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1. | [ noun ] (clothing) a tight-fitting headdress | |
Related terms: | headdress mobcap skullcap bathing_cap beret Balmoral cloth_cap cockscomb coonskin_cap calpac biggin fez baseball_cap garrison_cap Glengarry kepi liberty_cap biretta mortarboard nightcap pinner sailor_cap shower_cap ski_cap balaclava tam kalansuwa watch_cap wishing_cap earflap | |
2. | [ verb ] lie at the top of | |
Synonyms: | crest | |
Examples: | "Snow capped the mountains" |
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Related terms: | lie lie crown | |
3. | [ noun ] a top (as for a bottle) | |
Related terms: | top radiator_cap bottlecap | |
4. | [ noun ] (arms) a mechanical or electrical explosive device or a small amount of explosive; can be used to initiate the reaction of a disrupting explosive | |
Synonyms: | detonating_device detonator | |
Related terms: | explosive_device blasting_cap percussion_cap explode | |
5. | [ noun ] something serving as a cover or protection | |
Related terms: | protective_covering ferrule lens_cap hubcap thimble distributor_cap | |
6. | [ noun ] (botany) a fruiting structure resembling an umbrella that forms the top of a stalked fleshy fungus such as a mushroom | |
Synonyms: | pileus | |
Related terms: | plant_part fungus | |
7. | [ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 24847 | |
8. | [ verb ] restrict the number or amount of | |
Examples: | "We had to cap the number of people we can accept into our club" |
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Related terms: | limit | |
9. | [ noun ] (dentistry) dental appliance consisting of an artificial crown for a tooth | |
Synonyms: | crownwork | |
Related terms: | dental_appliance | |
10. | [ noun ] (economics,politics) an upper limit on what is allowed | |
Synonyms: | ceiling | |
Examples: | : "they established a cap for prices" |
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Related terms: | control glass_ceiling | |
11. | [ noun ] (architecture) the upper part of a column that supports the entablature | |
Synonyms: | chapiter capital | |
Related terms: | top column | |
Similar spelling: |
Capp capo cape cab cavy cave Cava caff cafe Cabe Caba Cavia Cavey cabby caaba |