I. noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a Crown Court (= a British court for cases about serious crimes )
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The defendant went to the Crown Court for sentencing.
be crowned champion (= become champion )
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In 2007, the Springboks were crowned the rugby champions of the world.
be crowned king (= be made king )
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He was crowned king upon the death of his father.
crown colony
Crown Court
crown jewel
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Innsbruck’s crown jewel is the old town centre.
Crown Prince
Crown Princess
crown sb queen (= officially make someone queen )
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The next day she was crowned Queen of England.
crowned head
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All the crowned heads of Europe were present.
half crown
sb’s crowning/supreme achievement (= the best of several impressive achievements )
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Her appointment to the Paris post was the crowning achievement of her life.
the final/ultimate/crowning etc indignity
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
golden
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A golden crown adorns the head and the relic is dressed in beautiful white robes delicately and artistically embroidered with gold.
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The golden crown of a sugar maple tinged with orange can startle you with its luminescence.
imperial
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The Imperial crown passed from one Elector Count to another, and the whole Empire devolved into separate warring states.
■ NOUN
court
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They could not commit the defendant to the crown court to deal with bail.
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James Forster, 68, of Manfield, near Darlington, was convicted of seven offences at Teesside crown court .
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The only appeal is to a crown court judge.
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Serious offences such as murder are tried by juries in crown courts , which have powers to hand down heavier sentences.
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The man, who pleaded guilty, received an 18-month suspended jail term at Truro crown court in July.
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The case was adjourned to Carlisle crown court for sentence.
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The Northern Echo printed the story based on information given by prosecutors at the crown court .
jewel
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Such objects were probably made by goldsmiths working for chieftains, as with the crown jewels of more advanced polities.
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The petrochemical division of Pemex was seen as the crown jewel of the privatization frenzy.
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What price, one day, even the old crown jewels of News International?
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But the crown jewel of the disk is the 25-minute Clarinet Concerto, by Richard Faith.
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So it's the smaller independent companies who are now the crown jewels in many a major label's portfolio.
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This from a man who would stoop to any level, psychological gamesmanship included, to retain the crown jewels .
prince
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He sent the crown Prince to school at Le Rosey, the famous swiss establishment for the young international rich.
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The crown prince countered by arranging full media coverage of a big National Guard training maneuver.
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Conley is clearly the crown prince with 11 hostelries in the city with 774 rooms.
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But the crown prince is 71 himself, and, having only half-brothers within the royal family, may have difficulty ruling.
world
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He's sold his private jet; he's focussing on one job; winning the world crown .
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In 1988 he emulated Fittipaldi and Piquet by lifting the world crown .
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Now Wigan are being asked to defend their world crown in Brisbane next February.
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He took the first five straight off, and went on to capture the world crown for the first time.
■ VERB
defend
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Now Wigan are being asked to defend their world crown in Brisbane next February.
lose
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The old masters of misery have lost their crown to Corrie.
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Moorer lost the crown when he was knocked out by George Foreman.
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Caradryel replied that he would rather lose the crown than the realm and continued with his policy.
retain
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It was very uncertain whether Henry would be able to retain the crown he had seized.
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This from a man who would stoop to any level, psychological gamesmanship included, to retain the crown jewels.
wear
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For some reason, Rains had been wearing a crown with his evening clothes.
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Unheralded Davie Allan has worn the unofficial crown as master of the fuzz guitar for nearly as long.
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With the 3.9iSE Vogue, the Range Rover continues happily to wear the crown .
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They ruled over Rodez as counts Deigratia and claimed the right to wear the iron crown of Rouergue.
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Uneasy lies the head that wears the crown .
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Zenobia wore a crown of thinly sliced shaped ivory leaves.
win
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He first won the crown in autumn 1991 after beating Marcos Villasana.
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For Marjorie Wallace, the dream came true, a thousand times over, when she won the Miss World crown .
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He's sold his private jet; he's focussing on one job; winning the world crown .
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But don't tell me he is a United player, the kind who can win them that coveted crown .
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But I don't believe it will be any easier to win the crown .
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
the crown jewels
the jewel in the crown
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The Wine Rack is the jewel in the crown of a 1,000-strong chain of shops which have been reorganised into two groups.
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Though, the jewel in the crown for the whole of the area must be Blenheim Palace.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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A penalty kick gave McAteer High its first state soccer crown .
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His black hat had an unusually high crown .
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How much is $100 worth in Swedish crowns?
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Dense foggy mornings, frosty nights, a lucent crown of brilliant red and golden leaves on the distant ridge.
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In November 1558 they appeared to offer even more, when parliament agreed that the dauphin should be given the crown matrimonial.
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She opened it and took out several half crowns, silver threepenny pieces and some pennies.
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The crown of St Wenceslas and the sacred coronation oils were carried to the High Altar from here too.
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The crown will pass directly to William.
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Unheralded Davie Allan has worn the unofficial crown as master of the fuzz guitar for nearly as long.
II. verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
king
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The Prince would be crowned King in boxing's capital city.
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These Wild Things recognize Max as one of their own, at least in spirit, and crown him their king .
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He was going to be crowned Wizard King .
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He succeeded so well that the people crowned him king of this whole region!
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The Lombards incorporated this into an iron crown which was used to crown the kings of Lombardy.
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To crown it all their king , John, was captured in battle.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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She was crowned at the age of eight.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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And this might have happened had success crowned an attempt to penetrate the Confederate works by means of a mine.
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And to crown her joy Guy Ferris was an expert sailor.
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The entire complex is surrounded by a ten-foot Cyclone fence crowned with multiple rows of barbed wire.
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The Lombards incorporated this into an iron crown which was used to crown the kings of Lombardy.
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The Super Bowl champions have been crowned -- no fatalities this year -- and the groundhog has seen his shadow.
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The timbered Untertor, crowned by its clock within a triangular roof, stands at the end of a narrow street.