cap.1 |
abbreviation of "capital," "capitalize," or "capitalized." |
capability |
the characteristic of being qualified or able; capacity. [3 definitions] |
capable |
having the ability to perform as required; competent. [3 definitions] |
capacious |
able to contain a large amount; roomy. |
capacitance |
in an electrical capacitor, the ratio of charge on either or both of a pair of conductors to their electrical potentials. [2 definitions] |
capacitor |
a device for collecting and storing an electric charge, usu. consisting of two conductors with equal, opposite charges, separated by an insulator; condenser. |
capacity |
the ability to receive, absorb, or contain. [6 definitions] |
cap and bells |
a cap with bells on it, once worn by court jesters; fool's cap. |
cap and gown |
a mortarboard and robe worn at certain academic ceremonies such as graduation. |
cap-a-pie |
from head to foot; completely. |
caparison |
decorative trappings to cover a horse's saddle or harness. [4 definitions] |
cape1 |
a sleeveless, loose-fitting garment that fastens at the neck and hangs loosely from the shoulders. |
cape2 |
a point of land jutting into a large body of water. |
Cape buffalo |
a large, fierce, black buffalo native to southern Africa whose horns form a helmetlike structure. |
Cape Cod |
a peninsula on the southern coast of Massachusetts. [2 definitions] |
Cape Horn |
a cape on an island that belongs to Chile, at the extreme southern end of South America. |
Capella |
a yellow triple star in the constellation Auriga, having a magnitude of 0.1. |
Cape Maleia |
the southeastern promontory of the Peloponnesus, where, in Greek mythology, Odysseus was thrown off course. |
Cape of Good Hope |
a cape on the Atlantic at the southern tip of Africa. |
caper1 |
a playful bound or leap. [5 definitions] |
caper2 |
a low, spiny shrub of the Mediterranean region. [2 definitions] |