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    the top part of your head

    *Synonyms or related words for this sense of crown*

    The head: bonce, cranial, cranium, crown, head, headless, noddle, nut, pate, scalp... more
    1. a.
      the part of a hat that covers the crown of your head

      *Synonyms or related words for this sense of crown*

      Parts of hats: bobble, brim, chinstrap, cockade, crown, hatpin, peak, plume, visor... more
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    a cover for a tooth that has broken or decayed badly

    *Synonyms or related words for this sense of crown*

    Dentistry: amalgam, brace, bridge, cap, cap, caries, cavity, crown, crown, dentistry... more
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    the wide circular top part of some types of tree

    *Synonyms or related words for this sense of crown*

    Parts of trees: bark, blossom, bole, bough, branch, catkin, chloroplast, corm, crown, fig leaf... more
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    a unit of money used in some European countries

    *Synonyms or related words for this sense of crown*

    Units of money: AUD, bit, c, cent, crown, ct, d, dime, dinar, dollar... more
    1. a.
      a unit of money used in the UK in the past. One crown was worth five shillings.

      *Synonyms or related words for this sense of crown*

      Old units of money: bob, crown, Deutschmark, DM, drachma, ducat, farthing, florin, Fr, franc... more

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