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crest

noun as in highest point

noun as in emblem, symbol

noun as in topknot on head of animal

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The trophy features many nods from the 60-year-old musician, including a hand-drawn “cresting wave” illustration and an arrow and mod symbol — an allusion to Vedder’s tribute to the Who on his personal guitar.

But by Wednesday morning they were above 16ft, which is considered a crest.

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The stream banks were denuded of vegetation and the riffle crests obliterated as the choked stream tried to reach the sea.

“It’s an honor,” midfielder Diego Luna, who had played for the U.S. just four times before the Gold Cup, told reporters about wearing the crest.

A child on a surfboard balances on its crest.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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