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- pronunciation:
- kaep
- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb
- phrases:
- cap in hand, set one's cap for
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, verb), Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a soft, close-fitting head cover, often with a peak or visor but without a brim.
- synonyms:
- hat
- similar words:
- beanie, beret, headgear, headpiece, montero, nightcap, skullcap, stocking cap, tam, tuque
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| definition 2: |
a headdress indicating rank, occupation, or membership, such as a sailor's cap or a graduating student's mortarboard.
They took a lot of pictures of their daughter in her cap and gown at her graduation.- synonyms:
- hat
- similar words:
- biretta, crown, headdress, mortarboard, shako
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| definition 3: |
a cover resembling a cap in shape, use, or placement, such as the cap on a bottle or tube.
Please put the cap back on the bottle.- synonyms:
- seal, top
- similar words:
- bung, cork, cover, ferrule, lid, plug, stopper, stopple
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| definition 4: |
a natural cover or top part of something.
the polar ice capa bird with a white cap |
| definition 5: |
an upper limit.
They hope to set a cap on property taxes.- synonyms:
- limit, maximum
- similar words:
- boundary, lid, restraint
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| definition 6: |
a tiny explosive charge, usu. contained in paper, for use in a toy pistol.
- similar words:
- charge, firecracker, fireworks
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| phrase: |
cap in hand, set one's cap for |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
caps, capping, capped |
| definition 1: |
to cover with, or as with, a cap.
Please cap the bottle when you're finished.The early winter storm capped the hills with snow.- synonyms:
- cover, top
- similar words:
- crest
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| definition 2: |
to finish or complete.
After the play, we capped the evening with a fine dinner.- synonyms:
- complete, conclude, crown, culminate, end, finish, round
- similar words:
- climax, complement, consummate
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| definition 3: |
to outdo or surpass; better.
His insult capped mine.- synonyms:
- better, exceed, excel, outdo, outstrip, surpass, top, transcend, trump
- similar words:
- crown, eclipse, outshine, overshadow, pass, surmount
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| definition 4: |
to serve as a cover or top on.
A large angel figure capped the Christmas tree.- synonyms:
- crown, pinnacle, top
- similar words:
- cover, crest, tip
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| related words: |
break, complete, finish, perfect, round out, surpass |
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| derivations: |
capless (adj.), capper (n.) |
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