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Noun crown has 11 senses

Crown - the Crown (or the reigning monarch) as the symbol of the power and authority of a monarchy; "the colonies revolted against the Crown"
--₁ is a kind of symbol
--₁ has particulars: British Crown
Derived forms: verb crown₁, verb coronate₁
crown - the enamel covered part of a tooth above the gum
--₂ is a kind of top
--₂ is a part of tooth
--₂ has parts: enamel, tooth enamel
--₂ has particulars: jacket crown, jacket
Derived form: verb crown₄
crown - a wreath or garland worn on the head to signify victory
--₃ is a kind of wreath, garland, coronal, chaplet, lei
--₃ has particulars: crown of thorns
crown, diadem - an ornamental jewelled headdress signifying sovereignty
--₄ is a kind of jewelled headdress; crown jewels
--₄ has particulars: coronet
Derived forms: verb crown₁, verb coronate₁
crown - the part of a hat (the vertex) covering the crown of the head
--₅ is a kind of vertex, peak, apex, acme
--₅ is a part of hat, chapeau, lid
crown - an English coin worth 5 shillings
--₆ is a kind of coin
crown, capitulum, treetop - the upper branches and leaves of a tree
--₇ is a kind of top
--₇ is a part of tree
peak, crown, crest, top, tip, summit - the top point of a mountain or hill; "the view from the peak was magnificent"; "they clambered to the summit of Monadnock"
--₈ is a kind of topographic point, place, spot
--₈ has particulars: hilltop, brow; pinnacle; mountain peak
pennant, crown - the award given to the champion
--₉ is a kind of award, accolade, honor, honour, laurels
pate, poll, crown - the top of the head
--₁₀ is a kind of top, top side, upper side, upside
--₁₀ is a part of human head
--₁₀ has particulars: tonsure
crown, crest - the center of a cambered road
--₁₁ is a kind of top, top side, upper side, upside
--₁₁ is a part of road, route

Verb crown has 4 senses

crown, coronate - invest with regal power; enthrone; "The prince was crowned in Westminster Abbey"
--₁ is one way to invest, vest, enthrone

Derived forms: noun crown₄, noun Crown₁
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s somebody
crown, top - be the culminating event; "The speech crowned the meeting"
--₂ is one way to culminate, climax
Sample sentence:
Something ----s something
crown - form the topmost part of; "A weather vane crowns the building"
--₃ is one way to head
Sample sentence:
Something ----s something
crown - put an enamel cover on; "crown my teeth"
--₄ is one way to cover

Derived form: noun crown₂
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something