Crown

/kɹaʊn/ noun verb adjective

A royal, imperial or princely headdress; a diadem.

Definition

  1. (noun) A royal, imperial or princely headdress; a diadem.
  2. (noun) A wreath or band for the head, especially one given as reward of victory or a mark of honor.
  3. (noun) (by extension) Any reward of victory or mark of honor. “the martyr's crown”
  4. (noun) Imperial or regal power, or those who wield it.
  5. (noun) (metonym) The sovereign (in a monarchy), as head of state.
  6. (noun) (by extension) The state, the government (headed by a monarch). “Treasure recovered from shipwrecks automatically becomes property of the Crown.”
  7. (noun) The top part of something:
  8. (noun) A kind of spire or lantern formed by converging flying buttresses.
  9. (noun) Splendor; culmination; acme.
  10. (noun) Any currency (originally) issued by the crown (regal power) and often bearing a crown (headdress); (translation) various currencies known by similar names in their native languages, such as the koruna, kruna, krone, korona.
  11. (noun) A former pre-decimalization British coin worth five shillings.
  12. (noun) The part of a plant where the root and stem meet.

Word stats

  • Crown contains 5 letters: 1 vowel(s) and 4 consonant(s).
  • It uses 5 unique letters.
  • Estimated syllable count: 1.
  • Scrabble-style letter score: 10.

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What does Crown mean?

A royal, imperial or princely headdress; a diadem.

How many letters are in Crown?

Crown has 5 letters.

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