Definition of cap
Nouns
a tight-fitting headdress
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balaclava, balaclava helmet
a cap that is close-fitting and woolen and covers all of the head but the face
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Balmoral, bluebonnet
a brimless dark blue Scottish cap with a flat top and a plume on one side
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baseball cap, golf cap, jockey cap
a cap with a bill
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bathing cap, swimming cap
a tight-fitting cap that keeps hair dry while swimming
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beret
a cap with no brim or bill; made of soft cloth
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biggin
a child's tight-fitting cap; often ties under the chin
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berretta, biretta, birretta
a stiff cap with ridges across the crown; worn by Roman Catholic clergy
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calpac, calpack, kalpac
a high-crowned black cap (usually made of felt or sheepskin) worn by men in Turkey and Iran and the Caucasus
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cloth cap, flat cap
a flat woolen cap with a stiff peak
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cockscomb, coxcomb
a cap worn by court jesters; adorned with a strip of red
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coonskin, coonskin cap
a raccoon cap with the tail hanging down the back
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fez, tarboosh
a felt cap (usually red) for a man; shaped like a flat-topped cone with a tassel that hangs from the crown
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garrison cap, overseas cap
a wedge-shaped wool or cotton cap; worn as part of a uniform
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Glengarry
a Scottish cap with straight sides and a crease along the top from front to back; worn by Highlanders as part of military dress
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kalansuwa
a cap that is wrapped around by a turban and worn by Muslim religious elders
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kepi, peaked cap, service cap, yachting cap
a cap with a flat circular top and a visor
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liberty cap
close-fitting conical cap worn as a symbol of liberty during the French Revolution and in the U.S. before 1800
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mobcap
large high frilly cap with a full crown; formerly worn indoors by women
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mortarboard
an academic cap with a flat square with a tassel on top
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nightcap
a cloth cap worn in bed
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pinner
a woman's cap with two long flaps pinned on
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sailor cap
a cap worn by sailors
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shower cap
a tight cap worn to keep hair dry while showering
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ski cap, stocking cap, toboggan cap
a close-fitting woolen cap; often has a tapering tail with a tassel
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skullcap
rounded brimless cap fitting the crown of the head
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beanie, beany
a small skullcap; formerly worn by schoolboys and college freshmen
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coif
a skullcap worn by nuns under a veil or by soldiers under a hood of mail or formerly by British sergeants-at-law
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yarmelke, yarmulka, yarmulke
a skullcap worn by religious Jews (especially at prayer)
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tam, tam-o'-shanter, tammy
a woolen cap of Scottish origin
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watch cap
a knitted dark blue wool cap worn by seamen in cold or stormy weather
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wishing cap
a magical cap that secures whatever one wishes for
a top (as for a bottle)
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bottlecap
a cap that seals a bottle
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nipple
a flexible cap on a baby's feeding bottle or pacifier
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radiator cap
cap on the opening in the top of a radiator through which a coolant liquid can be added
a mechanical or electrical explosive device or a small amount of explosive; can be used to initiate the reaction of a disrupting explosive
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- detonating device, detonator
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blasting cap
a small tube filled with detonating substances; used to detonate high explosives
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percussion cap
a detonator that explodes when struck
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explosive device
device that bursts with sudden violence from internal energy
something serving as a cover or protection
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distributor cap
the cap of the distributor that holds in place the wires from the distributor to the spark plugs
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collet, ferrule
a metal cap or band placed on a wooden pole to prevent splitting
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hubcap
cap that fits over the hub of a wheel
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lens cap, lens cover
cap used to keep lens free of dust when not in use
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thimble
a small metal cap to protect the finger while sewing; can be used as a small container
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protection, protective cover, protective covering
a covering that is intend to protect from damage or injury
a fruiting structure resembling an umbrella or a cone that forms the top of a stalked fleshy fungus such as a mushroom
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- pileus
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plant part, plant structure
any part of a plant or fungus
a protective covering that is part of a plant
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cover, covering, natural covering
a natural object that covers or envelops
an upper limit on what is allowed
"they established a cap for prices"
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glass ceiling
a ceiling based on attitudinal or organizational bias in the work force that prevents minorities and women from advancing to leadership positions
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control
the economic policy of controlling or limiting or curbing prices or wages etc.
(dentistry) dental appliance consisting of an artificial crown for a broken or decayed tooth
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- crown, crownwork, jacket, jacket crown
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dental appliance
a device to repair teeth or replace missing teeth
Verbs
lie at the top of
"Snow capped the mountains"
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- crest
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lie
be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position
restrict the number or amount of
"We had to cap the number of people we can accept into our club"
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circumscribe, confine, limit
restrict or confine, "I limit you to two visits to the pub a day"
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