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say it: krown
crown is a noun and verb meaning "the Crown (or the reigning monarch) as the symbol of the power and authority of a monarchy". It is pronounced /ˈkɹaʊn/ — krown. It carries 16 recorded senses.
the Crown (or the reigning monarch) as the symbol of the power and authority of a monarchy
“the colonies revolted against the Crown”
a wreath or garland worn on the head to signify victory
an ornamental jeweled headdress signifying sovereignty
an English coin worth 5 shillings
the top or extreme point of something (usually a mountain or hill)
“the view from the peak was magnificent”
“they clambered to the tip of Monadnock”
“the region is a few molecules wide at the summit”
the top of the head
(dentistry) dental appliance consisting of an artificial crown for a broken or decayed tooth
“tomorrow my dentist will fit me for a crown”
dentistry
Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.
Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for crown come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.