in particular the ( black ) crowned crane (B. pavonina ).]
crowned head
crowned head ▶noun (usu. crowned heads ) a king or queen.
crowned pigeon
crowned pi geon ▶noun the largest known pigeon, which has mainly bluish plumage and a tall, erect crest, and is found in New Guinea. [Genus Goura, family Columbidae: three species, including the Victoria crowned pigeon (G. victoria ).]
crown ether
crown e ther ▶noun Chemistry any of a class of organic compounds whose molecules are large rings containing a number of ether linkages.
crown fire
crown fire ▶noun a forest fire that spreads from treetop to treetop.
crown gall
crown gall ▶noun a bacterial disease of plants, esp. fruit bushes and trees, that is characterized by large tumorlike galls on the roots and lower trunk. [This disease is caused by the soil bacterium Agrobacterium tumefaciens. ] • a gall of this type.
crown glass
crown glass ▶noun glass made without lead or iron, originally in a circular sheet. Formerly used in windows, it is now used as optical glass of low refractive index.
crown green
crown green ▶noun Brit. a kind of bowling green which rises slightly towards the middle: [ as modifier ] : crown green bowls.
Crown Heights
Crown Heights a neighborhood in northern Brooklyn in New York City, noted for its West Indian and Orthodox Jewish communities.
crown imperial
crown im pe ri al ▶noun an Asian fritillary (plant ) with a cluster of bell-like flowers at the top of a tall, largely bare stem. [Fritillaria imperialis, family Liliaceae. ]
Crown Jewels
Crown Jew els |ˌkraʊn ˈʤuəlz | ▶plural noun the crown and other ornaments and jewelry worn or carried by the sovereign on certain state occasions. • (crown jewel ) a prized asset, achievement, or person: the new stadium will be the crown jewel of sporting arenas.
Crown land
Crown land ▶noun (also Crown lands ) land belonging to the British Crown. • land belonging to the state in some parts of the Commonwealth.
crown lens
crown lens ▶noun a lens made of crown glass and usu. forming one component of an achromatic lens.
crown molding
crown mold ing ▶noun another term for cornice ( sense 1 ).
Crown Office
Crown Office (in full Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service ) ▶noun a Scottish law court responsible for listing cases to be tried in Scotland.
crown of thorns
crown of thorns ▶noun 1 (also crown-of-thorns-starfish ) a large spiky starfish of the tropical Indo-Pacific, feeding on coral and sometimes causing great damage to reefs. [Acanthaster planci, class Asteroidea. ] 2 a Madagascan shrub of the spurge family, with bright red flowers and many slender thorns. It is a popular houseplant and is sometimes used for hedges in the tropics. [Euphorbia milii, family Euphorbiaceae. ] • any of a number of other thorny plants, esp. Christ's thorn. ORIGIN by association with Christ's crown of thorns.
crown piece
crown piece ▶noun see crown ( sense 3 of the noun ).
Crown Point
Crown Point a resort town in northeastern New York, on Lake Champlain, scene of much military action during the 18th century.
crown prince
crown prince ▶noun (in some countries ) a male heir to a throne.
crown princess
crown prin cess ▶noun the wife of a crown prince. • (in some countries ) a female heir to a throne.
Crown Prosecution Service
Crown Prosecution Service (abbrev.: CPS ) (in England and Wales ) an independent organization which decides whether cases brought by the police proceed to the criminal court. Its head is the Director of Public Prosecutions, with each region having its own Chief Crown Prosecutor.
Crown prosecutor
Crown pros |ecu ¦tor ▶noun (in England, Wales, and Canada ) a lawyer who acts for the Crown, especially a prosecutor in a criminal court. In Canada also called Crown attorney.
crown roast
crown roast ▶noun a roast of rib pieces of pork or lamb arranged like a crown in a circle with the bones pointing upward.
crown saw
crown saw ▶noun another term for hole saw.
crown wheel
crown wheel ▶noun a gearwheel or cogwheel with teeth that project from the face of the wheel at right angles, used esp. in the gears of motor vehicles.
crow-pheasant
crow-pheas ant ▶noun a coucal, esp. the greater coucal, which has black plumage with chestnut wings and back and is found in southern Asia. [Genus Centropus, family Cuculidae, esp. C. sinensis. ]
crow quill
crow quill ▶noun a quill pen made from a large feather of a crow's wing, formerly used for fine writing. • (also crow-quill pen ) a small, fine pen for map drawing.
crow's-foot
crow's-foot ▶noun ( pl. crow's-feet ) 1 (usu. crow's-feet ) a branching wrinkle at the outer corner of a person's eye. 2 a mark, symbol, or design formed of lines diverging from a point, resembling a bird's footprint. 3 historical a caltrop.
crowsfoot spanner
crows |foot span |ner ▶noun an adjustable spanner.
