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crownwork
(dentistry) dental appliance consisting of an artificial crown for a broken or decayed tooth
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Word Facts
- Word length
- 9
- Starts with
- C
- Ends with
- K
- Contains
- ROWNWOR
- Scrabble score
- 21
- Database source
- OEWN 2025 Core
Meaning
Definitions
noun
(dentistry) dental appliance consisting of an artificial crown for a broken or decayed tooth
“tomorrow my dentist will fit me for a crown”
noun
a type of fortification, like a hornwork, but consisting of a full bastion with the walls on either side ending in half-bastions from which longer flank walls run back towards the main fortress.
“{'source': 'https://en.wikipedia.org', 'text': 'The crownwork was used to extend the fortified area in a particular direction often in order to defend a bridge, prevent the enemy occupying an area of high ground, or simply strengthen the overall fortifications in the expected direction of attack.'}”
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Example Sentences
tomorrow my dentist will fit me for a crown
{'source': 'https://en.wikipedia.org', 'text': 'The crownwork was used to extend the fortified area in a particular direction often in order to defend a bridge, prevent the enemy occupying an area of high ground, or simply strengthen the overall fortifications in the expected direction of attack.'}
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