crown

B2 · Upper Intermediate Uncountable noun Law Formal

n. the government or the power of a king or queen in a country.

n. the state or the institution of the monarchy, often used in legal contexts to represent the government.

“The land is owned by the Crown and cannot be sold.”

“The Crown prosecution presented new evidence that linked the suspect to the scene of the crime.”

B1 · Intermediate Countable noun Anatomy

n. the highest part of your head.

n. the topmost part of the human head or the skull.

日本語:てっぺん※

“He felt the hot sun beating down on the crown of his head.”

“The surgeon made a small incision near the crown to access the damaged area of the scalp.”

B2 · Upper Intermediate Countable noun Medicine Technical

n. an artificial cover for a tooth that has been damaged.

n. a prosthetic cap designed to restore the shape, size, and strength of a damaged tooth.

“The dentist said I needed a crown because my tooth was cracked.”

“After the root canal procedure, the patient was fitted with a porcelain crown to match the surrounding teeth.”

B1 · Intermediate Countable noun

n. the name of the money used in some countries like Sweden, Norway, or the Czech Republic.

n. the monetary unit of several European countries, such as the krona or koruna.

“The price of the meal was two hundred crowns.”

“Investors watched the value of the Czech crown closely following the central bank's announcement.”

B1 · Intermediate

v. to put a crown on someone's head in an official ceremony to make them king or queen.

v. to invest a person with regal victory or title by placing a crown upon their head.

“The prince was crowned king in a beautiful cathedral.”

“History remembers the day she was crowned, marking the beginning of a long and peaceful reign.”

C1 · Advanced Literary

v. to be the final, best part of something.

v. to serve as the culminating or finishing touch to an activity or achievement.

“A delicious dessert crowned the perfect evening.”

“Winning the gold medal crowned a decade of intense training and personal sacrifice for the athlete.”

C2 · Proficiency Medicine Technical

v. when a baby's head starts to show during birth.

v. the stage of childbirth when the widest part of the baby's head passes through the vaginal opening.

“The midwife told the mother that the baby was crowning.”

“During the final stage of labor, the medical team monitored the patient closely as the infant began crowning.”

C1 · Advanced Informal · Slang

v. to hit someone on the top of their head.

v. to strike a person on the head, often with a blunt object.

“He almost got crowned by a falling branch in the park.”

“In the chaotic scuffle, one of the protesters was crowned with a baton and had to be treated for a concussion.”