crow's-nest
crow's-nest ▶noun a shelter or platform fixed near the top of the mast of a vessel as a place for a lookout to stand.
crow steps
crow steps ▶plural noun another term for corbiesteps. DERIVATIVES crow-stepped adjective
Oxford Dictionary
Crow
Crow |krəʊ | ▶noun ( pl. same or Crows ) 1 a member of an American Indian people inhabiting eastern Montana. 2 [ mass noun ] the Siouan language of the Crow, with about 5,000 speakers. ▶adjective relating to the Crow or their language. ORIGIN suggested by French gens de corbeaux, translating Siouan apsáaloke ‘crow people ’.
crow
crow 1 |krəʊ | ▶noun 1 a large perching bird with mostly glossy black plumage, a heavy bill, and a raucous voice. ●Genus Corvus, family Corvidae (the crow family ): several species, including the carrion crow (C. corone ) and the American crow (C. brachyrhynchos ). The crow family also includes the ravens, jays, magpies, choughs, and nutcrackers. . 2 informal, derogatory an old or ugly woman. PHRASES as the crow flies in a straight line: Easingwold was 22 miles away as the crow flies. eat crow N. Amer. informal be humiliated by having to admit one's defeats or mistakes. ORIGIN Old English crāwe, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch kraai and German Krähe, also to crow 2 .
crow
crow 2 |krəʊ | ▶verb ( past crowed or crew |kruː | ) [ no obj. ] 1 (of a cock ) utter its characteristic loud cry. 2 (of a person ) express great pride or triumph, especially in a tone of gloating satisfaction: Ruby crowed with delight | avoid crowing about your success | [ with direct speech ] : ‘I knew you 'd be back, ’ she crowed. ▶noun 1 [ usu. in sing. ] the cry of a cock. 2 a sound made by a person expressing great pride or triumph: she gave a little crow of triumph. ORIGIN Old English crāwan, of West Germanic origin; related to German krähen, also to crow 1; ultimately imitative.
crowbait
crow |bait ▶noun N. Amer. informal, derogatory an old horse.
crowbar
crow |bar |ˈkrəʊbɑː | ▶noun an iron bar with a flattened end, used as a lever. ▶verb ( crowbars, crowbarring, crowbarred ) [ with obj. and complement ] use a crowbar to open (something ): he crowbarred the box open.
crowberry
crow |berry |ˈkrəʊb (ə )ri | ▶noun ( pl. crowberries ) a creeping heather-like dwarf shrub with small leaves and black berries, growing on moorland. ●Empetrum nigrum, family Empetraceae. • the edible but flavourless black berry of the crowberry.
crowd
crowd |kraʊd | ▶noun a large number of people gathered together in a disorganized or unruly way: a huge crowd gathered in the street outside. • an audience, especially one at a sporting event: they played before a 25,000 crowd | [ as modifier ] : a match marred by crowd trouble. • informal, often derogatory a group of people who are linked by a common interest or activity: I've broken away from that whole junkie crowd. • (the crowd ) the mass or multitude of ordinary people: make yourself stand out from the crowd | free-thinkers who don't follow the crowd. he'd become just another face in the crowd. • a large number of things regarded collectively: the crowd of tall buildings. ▶verb [ with obj. ] 1 (of a number of people ) fill (a space ) almost completely, leaving little or no room for movement: the dance floor was crowded with revellers. • [ no obj. ] (crowd into ) (of a number of people ) move into (a restricted space ): they crowded into the cockpit. • [ no obj. ] (crowd round ) (of a group of people ) form a tightly packed mass around: photographers crowded round him. 2 move too close to (someone ): don't crowd her, she needs air. • [ no obj. ] (crowd in on ) overwhelm and preoccupy (someone ): as demands crowd in on you it becomes difficult to keep things in perspective. 3 (crowd someone /thing out ) exclude someone or something by taking their place: rampant plants will crowd out the less vigorous. ORIGIN Old English crūdan ‘press, hasten ’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch kruien ‘push in a wheelbarrow ’. In Middle English the senses ‘move by pushing ’ and ‘push one's way ’ arose, leading to the sense ‘congregate ’, and hence (mid 16th cent. ) to the noun.
crowded
crowd ¦ed |ˈkraʊdɪd | ▶adjective (of a space ) full of people, leaving little or no room for movement; packed: a very crowded room | the crowded streets of Southwark. DERIVATIVES crowdedness noun
crowdie
crowdie |ˈkraʊdi |(also crowdy ) ▶noun [ mass noun ] a soft Scottish cheese made from buttermilk or sour milk. ORIGIN early 19th cent.: from crud + -ie .
