crest vs cockscomb

cockscomb vs crest

crest and cockscomb both are nouns.

crest is a verb but cockscomb is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
crest	Yes	No	Yes	No
cockscomb	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, cockscomb is a hyponym of crest; that is, cockscomb is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than crest:

crest: a showy growth of e.g. feathers or skin on the head of a bird or other animal
cockscomb: the fleshy red crest on the head of the domestic fowl and other gallinaceous birds

Other hyponyms of crest include tuft, topknot, comb, coxcomb.

crest (noun)	cockscomb (noun)
a showy growth of e.g. feathers or skin on the head of a bird or other animal	the fleshy red crest on the head of the domestic fowl and other gallinaceous birds
(heraldry) in medieval times, an emblem used to decorate a helmet	a cap worn by court jesters; adorned with a strip of red
the center of a cambered road	a conceited dandy who is overly impressed by his own accomplishments
the top line of a hill, mountain, or wave	garden annual with featherlike spikes of red or yellow flowers
the top or extreme point of something (usually a mountain or hill)

crest (verb)	cockscomb (verb)
reach a high point
lie at the top of

Difference between crest and cockscomb

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