a comb or tuft of feathers, fur, or skin on the head of a bird or other animal

a large game bird with a conspicuous erect red crest

the top of a mountain or hill

she reached the crest of the hill

the curling foamy top of a wave

a high wave formed by the meeting of two crests

a distinctive device representing a family or corporate body, borne above the shield of a coat of arms (originally as worn on a helmet) or separately reproduced, for example on writing paper

reach the top of (a hill or wave)

she crested a hill and saw the valley spread out before her

(of a wave) form a curling foamy top

the swell begins to curl and crest

have attached at the top

his helmet was crested with a fan of spikes