crowd-pleaser
crowd-pleaser ▶noun a person or thing with great popular appeal: once again, the group has produced an album which is bound to be a crowd-pleaser. DERIVATIVES crowd-pleasing adjective
crowd-puller
crowd-puller ▶noun informal an event, person, or display that attracts a large audience. DERIVATIVES crowd-pulling adjective
crowdsourcing
crowdsourcing |ˈkraʊdsɔːsɪŋ | ▶noun [ mass noun ] the practice whereby an organization enlists a variety of freelancers, paid or unpaid, to work on a specific task or problem.
crowd-surf
crowd-surf ▶verb [ no obj. ] be passed in a prone position over the heads of the audience at a rock concert, typically after having jumped from the stage.
croweater
crow |eater ▶noun Austral. informal a South Australian.
crowfoot
crow |foot |ˈkrəʊfʊt | ▶noun ( pl. crowfoots ) a herbaceous plant related to the buttercups, typically having lobed or divided leaves and white or yellow flowers. Many kinds are aquatic with flowers held above the water. ●Genus Ranunculus, family Ranunculaceae: many species, in particular the European water crowfoot (R. aquatilis ).
crow hop
crow hop ▶noun a short jump with both feet together.
crown
crown |kraʊn | ▶noun 1 a circular ornamental headdress worn by a monarch as a symbol of authority, usually made of or decorated with precious metals and jewels. • ( the Crown ) the monarchy or reigning monarch: their loyalty to the Church came before their loyalty to the Crown. • an ornament, emblem, or badge shaped like a crown. • a wreath of leaves or flowers, especially that worn as an emblem of victory in ancient Greece or Rome. 2 an award or distinction gained by a victory or achievement, especially in sport: the world heavyweight crown. 3 the top or highest part of something: the crown of the hill. • the top part of a person's head or a hat. • the part of a plant just above and below the ground from which the roots and shoots branch out. • the upper branching or spreading part of a tree or other plant. • the upper part of a cut gem, above the girdle. 4 the part of a tooth projecting from the gum. • an artificial replacement or covering for the upper part of a tooth. 5 (also crown piece ) a British coin with a face value of five shillings or 25 pence, now minted only for commemorative purposes. • a foreign coin with a name meaning ‘crown ’, especially the krona or krone. 6 (in full metric crown ) [ mass noun ] a paper size, 384 × 504 mm. • (in full crown octavo ) a book size, 186 × 123 mm. • (in full crown quarto ) a book size, 246 × 189 mm. ▶verb [ with obj. ] 1 ceremonially place a crown on the head of (someone ) in order to invest them as a monarch: he went to Rome to be crowned | [ with complement ] : she was crowned queen in 1953. • [ with obj. and complement ] declare or acknowledge (someone ) as the best, especially at a sport: he was crowned world champion last September. • (in draughts ) promote (a piece ) to king by placing another on top of it. 2 rest on or form the top of: the distant knoll was crowned with trees. 3 be the triumphant culmination of (an effort or endeavour, especially a prolonged one ): years of struggle were crowned by a state visit to Paris | (as adj. crowning ) : the crowning moment of a worthy career. 4 fit a crown to (a tooth ). 5 informal hit on the head: she contained the urge to crown him. 6 [ no obj. ] (of a baby's head during labour ) fully appear in the vaginal opening prior to emerging. PHRASES crowning glory the best and most notable aspect of something: the scene is the crowning glory of this marvellously entertaining show. • chiefly humorous a person's hair. to crown it all Brit. as the final event in a series of particularly fortunate or unfortunate events: it was cold and raining, and, to crown it all, we had to walk home. ORIGIN Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French corune (noun ), coruner (verb ), Old French corone (noun ), coroner (verb ), from Latin corona ‘wreath, chaplet ’.
Crown Agents
Crown Agents ▶plural noun a body appointed by the British government to provide commercial and financial services, originally to British colonies, now to foreign governments and international bodies. It is responsible to the Minister for Overseas Development and its full title (as re-established in 1979 ) is the Crown Agents for Overseas Governments and Administrations.
crown and anchor
crown and an ¦chor ▶noun [ mass noun ] a gambling game played with three dice each bearing a crown, an anchor, and the four card suits, and played on a board similarly marked.
Crown attorney
Crown at ¦tor |ney ▶noun Canadian term for Crown prosecutor.
crown cap
crown cap ▶noun another term for crown cork.
Crown Colony
Crown Colony |kraʊnˈkɒləni | ▶noun a British colony whose legislature and administration is controlled by the Crown, represented by a governor.
crown cork
crown cork ▶noun a metal bottle cap with a crimped edge.
Crown Court
Crown Court ▶noun (in England and Wales ) a court of criminal jurisdiction, which deals with serious offences and appeals referred from the magistrates' courts.
