verbπShareTo place a crown on the head of."The queen will crown the new king tomorrow. "royalritualachievementChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo formally declare (someone) a king, queen, emperor, etc."The people were eagerly awaiting the ceremony crowning Charles as their new king. "royalgovernmentpoliticsstateritualChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo bestow something upon as a mark of honour, dignity, or recompense; to adorn; to dignify."The school principal crowned the student council president with a special award. "royalachievementactiontitleChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo form the topmost or finishing part of; to complete; to consummate; to perfect."The cherry on top was crowning her sundae, making it look irresistible. "achievementactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo declare (someone) a winner."The judges crowned Alex the winner of the science fair. "achievementsportroyalentertainmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareOf a baby, during the birthing process; for the surface of the baby's head to appear in the vaginal opening."The mother was in the second stage of labor and the fetus had just crowned, prompting a round of encouragement from the midwives."medicinephysiologyfamilybodyprocesssexhumanChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo cause to round upward; to make anything higher at the middle than at the edges, such as the face of a machine pulley."The carpenter carefully crowned the edge of the wooden shelf to make it more aesthetically pleasing. "technicalmachineChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo hit on the head."The angry teacher, frustrated with the student's disruptive behavior, crowned him on the head with a ruler. "bodyactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo shoot an opponent in the back of the head with a shotgun in a first-person shooter video game.""He was camping in the corner, so I ran up behind him and crowned him with the shotgun." "gamecomputingweaponentertainmentactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareIn checkers, to stack two checkers to indicate that the piece has become a king."βCrown me!β I said, as I moved my checker to the back row."gameChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo widen the opening of the barrel."The carpenter carefully crowned the barrel to make it easier to load the heavy supplies. "technicalmachinepartChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo effect a lodgment upon, as upon the crest of the glacis, or the summit of the breach."After hours of climbing, the hikers were finally crowning the peak of the mountain, reaching its very top. "militarywarChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo lay the ends of the strands of (a knot) over and under each other."After tying the basic knot, she began crowning the lanyard strands to create a decorative, woven end. "nauticaltechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjectiveπShareSupreme; of a surpassing quality or quantity."a crowning achievement"qualityachievementChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA coronation."The crownings of the two successive monarchs were only a year apart."royalritualeventhistoryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareThe act of one who crowns (in various senses)."The crowning of the new student council president was a significant event for the school. "royalritualachievementactioneventtitleChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
