crown

/kɹaʊn/
noun 5verb 5name 3adj 2

Collocations

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1

(noun.) that a king/queen wears

VERB + CROWN

wear

place, put on

The queen carefully placed the crown on her son's head during the coronation ceremony.

2

(noun.) the crown: position/power of a king/queen

ADJ

imperial, royal

VERB + CROWN

offer sb

After winning the competition, they offered her the crown at the ceremony.

refuse

succeed to

When the old king died, his eldest son succeeded to the crown.

CROWN + VERB

pass

When the king died, the crown passed to his eldest son.

PHRASES

the heir to the crown 2 the Crown

VERB + CROWN

serve

CROWN + NOUN

court | jewels

land

The government decided to sell some crown land to developers for a new housing project.

3

(noun.) honour of being the best in a sports competition

ADJ

Olympic, world, etc.

VERB + CROWN

take, win

lose

After 10 years as champion, she finally lost her crown to a younger competitor.

fight for | defend, retain

4

(noun.) top of the head

ADJ

bald

PREP

at the ~

The bald patch was starting to show at the crown of his head.

on your ~

She placed a delicate tiara on her crown before walking down the aisle.

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