Crown Derby
Crown Derby |kraʊnˈdɑːbi | ▶noun [ mass noun ] a kind of soft-paste porcelain made at Derby and often marked with a crown above the letter ‘D ’.
crowned crane
crowned crane ▶noun an African crane with a yellowish bristly crest, a mainly black or dark grey body, much white on the wings, and pink and white cheeks. ●Genus Balearica, family Gruidae: two species, in particular the ( black ) crowned crane (B. pavonina ).
crowned head
crowned head ▶noun a king or queen.
crowned pigeon
crowned pi ¦geon ▶noun the largest known pigeon, which has mainly bluish plumage and a tall erect crest, found in New Guinea. Also called goura. ●Genus Goura, family Columbidae: three species.
crown ether
crown ether ▶noun Chemistry any of a class of organic compounds whose molecules are large rings containing a number of ether linkages.
crown fire
crown fire ▶noun a forest fire that spreads from treetop to treetop.
crown gall
crown gall ▶noun [ mass noun ] a bacterial disease of plants, especially fruit bushes and trees, which is characterized by large tumour-like galls on the roots and lower trunk. ●This disease is caused by the soil bacterium Agrobacterium tumefaciens. • [ count noun ] a large tumour-like gall caused by crown gall disease.
crown glass
crown glass ▶noun [ mass noun ] glass made without lead or iron, originally in a circular sheet. Formerly used in windows, it is now used as optical glass of low refractive index.
crown green
crown green ▶noun Brit. a kind of bowling green which rises slightly towards the middle: [ as modifier ] : crown green bowls.
Crown Heights
Crown Heights a neighborhood in northern Brooklyn in New York City, noted for its West Indian and Orthodox Jewish communities.
crown imperial
crown im |per ¦ial ▶noun an Asian fritillary (plant ) with a cluster of bell-like flowers at the top of a tall, largely bare stem. ●Fritillaria imperialis, family Liliaceae.
Crown Jewels
Crown jewels ▶plural noun the crown and other ornaments and jewellery worn or carried by the sovereign on certain state occasions.
Crown land
Crown land ▶noun [ mass noun ] (also Crown lands ) land belonging to the British Crown. • land belonging to the state in some parts of the Commonwealth.
crown lens
crown lens ▶noun a lens made of crown glass and usu. forming one component of an achromatic lens.
crown moulding
crown mould |ing ▶noun US term for cornice ( sense 1 ).
Crown Office
Crown Office (in full Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service ) ▶noun a Scottish law court responsible for listing cases to be tried in Scotland.
crown of thorns
crown of thorns ▶noun 1 a large spiky starfish of the tropical Indo-Pacific, feeding on coral and sometimes causing great damage to reefs. ●Acanthaster planci, class Asteroidea. 2 a Madagascan shrub of the spurge family, with bright red flowers and many slender thorns. It is a popular houseplant and is sometimes used for hedging in the tropics. Also called Christ's thorn. ●Euphorbia milii, family Euphorbiaceae. • any of a number of thorny plants, especially Christ's thorn (Ziziphus spina-christi ). ORIGIN by association with Christ's crown of thorns.
crown piece
crown piece ▶noun see crown ( sense 5 of the noun ).
Crown Point
Crown Point a resort town in northeastern New York, on Lake Champlain, scene of much military action during the 18th century.
crown prince
Crown prince ▶noun (in some countries ) a male heir to a throne.
crown princess
crown prin |cess ▶noun the wife of a crown prince. • (in some countries ) a female heir to a throne.
Crown Prosecution Service
Crown Prosecution Service (abbrev.: CPS ) (in England and Wales ) an independent organization which decides whether cases brought by the police proceed to the criminal court. Its head is the Director of Public Prosecutions, with each region having its own Chief Crown Prosecutor.
Crown prosecutor
Crown pros |ecu ¦tor ▶noun (in England, Wales, and Canada ) a lawyer who acts for the Crown, especially a prosecutor in a criminal court. In Canada also called Crown attorney.
crown roast
crown roast ▶noun a roast of rib pieces of pork or lamb arranged like a crown in a circle with the bones pointing upwards.
crown saw
crown saw ▶noun another term for hole saw.
crown wheel
crown wheel ▶noun a gearwheel or cogwheel with teeth that project from the face of the wheel at right angles, used especially in the gears of motor vehicles.
crow-pheasant
crow-pheasant ▶noun a coucal (bird ), especially the greater coucal, which has black plumage with chestnut wings and back and is found in southern Asia. ●Genus Centropus, family Cuculidae, especially C. sinensis.
crow quill
crow quill ▶noun a quill pen made from a large feather of a crow's wing, formerly used for fine writing. • (also crow-quill pen ) a small, fine pen for map drawing.
crow's foot
crow's foot |ˈkrəʊzfʊt | ▶noun ( pl. crow's feet ) 1 a branching wrinkle at the outer corner of a person's eye. 2 a mark, symbol, or design formed of lines diverging from a point, resembling a bird's footprint. 3 historical a military caltrop.
