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
Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2024
The pair were neck-and-neck throughout the final few miles, only for Obiri to sneak ahead and retain her crown by a narrow margin of eight seconds after finishing with a time of 2:22:37.
—Ben Morse, CNN, 15 Apr. 2024
And who could forget the ubiquitous flower crown atop brides in the early aughts?
—Shelby Wax, Vogue, 12 Apr. 2024
Through the ups and downs of her collegiate career, Reese has remained focused, with her famed crown affixed firmly to her head – literally and figuratively.
—Rivea Ruff, Essence, 12 Apr. 2024
The watch is made entirely of titanium, including case, bracelet, bezel and crown, which makes the watch lightweight despite the size (42.5 mm x 10.39 mm).
—Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 9 Apr. 2024
Followers young and old clutch firearms—typically the AR-15—during services, while Sean has taken to wearing a crown of bullets.
—TIME, 4 Apr. 2024
Collins wins Miami Open; Sinner seeks men’s crown on Easter: The American winning the Miami Open was supposed to be Coco Gauff, based on seeding.
—Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 31 Mar. 2024
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
Joe Otterson, Variety, 9 Apr. 2024
After four weeks of voting in an online bracket-style competition, where readers picked between 16 competitors to decide which one is Louisville's favorite spot for French fries, a winner of Starch Madness has been crowned.
—Amanda Hancock, The Courier-Journal, 8 Apr. 2024
Today a look at the funding issues at election offices nationwide, plus the latest from Gaza ceasefire talks, and college basketball crowns its champions.
—Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 8 Apr. 2024
The 2024 Cincinnati's Favorite Beer winner is crowned. ⚾ Spencer Steer has taken another step in Year 2, but not much has changed.
—The Enquirer, 7 Apr. 2024
As a result, Observer crowned the brand as the #1 CBD company to buy from in 2021.
—Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 3 Apr. 2024
Not to mention, the gaffes made onstage and the legal trouble contestants have found themselves in after being crowned.
—Laura Lane, Peoplemag, 2 Apr. 2024
Finally, Skyros is known for its ceramics and local crafts, churches, and gorgeous Chora, a mountaintop capital crowned by a Venetian castle.
—Eleni N. Gage, Travel + Leisure, 1 Apr. 2024
Nodal and Pluma’s first collab springs from No. 5 to crown the chart with 8.3 million audience impressions earned in the U.S. in the week ending March 21, according to Luminate; that’s a 27% gain from the previous week.
—Pamela Bustios, Billboard, 27 Mar. 2024
Noun
On Sunday, with their first Bundesliga crown just seven minutes away, their patience finally ran out.
—Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2024
The pair were neck-and-neck throughout the final few miles, only for Obiri to sneak ahead and retain her crown by a narrow margin of eight seconds after finishing with a time of 2:22:37.
—Ben Morse, CNN, 15 Apr. 2024
And who could forget the ubiquitous flower crown atop brides in the early aughts?
—Shelby Wax, Vogue, 12 Apr. 2024
Through the ups and downs of her collegiate career, Reese has remained focused, with her famed crown affixed firmly to her head – literally and figuratively.
—Rivea Ruff, Essence, 12 Apr. 2024
The watch is made entirely of titanium, including case, bracelet, bezel and crown, which makes the watch lightweight despite the size (42.5 mm x 10.39 mm).
—Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 9 Apr. 2024
Followers young and old clutch firearms—typically the AR-15—during services, while Sean has taken to wearing a crown of bullets.
—TIME, 4 Apr. 2024
Collins wins Miami Open; Sinner seeks men’s crown on Easter: The American winning the Miami Open was supposed to be Coco Gauff, based on seeding.
—Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 31 Mar. 2024
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
Verb
Not long after, Priest won the 2023 Money in the Bank ladder match, crowning himself Señor Money in the Bank afterwards, leading to his current championship reign.
—Joe Otterson, Variety, 9 Apr. 2024
After four weeks of voting in an online bracket-style competition, where readers picked between 16 competitors to decide which one is Louisville's favorite spot for French fries, a winner of Starch Madness has been crowned.
—Amanda Hancock, The Courier-Journal, 8 Apr. 2024
Today a look at the funding issues at election offices nationwide, plus the latest from Gaza ceasefire talks, and college basketball crowns its champions.
—Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 8 Apr. 2024
The 2024 Cincinnati's Favorite Beer winner is crowned. ⚾ Spencer Steer has taken another step in Year 2, but not much has changed.
—The Enquirer, 7 Apr. 2024
As a result, Observer crowned the brand as the #1 CBD company to buy from in 2021.
—Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 3 Apr. 2024
Not to mention, the gaffes made onstage and the legal trouble contestants have found themselves in after being crowned.
—Laura Lane, Peoplemag, 2 Apr. 2024
Finally, Skyros is known for its ceramics and local crafts, churches, and gorgeous Chora, a mountaintop capital crowned by a Venetian castle.
—Eleni N. Gage, Travel + Leisure, 1 Apr. 2024
Nodal and Pluma’s first collab springs from No. 5 to crown the chart with 8.3 million audience impressions earned in the U.S. in the week ending March 21, according to Luminate; that’s a 27% gain from the previous week.
—Pamela Bustios, Billboard, 27 Mar. 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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