a circular ornamental headdress worn by a monarch as a symbol of authority, usually made of or decorated with precious metals and jewels

the top or highest part of something

the crown of the hill

the part of a tooth projecting from the gum

a thin layer of enamel covers the crown

a British coin with a face value of five shillings or 25 pence, now minted only for commemorative purposes

a paper size, 384 × 504 mm

ceremonially place a crown on the head of (someone) in order to invest them as a monarch

he went to Rome to be crowned

she was crowned queen in 1953

rest on or form the top of

the distant knoll was crowned with trees

be the triumphant culmination of (an effort or endeavour, especially a prolonged one)

years of struggle were crowned by a state visit to Paris

fit a crown to (a tooth)

simple fillings no longer suffice and the tooth has to be crowned

hit on the head

she contained the urge to crown him

(of a baby's head during labour) fully appear in the vaginal opening prior to emerging

I was able to see our baby's head crowning