crowsfoot spanner
crows |foot span |ner ▶noun an adjustable spanner.
crow's-nest
crow's-nest ▶noun a shelter or platform fixed at the masthead of a vessel as a place for a lookout to stand.
crow steps
crow steps ▶plural noun step-like projections on the sloping part of a gable, common in Flemish architecture and 16th - and 17th -century Scottish buildings. DERIVATIVES crow-stepped adjective
American Oxford Thesaurus
crow
crow verb 1 a cock crowed: cry, squawk, screech, caw, call. 2 crowing about your success: boast, brag, trumpet, swagger, swank, gloat, show off, preen oneself, sing one's own praises; informal talk big, blow one's own horn.
crowd
crowd noun 1 a crowd of people: throng, horde, mass, multitude, host, army, battalion, herd, flock, drove, swarm, sea, troupe, pack, press, crush, mob, rabble; collection, company, gathering, assembly, audience, assemblage, congregation; informal gaggle, bunch, gang, posse. 2 she wanted to stand out from the crowd: majority, multitude, common people, populace, general public, masses, rank and file, hoi polloi; informal Joe Public, John Q. Public. 3 he's been hanging round with a bad crowd: set, group, circle, clique, coterie; camp; informal gang, crew, lot. 4 the spectacle attracted a capacity crowd: audience, spectators, listeners, viewers; house, turnout, attendance, gate; congregation. ▶verb 1 reporters crowded around her: cluster, flock, swarm, mill, throng, huddle, gather, assemble, congregate, converge. 2 the guests all crowded into the dining room: surge, push one's way, jostle, elbow one's way; squeeze, pile, cram. 3 stop crowding me: pressure; harass, hound, pester, harry, badger, nag; informal hassle, lean on.
crowded
crowded adjective the pizza place is crowded after every home game | a crowded bus | our villa was crowded with uninvited guests: packed, full, mobbed, filled to capacity, full to bursting, congested, overcrowded, overflowing, teeming, swarming, thronged, populous, overpopulated; busy; informal jam-packed, stuffed, chockablock, chock-full, bursting at the seams, wall-to-wall, standing room only, SRO; (crowded with ) full of; informal crawling with, lousy with. ANTONYMS deserted.
crown
crown noun 1 a jeweled crown: coronet, diadem, circlet, tiara; literary coronal. 2 the world heavyweight crown: title, award, accolade, distinction; trophy, cup, medal, plate, shield, belt, prize; laurels, bays, palm (s ). 3 he and his family were loyal servants of the Crown: monarch, sovereign, king, queen, emperor, empress; monarchy, royalty; informal royals. 4 the crown of the hill: top, crest, summit, peak, pinnacle, tip, head, brow, apex. ▶verb 1 David II was crowned in 1331: enthrone, install; invest, induct. 2 a teaching post at Harvard crowned his career: round off, cap, be the climax of, be the culmination of, top off, consummate, perfect, complete, put the finishing touch (es ) on /to. 3 a steeple crowned by a gilded cross: top, cap, tip, head, surmount. 4 informal someone crowned him with a poker. See hit (sense 1 of the verb ).
Oxford Thesaurus
crow
crow verb 1 a cock crowed down in the village: squawk, screech, hoot, cry, caw, croak. 2 they all crowed about the jolly time they'd had: boast, brag, trumpet, show off, bluster, swagger, swank, gloat, be smug, congratulate oneself, preen oneself, pride oneself, pat oneself on the back, sing one's own praises; glory in, exult in, triumph over, parade, flaunt; informal talk big, blow hard, rub it in, lay it on thick, shoot one's mouth off, blow one's own trumpet; Austral. /NZ informal skite; literary vaunt, roister; archaic rodomontade, gasconade. ▶noun WORD LINKS crow murder collective noun Word Links sections supply words that are related to the headword but do not normally appear in a thesaurus because they are not actual synonyms.
