the highest part of a hill or mountain range; summit.

the head or top of anything.

a ridge or ridgelike formation.

the foamy top of a wave.

the point of highest flood, as of a river.

the highest point or level; climax; culmination.

a tuft or other natural growth on the top of the head of an animal, as the comb of a rooster.

anything resembling or suggesting such a tuft.

the ridge of the neck of a horse, dog, etc.

the mane growing from this ridge.

an ornament or heraldic device surmounting a helmet.

a helmet.

a ridge running from front to back along the top of a helmet; comb.

Heraldry . a figure borne above the escutcheon in an achievement of arms, either on a helmet or by itself as a distinguishing device.

Anatomy . a ridge, esp. on a bone.

a ridge or other prominence on any part of the body of an animal.

Architecture . a cresting.

Machinery . (in a screw or other threaded object) the ridge or surface farthest from the body of the object and defined by the flanks of the thread. Compare root ( def. 14a ) .

to furnish with a crest.

to serve as a crest for; crown or top.

to reach the crest or summit of (a hill, mountain, etc.).

to form or rise to a crest, as a wave or river.

to reach the crest or highest level

Interest in the project has crested.

noun

bottom , nadir

noun

acme , apex , apogee , climax , crescendo , crown , culmination , fastigium , head , height , noon , peak , pinnacle , ridge , roof , summit , top , vertexnotes:a wave\'s foamy top is its crest ; spray blown up from wave tops is spindrift , badge , bearings , charge , device , insignianotes:a wave\'s foamy top is its crest ; spray blown up from wave tops is spindrift , aigrette , caruncle , chine , cockscomb , comb , feather , hogback , mane , panache , plume , tassel , tuftnotes:a wave\'s foamy top is its crest ; spray blown up from wave tops is spindrift , cap , vertex , meridian , zenith , arete , armorial bearings , arms , bearing , cognizance , edge , emblem , escutcheon , helmet , insignia , seal , symbol , tip , tuft , whitecap

verb

cap , crown , culminate , peak , top