crown
A special hat with jewels that a king or queen wears to show power.
A circular, often jeweled, ornament worn on the head as a symbol of authority, especially by a monarch.
To make someone king or queen in a special ceremony by putting a crown on their head.
To place a crown on someone’s head in a ceremony, making them officially king or queen.
The very top part of your head or something else.
The highest part of the head or of another object or structure.
A cover put over a tooth by a dentist to protect it or make it look better.
A type of dental restoration that completely caps or encircles a tooth or dental implant.
To say someone is the winner and give them a prize or title.
To give someone an award, title, or honor, especially for winning a competition.
- Base: crown
- Plural: crown, crowns
- Base: crown
- 3rd Person Singular: crowns
- Present Participle: crowning
- Past: crowned
crown prince/princess
1Official heir to monarchy throne
A prince or princess who will be king or queen after the current ruler.
- The crown prince attended the ceremony.
- She became crown princess after her engagement to the heir.
heavy is the head that wears the crown
1Great responsibility is burdensome
Being in charge or having power is difficult and stressful.
- He may be CEO, but heavy is the head that wears the crown.
- Heavy is the head that wears the crown when leading during crisis.
to crown it all
1Add final bad or good event
Used to say that something is the last and often worst (or sometimes best) thing in a series of events.
- It rained all day, and to crown it all, the car broke down.
- She lost her job and, to crown it all, her partner left her.
crown jewel
1Most valuable part of something
The best, most valuable, or most important thing in a group or collection.
- This park is the crown jewel of our city.
- The research division is considered the crown jewel of the company.
- The company’s research lab is its crown jewel.
- Their new smartphone is the crown jewel of the product line.
- The museum’s crown jewel is a painting by Van Gogh.
crowning achievement
1most important success someone has had
The best or most important thing someone has done.
- Winning the Nobel Prize was the crowning achievement of her career.
- Winning the Nobel Prize was her crowning achievement.
- The bridge is considered the architect's crowning achievement.
- His crowning achievement was building the community center.