crown
Appearance
Pronunciation
[change]- (UK) IPA (key): /kraʊn/, SAMPA: /kraUn/
- (US) enPR: kroun, IPA (key): /kroʊn/, SAMPA: /kroUn/
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Noun
[change]- (countable) A crown is a round-shaped ring that kings and queens wear on the head. It is made of expensive metals. It might have jewels too.
- The queen wore a fancy crown.
- (countable) The crown is the position of a sovereign (in a monarchy).
- The top part of the head.
- (dentistry) A prosthetic covering for a tooth.
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The Crown of Queen Victoria
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The crown of a man's head
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A crown on a tooth
Verb
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- To put a crown on someone's head.
- To formally announce the new king or emperor.
- After the death of the old king, the new king was crowned.
- To declare the winner.
- (medicine) During birth, when the baby's head is seen in the mother's vaginal opening.
- The mother was in the second stage of labor and the baby had just crowned, so the midwives encouraged her.