Definition: 1. An object in the shape of a circle, usually made of gold and precious stones , that a king or queen wears on his or her head on official occasions. 2. The enamel covered part of a tooth above the gum. 3. A wreath or garland worn on the head to signify victory. 4. An ornamental jewelled headdress signifying sovereignty. 5. The part of a hat (the vertex) covering the crown of the head.
Use 'crown' in a sentence:
1. They also want their claim on 660,000 hectares of Hawaiian crown land to be accepted.
2. Her long black hair is her crowning glory.
3. She refused the crown.
4. There is a crown set with precious jewels in his safe.
5. Whilst England remains, and the crown continues, the privilege shall not lapse.
6. His ‘ Beethoven ’ sculpture is seen as the crowning achievement of his career.
7. His achievement is astonishing and this book is the jewel in his crown.
8. Indeed, Johnson was in 1762 awarded a pension by the Crown—a subtle form of sponsorship, tantamount to state patronage.
9. "If you divide that into eight parts there will be half a crown for each of, you," he said.
10. The summit was crowned by the signing of the historic START treaty.
11. The crown of thorns starfish is a coral reef predator that preys on coral polyps.
12. Now let's focus on a specific example of a natural predator that can cause a lot of damage to coral reefs—the Crown of Thorns, or CoT starfish.
13. The award of the Nobel Prize has crowned a glorious career in physics.
14. Crown of thorns starfish normally live in high population densities.
15. She is determined to retain her Wimbledon crown.
16. The crown of thorns starfish is large, twenty-five to thirty-five centimeters in diameter, and has seven to twenty-one arms that are covered in spines.
17. Rumours spread that the Duke had designs on the crown.
18. The police are the only civil servants who have to swear allegiance to the Crown.
19. Came from Caesar's laurel crown.
20. In 1959, Singapore became a self-governing crown colony with Lee Kuan Yew from the People's Action Party (PAP) as the first Prime Minister of Singapore.
21. Barefooted, they guarded that crown.
22. But AIA is the crown jewel.
23. It was cold and raining, and, to crown it all, we had to walk home.
24. They wanted to crown Caesar king.
25. His head was crowned with a mop of brown curls.
26. He appeared at Manchester Crown Court on Thursday on a drink-driving charge.
27. As time went by, the queen's crown got smaller and smaller until nothing was left.
28. Their efforts were finally crowned with success.
29. The company is also willing to sell 20% of its crown jewel, its credit-card business.
30. Who's appearing for the Crown in this case?
31. Hale him forth, and crown him!
32. He is expected to be committed for trial at Liverpool Crown Court.
33. The crown was set with precious jewels ─ diamonds, rubies and emeralds.
34. It replaced the Czechoslovak Crown.
35. The crown was set with precious jewels—diamonds, rubies and emeralds.
36. The crown court, however, upheld the magistrate's decision.
37. She says the sovereignty of the Crown must be preserved.
38. Is it time to unpack the crown?
39. It is an important moment, crowning the efforts of the Cup organisers.
40. The cathedral is the crowning glory of the city.
41. He laid his hand gently on the crown of her head.
42. He went on to crown a distinguished career in radio and television with his book 'The Price of Victory'.
43. Some orchardists have tried to control crown-shape by pruning, disbudding and branch-bending to circumvent the problem.
44. In the old days, queens included wrist watches among their crown jewelry.
45. Between 1987 and 1990, Steffi Graf largely held off Navratilova's challenge for the crown.
46. The prince was soon to be crowned King of England.
47. Two days later, Juan Carlos was crowned king.
48. Queen Elizabeth was crowned in 1952.
49. Bristol Crown Court granted conditional bail with a surety of £ 2,500.
50. Unlike in a normal crown court case, they did not have to sit behind the glass of the dock.
51. I've had one of my teeth crowned.
52. They want more than the occasional coupon or reward, badge or crown.
53. When the crown has been made you go back and the dentist will fit it into place.
