crown Význam & definícia

Význam crown v slovenčine

• 0 a circular decoration for the head, usually made of gold and jewels (= precious stones), and worn by a king or queen at official ceremonies

  • He plans to defend his Olympic crown.

• 1 the top part of a head, hat, or hill:

  • A pink ribbon had been tied around the crown of the hat.

• 2 an artificial piece used to cover a damaged tooth

• 3 a British coin that is no longer used

• 4 part of a turkey or other large bird eaten as food that includes the breast (= chest parts) but not the legs:

  • Supermarkets have seen a strong increase in demand for turkey crowns this Christmas.

  • I've bought a goose crown this year as an alternative to turkey.

  • A crown is perfect if you have fewer people to feed or guests who all like white meat.

• 5 to put a crown on someone's head in an official ceremony that makes that person king or queen:

  • Queen Elizabeth II was crowned (queen) (= made queen in a special ceremony) in 1953.

  • an acting career crowned by her final Oscar-winning performance

• 6 If something crowns something else, it is on or around the top of it:

  • The church was crowned with golden domes.

• 7 to fit a crown (= tooth covering):

  • She's had her two front teeth crowned.

• 8 the royal governing power of a country that has a king or queen

• 9 a circular decoration for the head, usually made of gold and jewels, worn by a king or queen at official ceremonies

  • They won six NBA crowns in seven years.

• 10 the top part of something, esp. a person’s head:

  • Her hair stuck straight up from her crown.

• 11 an artificial piece used to cover the top and sides of a tooth, esp. if it is damaged:

  • a gold crown

• 12 to be the best or most successful part of an activity or life:

  • He hoped that health-care was the achievement that would crown his administration.

• 13 to make someone officially a king or queen of a country:

  • Queen Elizabeth II was crowned in 1953 (= made queen).

• 14 to place an artificial, tooth-shaped piece over a tooth, esp. if the natural tooth is damaged:

  • She had her two front teeth crowned.

• 15 to be on or around the top of something:

  • mountains crowned with snowy caps

• 16 the government of a country that has a king or queen as its official head:

  • Companies that are owned by the Crown are also subject to this law.