crowd
crowd noun 1 a crowd of people filled the town square: throng, horde, mob, rabble, large number, mass, multitude, host, army, herd, flock, drove, swarm, sea, stream, troupe, pack, press, crush, flood, collection, company, gathering, assembly, assemblage, array, congregation, convention, concourse; informal gaggle; Brit. informal shower; archaic rout. 2 she wanted to stand out from the crowd: majority, multitude, common people, populace, general public, mob, masses, riff-raff, proletariat, rank and file, the commonality, the hoi polloi, the canaille, the great unwashed; informal the proles, the plebs. 3 the theatrical crowd piled into Bernard's Bentley: set, group, band, circle, company, fraternity, clique, coterie; camp, league, faction; informal lot, gang, bunch, pack, crew, posse, tribe; rare sodality, confraternity. 4 every song received a warm response from the crowd: audience, spectators, watchers, listeners, viewers, onlookers, patrons, house, gallery, stalls; turnout, attendance, gate; congregation; informal punters. ▶verb 1 they ignored the novelist and crowded around the poet: cluster, gather, flock, swarm, throng, huddle, assemble, concentrate, congregate, come together, collect, amass, accumulate; rare foregather. 2 the guests all crowded into the dining room: surge, push one's way, shove, push, thrust forward, jostle, elbow, elbow one's way, shoulder, nudge, bulldoze; squeeze, pile, pack, jam, cram. 3 the quayside was crowded with holidaymakers: throng, pack, jam, cram, fill, overfill, congest, pervade, occupy all of. 4 I felt as if he was crowding me: pressurize, pressure, lean on, press, goad, prod, bulldoze, browbeat, brainwash, dragoon, strong-arm; harass, harry, hound, nag, badger, pester, torment, plague; informal hassle, railroad, put the screws on; Brit. informal bounce; N. Amer. informal hustle, fast-talk. WORD LINKS crowd demophobia, ochlophobia fear of crowds Word Links sections supply words that are related to the headword but do not normally appear in a thesaurus because they are not actual synonyms.
crowded
crowded adjective we took our places in the crowded cinema: packed, congested, crushed, cramped, overcrowded, full, filled to capacity, full to bursting, overfull, overflowing, teeming, swarming, thronged, populous, overpopulated, overpeopled, busy; N. Amer. mobbed; informal stuffed, jam-packed, chock-a-block, chock-full, bursting at the seams, bulging at the seams, full to the gunwales, wall-to-wall; Austral. /NZ informal chocker.
crown
crown noun 1 he placed the crown on the new monarch's head: coronet, diadem, tiara, circlet, chaplet, fillet, wreath, garland, headband; literary coronal; in India, historical taj. 2 she won the world indoor singles crown: title, award, accolade, honour, distinction, glory, kudos; trophy, cup, medal, plate, shield, belt, prize; laurels, bays, palm, wreath, laurel wreath, victor's garland. 3 his family were loyal servants of the Crown: monarch, sovereign, king, queen, emperor, empress, tsar, tsarina, prince, princess, potentate, head of state, leader, chief, ruler, lord, overlord; monarchy, sovereignty, royalty; informal royals. 4 she paused at the crown of the hill: top, crest, summit, peak, pinnacle, tip, head, brow, cap, brink, highest point, zenith, apex, ridge; French aiguille, serac. ANTONYMS bottom. ▶verb 1 David II was crowned at Scone in 1331: invest, induct, install, instate, ordain, initiate, inaugurate, enthrone, swear in. 2 a valuable teaching post at Harvard University crowned his career: round off, top off, cap, be the culmination of, be the climax of, be a fitting climax to, add the finishing touch (es ) to, perfect, consummate, complete, conclude. 3 the steeple is crowned by a gilded weathercock: top, cap, tip, head, surmount, overtop. 4 informal someone crowned him with a poker: hit over the head, hit on the head, hit, strike, buffet, bang, knock, thwack, slug, welt, cuff, punch, smash; concuss, stun; informal brain, skull, bop, clonk, clout, sock, biff, wallop, bash, plug, lam, deck, floor; Brit. informal clock, cosh, slosh, dot, stick one on someone; N. Amer. informal bean, conk, ding, boff, bust, whale; Austral. /NZ informal dong, quilt; archaic smite, swinge.
French Dictionary
crowbar
crowbar FORME FAUTIVE Anglicisme pour pied-de-biche, levier.
Spanish Dictionary
crownglass
crownglass (también crown-glass )nombre masculino Vidrio blanco de primera calidad, rico en potasa y muy fusible, que se emplea para fabricar lentes ópticas, prismas y otros utensilios ópticos .Se pronuncia aproximadamente ‘crounglás ’.
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
crow
crow 1 /kroʊ / (! -owは /oʊ /) 〖擬音語 〗名詞 複 ～s /-z /C 1 カラス (!(1 )鳴き声 鳴くはcaw, croak. (2 )carrion crow, jackdaw, raven 1, rook 1 などを含む ) ▸ (as ) black as a crow 真っ黒で .2 ＝crowbar .3 〖the C- 〗〘天 〙からす座 .as the cr ó w fl ì es ＝in a cr ó w l ì ne 直線距離で .è at cr ó w ｟米 くだけて ｠悪かったとあやまる .
crow
crow 2 〖擬音語 〗動詞 自動詞 1 〈おんどりが 〉鳴く, 朝を知らせる (!｟古 ｠では過去形は crew /kruː /) .2 〈赤ん坊が 〉 (喜んで )キャッキャッと声をあげる ▸ crow with delight 声をあげて大喜びする 3 ｟くだけて 非難して ｠〈人が 〉【成功などを 】自慢する, 誇らしげに言う «over , about » .名詞 C 1 〖単数形で 〗おんどりの鳴き声 .2 (赤ん坊の )喜びの声 .
