Noun
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a showy growth of e.g. feathers or skin on the head of a bird or other animal
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(heraldry) in medieval times, an emblem used to decorate a helmet
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the center of a cambered road
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the top or extreme point of something (usually a mountain or hill)
"the view from the peak was magnificent"
"they clambered to the tip of Monadnock"
"the region is a few molecules wide at the summit"
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the top line of a hill, mountain, or wave
Verb
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reach a high point
"The river crested last night"
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lie at the top of
"Snow capped the mountains"