To reach or bring to a climax (in any sense).
A rhetorical device in which a series is arranged in ascending order.
The final term of a rhetorical climax.
The culmination of sexual pleasure, an orgasm.
A culmination or acme: the last term in an ascending series
The culmination of a narrative's rising action, the turning point.
The culmination of ecological development, whereby species are in equilibrium with their environment.
To reach the crest of (a hill or mountain)
Particularly with reference to waves, to reach a peak.
To mark with lines or streaks like waving plumes.
To furnish with, or surmount as, a crest; to serve as a crest for.
The plume of feathers, or other decoration, worn on or displayed on a helmet; the distinctive ornament of a helmet.
The upper curve of a horse's neck.
The ridge or top of a wave.
A tuft, or other natural ornament, growing on an animal's head, for example the comb of a cockerel, the swelling on the head of a snake, the lengthened feathers of the crown or nape of bird, etc.
The ornamental finishing which surmounts the ridge of a roof, canopy, etc.
The top line of a slope or embankment.
A ridge along the surface of a bone.
A design or logo, especially one of an institution, sports club, association or high-class family.
Any of several birds in the family Regulidae, including the goldcrests and firecrests.
The summit of a hill or mountain ridge.
The helm or head, as typical of a high spirit; pride; courage.
A bearing worn, not upon the shield, but usually on a helmet above it, sometimes (as for clerics) separately above the shield or separately as a mark for plate, in letterheads, and the like.