crowbar
cr ó w b à r 名詞 C バール, かなてこ .
crowd
crowd /kraʊd / (! -ow-は /aʊ /) 〖語源は 「押す 」〗(形 )crowded 名詞 ～s /-dz /C 1 〖集合的に; ｟主に英 ｠では単複両扱い 〗群衆 , 人ごみ ; 観衆 , 聴衆 ▸ walk through a crowd 群衆の中を通って歩く ▸ a crowd of 30,000 (people )3万人の群衆 ▸ A huge [large, vast ] crowd gathered .大群衆が集まった ▸ attract a crowd 観衆を引き付ける 2 〖a ～/～s of A 〗多数のA 〈人 物 〉 (!Aは複数名詞 ) ▸ a crowd of reporters 大勢の記者 3 ｟くだけて しばしば非難して ｠〖単数形で 〗(同じ仕事 趣味などの )仲間 , グループ , 連中 ▸ the old [usual, wrong ] crowd 昔の [いつもの, 悪い ]仲間 4 ｟時に非難して ｠〖the ～〗大衆, 民衆, 庶民 ▸ one of the crowd 目立たない人, その他大勢の1人 .f ò llow [g ò (along ) with ] the cr ó wd ｟しばしば非難して ｠人の言うことに従う, 付和雷同する .stand ò ut from the cr ó wd [in a cr ó wd ]ほかの人と違って優れている, 卓越している .動詞 ～s /-dz /; ～ed /-ɪd /; ～ing (→分詞 crowded )自動詞 1 〈人などが 〉【場所 人などに 】群がる (around ) «around » ; «…に /…を通って » 殺到する, 押し寄せる (in ) «into, onto /through » ▸ Reporters crowded around the actor .記者がその俳優に群がった ▸ People crowded into the store .人々がその店に殺到した .2 ｟書 ｠〈考え 思いなどが 〉【頭 心に 】押し寄せる «into » .他動詞 1 〈人 集団が 〉〈場所など 〉に群がる , 押し寄せる ▸ Thousands of fans crowded the stadium. ≒The stadium was crowded with thousands of fans .何千人ものファンが球場に押し寄せた (→crowded )2 【場所に 】〈人 物 〉を詰め込む , 押し込む (in ) «into, onto » ▸ More than 100 people were crowded into the room .100人以上がその部屋に押し込まれた 3 ｟くだけて ｠〈人が 〉 (不快なほど )〈人 〉に接近する ; ｟主に米 ｠〈人が 〉〈人 〉にせっつく , うるさくせがむ , 干渉する ▸ Don't crowd me! 近づかないでくれ ▸ They are always crowding me .彼らは私にせっついてばかりいる 4 〈考え 思いなどが 〉〈頭 心 〉に次々と浮かぶ, 去来する .cr ò wd í n 1 ↑自動詞 1 .2 〈高い建物 山などが 〉【人を 】圧倒 [圧迫 ]する «on, upon » .3 ｟書 ｠〈問題 思いなどが 〉【人に 】どっと押し寄せる «on » .cr ò wd A ó ut [ó ut A ]｟英 ｠ «…から » A 〈人 物 〉を締め出す, 押し出す «of » ; A 〈ほかのもの 〉を寄せ付けない ▸ Weeds are crowding out the roses .雑草がバラを締め出すほどおい茂ってきている
crowded
crowd ed /kráʊdɪd /→crowd 形容詞 more ～; most ～1 込み合った , 満員の ; 人口過密の ; 〖be ～ with A 〗〈場所 乗り物などが 〉A 〈人など 〉で混雑している (↔empty )▸ The shopping mall was crowded with shoppers .ショッピングセンターは買物客で混雑していた ▸ a crowded street [bus ]込み合った通り [バス ]▸ feel crowded きゅうくつに感じる ▸ a crowded city of 5 million 500万人もの市民で過密な都市 2 〈予定 生活 心などが 〉【行事 活動 考えなどで 】いっぱいの , ぎっしり詰まった «with » ▸ a crowded schedule 過密スケジュール .～ness 名詞
crowd-puller
cr ó wd-p ù ller 名詞 C (芸人 催し (物 )などが )観客を引き寄せる人 [もの ], 呼び物 .
