Definition of capa
1. cap [ n ] a tight-fitting headdress
Used in print:(Louis Zara, Dark Rider....)
He , too , cocked his cap at a jaunty angle , jingled marbles in his pocket , and swaggered down Main_Street .
(Glayds H. Barr, The Master of Geneva....)
He brushed back his black hair , shoving it under his pastor 's cap to keep it from blowing in his eyes .
(Marvin Schiller, "The Sheep's in the Meadow,"...)
At 7 : 25 two hotel doormen came thumping down the steps , carrying a saw-horse to be set_up as a barricade in_front_of the haberdashery_store window next to the entranceway , and as I watched them in their gaudy red coats that nearly scraped the ground , their golden , fringed epaulets and spic , red visored caps , I suddenly saw just over their shoulders Jessica gracefully making her way through the crowd .
Synonyms cap 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 earflap2. cap [ v ] lie at the top of
Examples:
"Snow capped the mountains"
(Paul Larson and Gordon Odegard, "How to design your...)
Cap this assembly ( with spacing bars in_place ) with a * * f bar .
Cap with a * * f bar and tack solder in_place .
Cap the locking bar spacers with two * * f directly under the first two `` B '' pieces .
Synonyms cap crest Related Terms lie lie crown3. cap [ n ] a top (as for a bottle)
Used in print:(Christopher Davis, First Family....)
He said fussily , `` Just keep the cap on those strong emotions '' .
(W. H. Gass, "The Pedersen Kid," in The...)
Hans cut the foil off finally and unscrewed the cap .
Synonyms cap Related Terms top radiator_cap bottlecap4. cap [ n ] a mechanical or electrical explosive device or a small amount of explosive; can be used to initiate the reaction of a disrupting explosive
Used in print:(Breni James, Nights of the Kill....)
An argument with Orville_Torrence_Killpath was as frustrating and as futile as a cap pistol on a firing_range .
Synonyms cap detonating_device detonator Related Terms explosive_device blasting_cap percussion_cap explode5. cap [ n ] something serving as a cover or protection
Used in print:(Helen Hooven Santmyer, "There Were Fences"...)
I have more_than once sat cross-legged in the grass through a long summer morning and watched without touching while a poppy bud higher than my head slowly but visibly pushed off its cap , unfolded , and shook out like a banner in the sun its flaming vermilion petals .
Synonyms cap Related Terms protective_covering ferrule lens_cap hubcap thimble distributor_cap6. cap [ n ] a fruiting structure resembling an umbrella that forms the top of a stalked fleshy fungus such as a mushroom
Synonyms pileus cap Related Terms plant_part fungus7. Cap [ n ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 24847
Synonyms Cap8. cap [ v ] restrict the number or amount of
Examples:
"We had to cap the number of people we can accept into our club"
9. cap [ n ] dental appliance consisting of an artificial crown for a tooth
Synonyms cap crownwork Related Terms dental_appliance10. cap [ n ] an upper limit on what is allowed
Examples: : "they established a cap for prices"
11. cap [ n ] the upper part of a column that supports the entablature
Synonyms chapiter cap capital Related Terms top columnSimilar Spelling
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