crested
/ˈkɹɛstɪd/
crested adjective: having a crest, or ornamental tuft (on an animal) or plume (on a helmet). Also the simple past and past participle of crest.
Adjective
crested (not comparable)
- Having a crest, or ornamental tuft (on an animal) or plume (on a helmet).
- Having a heraldic crest, badge, shield-like emblem, etc.
- In great confusion, Gordon accepted the letter, broke its small crested seal, and began reading the neat back-hand scrawl.1936, F.J. Thwaites, chapter XIII, in The Redemption, Sydney: H. John Edwards, published 1940, page 135
Noun
crested (plural cresteds)
- Any of various creatures having a crest.
- Fourth, impure cresteds (with one of each alleles) will produce the crests on the heads of live birds, and it is these birds which are exhibited as Balis or Crested Ducks.2000, Fancy Fowl, volumes 20-21
- Although the cresteds were the least numerous of the trio, they were certainly not uncommon.2005, Country Life, volume 199, page 161
Also used as
crested is also the simple past and past participle of crest.
Examples of crested in a sentence
- I crested the hill and shifted into fifth.
- Great crested newts, “askers”, used to be common in the Marshwood Vale.
- The H1N1 flunami crested in Lincoln late last month, according to Friday's weekly report.
Forms of crested
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Words formed from crested
- African crested flycatcher
- Antillean crested hummingbird
- bar-crested antshrike
- big crested mastiff bat
- black-crested antshrike
- black-crested bulbul
- black-crested coquette
- black-crested finch
- black-crested mangabey
- black-crested tit
- black-crested titmouse
- black-crested warbler
- blond-crested oodpecker
- blue-crested flycatcher
- blue-headed crested-flycatcher
- bourbon crested starling
- brown-crested flycatcher
- buff-crested buzzard
- bushy-crested hornbill
- bushy-crested jay
- Celebes crested macaque
- chestnut-crested antbird
- chestnut-crested cotinga
- chestnut-crested yuhina
- Chinese crested dog
- Chinese crested tern
- Choiseul crested pigeon
- cinnamon-crested spadebill
- coal-crested finch
- comb-crested jacana
- creamy-crested spinetail
- crested agouti
- crested ant tanager
- crested argus
- crested auklet
- crested barbet
- crested becard
- crested bellbird
- crested bellowfish
- crested berrypicker
- crested black macaque
- crested black-tyrant
- crested blenny
- crested bobwhite
- crested bullhead shark
- crested bunting
- Crested Butte
- crested caracara
- crested cariama
- crested coral root
- crested coua
- crested crane
- crested cuckoo-dove
- crested doradito
- crested drongo
- crested duck
- crested eagle
- crested finchbill
- crested flounder
- crested francolin
Phrases with crested
- crested moa
- crested rat
- crested tit
- crested ibis
- crested lark
- crested rats
- crested tits
- crested ducks
- crested gecko
- crested larks
- crested geckos
- crested ibises
53 more phrasesFewer phrases
- crested oriole
- crested pigeon
- Chinese Crested
- crested auklets
- crested geckoes
- crested mudalia
- crested orioles
- crested penguin
- crested pigeons
- crested penguins
- crested screamer
- grey crested tit
- crested bellbirds
- crested caracaras
- crested jayshrike
- crested porcupine
- crested screamers
- grey crested tits
- Mt. Crested Butte
- crested hawk-eagle
- crested jayshrikes
- crested oropendola
- crested porcupines
- crested wheatgrass
- great crested newt
- crested hawk-eagles
- crested oropendolas
- great crested grebe
- great crested newts
- lesser crested tern
- Mount Crested Butte
- pied crested cuckoo
- Chinese Crested Dogs
- great crested grebes
- greater crested tern
- lesser crested terns
- pied crested cuckoos
- crested honey buzzard
- greater crested terns
- Japanese crested ibis
- crested black macaques
- crested honey buzzards
- elegant crested tinamou
- Japanese crested ibises
- Celebes crested macaques
- elegant crested tinamous
- Sulawesi crested macaque
- African crested porcupine
- Quebracho crested tinamou
- southern crested caracara
- Sulawesi crested macaques
- Quebracho crested tinamous
- southern crested caracaras
Words that rhyme with crested
Questions about crested
- What does crested mean?
- Crested means having a crest, or ornamental tuft (on an animal) or plume (on a helmet).
- What part of speech is crested?
- Crested can be an adjective or a noun.
- How do you pronounce crested?
- Crested is pronounced /ˈkɹɛstɪd/.
Words near crested in the dictionary
Source and license
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