crown
crown /kraʊn /〖原義は 「(頭にのせる )花輪 」; 〗→cat 1 語源 名詞 ～s /-z /1 C 王冠 , 冠 ; (勝利などの印の )花冠, 栄冠 ▸ a gold crown of olive leaves オリーブの金冠 ▸ wear the crown 王冠を戴く ; 王位に就く 2 C 〘医 〙歯冠 ; (虫歯にかぶせる )人工歯冠 .3 C 栄誉, 栄光 ; ｟くだけて ｠〖通例単数形で 〗(スポーツの )タイトル , 優勝 ▸ the world crown 世界王座 .4 C ｟かたく ｠〖通例the C- 〗王位 ; 王権 ; 君主 , 国王 , 女王 .5 C ｟英 ｠〖the C- 〗刑事裁判の検察官 (crown prosecutor ).6 C 〖通例the ～〗(頭 帽子 山などの )最高部 , てっぺん , 頂上 ; (宝石の上部の )カット面 ; 〘植 〙樹冠 ; 副花冠 ; 〘建 〙アーチの最高部 .7 C 〖the ～〗極致 , 絶頂 , 最高のもの ▸ Poetry is the crown of literature .詩は文学の最高峰である .8 C クラウン貨幣 〘英国の昔の5シリング銀貨; 1971年に廃止 〙; (ヨーロッパの )クラウン相当貨幣 〘krona, kroneなど 〙.9 C (地位などを表す )王冠章 [印 ]; 王冠の形をしたもの ; (びんの )王冠 ; (時計の )竜頭 .10 U (書記用 )クラウン判 (用紙 ) 〘15 ×20 [19 ]インチ; 王冠の透かし模様があった 〙.11 C 〘海 〙錨 （いかり ）の頂部 .動詞 他動詞 1 〖通例be ～ed 〗〈人が 〉王位を授けられる , 戴冠 （たいかん ）する ; 〖be ～ed (as ) C 〗C 〈王位 王座 称号など 〉を得る (!Cは 名詞 ; 組織で唯一の役職である場合は通例無冠詞 ) ▸ Vanessa was crowned Miss America .ヴァネッサはミスアメリカに輝いた .2 〈賞 業績 勝利などが 〉〈努力 仕事など 〉の最後を (栄誉で )飾る ; ｟書 ｠〈人が 〉【勝利 成功などで 】…の最後を飾る «with, by » (!しばしば受け身で ) ▸ Success crowned our efforts. ≒Our efforts were crowned with success .私たちの努力は最後に実を結んだ .3 〈虫歯など 〉に歯冠をかぶせる .4 ｟文 ｠〖通例be ～ed 〗〈山の頂などが 〉 «…で » 覆われている ; 〈物に 〉 «…が » かぶさっている «with » .5 ｟俗 やや古 ｠〈人 〉の頭をなぐる .6 〘チェッカー 〙〈こま 〉をキングに成らせる .to cr ò wn it á ll ｟英話 ｠(不運などが続いた )あげくの果てに .～́ c à p [c ò rk ](びんの )王冠 .～̀ c ó lony 〖しばしばC - C- 〗(英国王の )直轄植民地 .～̀ c ó urt 〖しばしばC - C- 〗(イングランド ウェールズの )刑事裁判所 .C -́ D è rby クラウンダービー 〘英国Derby産の磁器; 王冠の印がついている 〙.～́ f ì re 樹冠火 〘樹冠伝いに広がる森林火災 〙.～́ gl à ss 1 クラウングラス 〘丸くて中央が厚い窓ガラス 〙.2 屈折率の低い光学ガラス .～́ gr è en ｟英 ｠中央部が高くなったローンボウリング用芝生 .～́ imp è rial 〘植 〙ヨウラクユリ .～̀ j é wel 1 〖the ～s 〗戴冠用宝玉 〘儀式で国王 [女王 ]が身につける王冠 剣 宝石など 〙.2 最も重要なもの .～̀ l á nd ｟英 ｠王室御料地 .C -̀ Ó ffice ｟英 ｠〖the ～〗高等法院刑事部 .～̀ of th ó rns 1 〘キリスト教 〙イバラの冠 .2 〘植 〙ハナキリン .3 〘動 〙オニヒトデ .～̀ pr í nce 〖通例the C- P- 〗皇太子 (!英国ではthe Prince of Wales ) .～̀ pr í ncess 1 〖通例the C- P- 〗皇太子妃 .2 女性の王位継承者 .～̀ r ó ast 王冠型ロースト .～́ s à w 冠のこ .～́ wh è el クラウン [冠 ]歯車 .
crowned
cr ó wned 形容詞 王位に就いた, 王冠を戴いた .～̀ h é ad 〖通例 ～s 〗国王, 女王, 君主 .
crowning
cr ó wn ing 形容詞 〖名詞 の前で 〗この上ない, 最後を飾る .～̀ gl ó ry 1 最高の栄誉, 極上の物 .2 ｟おどけて ｠髪の毛 .
crow's-feet
cr ó w's-f è et 名詞 〖複数扱い 〗目じりのしわ .
crow's-nest
cr ó w's-n è st 名詞 C 1 船のマストの上部にある見張り台 .2 (巡査などが乗る )交通監視台 .
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