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ALL meanings of crowning

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  • noun crowning the stage of labour when the infant's head is passing through the vaginal opening 3
  • adjective crowning representing a level of surpassing achievement, attainment, etc.; supreme: crowning accomplishment. 1
  • adjective crowning forming or providing a crown, top, or summit: a crowning star on a Christmas tree. 1
  • noun crowning any of various types of headgear worn by a monarch as a symbol of sovereignty, often made of precious metal and ornamented with valuable gems. 1
  • noun crowning a similar ornamental headgear worn by a person designated king or queen in a pageant, contest, etc. 1
  • noun crowning an ornamental wreath or circlet for the head, conferred by the ancients as a mark of victory, athletic or military distinction, etc. 1
  • noun crowning the distinction that comes from a great achievement. 1
  • noun crowning the power or dominion of a sovereign. 1
  • noun crowning (often initial capital letter) the sovereign as head of the state, or the supreme governing power of a state under a monarchical government. 1
  • noun crowning any crownlike emblem or design, as in a heraldic crest. 1
  • noun crowning the top or highest part of anything, as of a hat or a mountain. 1
  • noun crowning the top of the head: Jack fell down and broke his crown. 1
  • noun crowning Dentistry. the part of a tooth that is covered by enamel. an artificial substitute, as of gold or porcelain, for the crown of a tooth. 1
  • noun crowning the highest point of any construction of convex section or outline, as an arch, vault, deck, or road. 1
  • noun crowning the highest or most nearly perfect state of anything. 1
  • noun crowning an exalting or chief attribute. 1
  • noun crowning the acme or supreme source of honor, excellence, beauty, etc. 1
  • noun crowning something having the form of a crown, as the corona of a flower. 1
  • noun crowning Botany. the leaves and living branches of a tree. the point at which the root of a seed plant joins the stem. a circle of appendages on the throat of the corolla; corona. 1
  • noun crowning the crest, as of a bird. 1
  • noun crowning Architecture. a termination of a tower consisting of a lanternlike steeple supported entirely by a number of flying buttresses. any ornamental termination of a tower or turret. 1
  • noun crowning Also called button. Horology. a knurled knob for winding a watch. 1
  • noun crowning any of various coins bearing the figure of a crown or crowned head. 1
  • noun crowning a former silver coin of the United Kingdom, equal to five shillings: retained in circulation equal to 25 new pence after decimalization in 1971. 1
  • noun crowning the monetary unit of Denmark, Iceland, Norway, or Sweden: a krona or krone. 1
  • noun crowning the koruna of the former Czechoslovakia. the koruna of the Czech Republic. 1
  • noun crowning a crimped metal bottle cap. 1
  • noun crowning crown glass. 1
  • noun crowning Cookery. crown roast. 1
  • noun crowning Also called bezel, top. Jewelry. the part of a cut gem above the girdle. 1
  • noun crowning a drill bit consisting of a metal matrix holding diamond chips. 1
  • noun crowning Also called head. Nautical. the part of an anchor at which the arms join the shank. 1
  • noun crowning Machinery. a slight convexity given to a pulley supporting a flat belt in order to center the belt. a slight convexity given to the outer faces of the teeth of two gears so that they mesh toward their centers rather than at the ends. 1
  • noun crowning a size of printing paper, 15 × 20 inches (38 × 51 cm). Compare double crown. 1
  • noun crowning Nautical, Machinery. swallow1 (def 13). 1
  • noun crowning Knots. a knot made by interweaving the strands at the end of a rope, often made as the beginning of a back splice or as the first stage in tying a more elaborate knot. 1
  • noun crowning a crownpiece. 1
  • verb with object crowning to invest with a regal crown, or with regal dignity and power. 1
  • verb with object crowning to place a crown or garland upon the head of. 1
  • verb with object crowning to honor or reward; invest with honor, dignity, etc. 1
  • verb with object crowning to be at the top or highest part of. 1
  • verb with object crowning to complete worthily; bring to a successful or triumphant conclusion: The award crowned his career. 1
  • verb with object crowning Informal. to hit on the top of the head: She crowned her brother with a picture book. 1
  • verb with object crowning to give to (a construction) an upper surface of convex section or outline. 1
  • verb with object crowning to cap (a tooth) with a false crown. 1
  • verb with object crowning Checkers. to change (a checker) into a king after having safely reached the last row. 1
  • verb with object crowning Knots. to form a crown on (the end of a rope). 1
  • verb without object crowning Medicine/Medical. (of a baby in childbirth) to reach a stage in delivery where the largest diameter of the fetal head is emerging from the pelvic outlet. 1
  • adjective crowning most glorious 1
  • noun crowning coronation of monarch 1
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