cap
English
/kæp/
noun
Definitions
- A close-fitting hat, either brimless or peaked.
- A special hat to indicate rank, occupation, etc.
- An academic mortarboard.
- A protective cover or seal.
- A crown for covering a tooth.
- The summit of a mountain, etc.
- An artificial upper limit or ceiling.
- The top part of a mushroom.
- (toy) A small amount of percussive explosive in a paper strip or plastic cup for use in a toy gun.
- A small explosive device used to detonate a larger charge of explosives.
- (slang) A bullet used to shoot someone.
- (soccer) An international appearance.
- (obsolete) The top, or uppermost part; the chief.
- (obsolete) A respectful uncovering of the head.
- (zoology) The whole top of the head of a bird from the base of the bill to the nape of the neck.
- (architecture) The uppermost of any assemblage of parts.
- Something covering the top or end of a thing for protection or ornament.
- (nautical) A collar of iron or wood used in joining spars, as the mast and the topmast, the bowsprit and the jib boom; also, a covering of tarred canvas at the end of a rope.
- (geometry) A portion of a spherical or other convex surface.
- A large size of writing paper.
- (AAVE) A lie or exaggeration.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English cappe inherited from Old English cæppe derived from Latin cappa (cape, cloak, coat, sleeveless coat).
Origin
Latin
cappa
Gloss
cape, cloak, coat, sleeveless coat
Concept
Semantic Field
The physical world
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
崎
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- -er English
- National Capital Region English
- ball English
- ballcap English
- ballcapped English
- black English
- blackcap English
- blue English
- bluecap English
- bottle English
- bottlecap English
- capcase English
- capful English
- capital English
- capitalism English
- capitalistic English
- capitalitis English
- capitalize English
- capitally English
- capitalness English
- capitonym English
- capless English
- caplessness English
- caplike English
- capline English
- capmaker English
- capology English
- caponomics English
- cappa English
- cappable English
- capper English
- cappie English
- capping English
- caprock English
- capsheaf English
- capsquare English
- capstone English
- capstring English
- case English
- chief English
- chiefdom English
- chiefery English
- chiefess English
- chiefhood English
- chiefless English
- chiefling English
- chiefly English
- chiefness English
- chiefry English
- chiefship English
- corner English
- cornercap English
- countercapital English
- cybercapital English
- ear English
- earcap English
- end English
- endcap English
- eye English
- eyecap English
- fuddle English
- fuddlecap English
- goose English
- goosecap English
- hair English
- haircap English
- hay English
- haycap English
- hub English
- hubcap English
- hubcapped English
- huff English
- huffcap English
- ink English
- inkcap English
- inter- English
- intercapped English
- key English
- keycap English
- knee English
- kneecap English
- kneecapper English
- lens English
- lens cap English
- line English
- mad English
- madcap English
- maker English
- megacap English
- microcap English
- midcap English
- milk English
- milk-cap English
- nanocap English
- night English
- nightcap English
- nightcapped English
- noncapital English
- offcap English
- pitchcapping English
- priest English
- priestcap English
- recap English
- recappable English
- recapper English
- red English
- redcap English
- rock English
- root English
- rootcap English
- screw English
- screwcap English
- scull English
- scullcap English
- sheaf English
- skull English
- skullcap English
- skullcapped English
- sky English
- skycap English
- snow English
- snowcap English
- square English
- stone English
- string English
- subcapital English
- subchief English
- sun English
- suncap English
- swim English
- swimcap English
- toe English
- toecap English
- uncap English
- uncappable English
- uncapper English
- wax English
- waxcap English
- web English
- webcap English
- white English
- whitecap English
- whitecapper English
- *cappellus Latin
- *excappāre Latin
- *excappō Latin
- *excappō, *excappāre Latin
- capellus Latin
- capitālis Latin
- cappa Latin
- cappella Latin
- cappellus Latin
- caput Latin
- ex- Latin
- cappa Italian
- cappello Italian
- cappuccino Italian
- cape French
- caper French
- chape French
- chef French
- kappe Norwegian Bokmål
- キャップ Japanese
- チーフ Japanese
- cæppe Old English
- cape Middle English
- capital Middle English
- cappe Middle English
- cappen Middle English
- capper Middle English
- capston Middle English
- chef Middle English
- caipiteal Irish
- caipín Irish
- capote Old French
- chape Old French
- ĉef- Esperanto
- κάπα Greek (modern)
- kapital Cebuano
- kappa Old High German
- cába Old Irish
- kappe Middle High German
- Kap Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- קאפעלע Yiddish
- capa Old Portuguese
- kappe Middle Low German
- chifu Swahili
- kappa Old Swedish
- 캡 Korean
- capiala Romansh
- chapella Romansh
- tgapeala Romansh
- tgapela Romansh
- capa Old Occitan
- kapa Lower Sorbian
- capa Old Spanish
- cif Hausa
- kepisi Shona
- sky
- hay
- toe
- sun
- wax
- web
- key
- ear
- end
- ink
- -er
- mad
- eye
- hub
- red
- lens
- hair
- blue
- milk
- swim
- line
- knee
- huff
- case
- rock
- ball
- snow
- root
- uncap
- sheaf
- goose
- black
- recap
- stone
- night
- screw
- maker
- scull
- white
- chief
- cappa
- skull
- midcap
- eyecap
- keycap
- square
- webcap
- capful
- priest
- endcap
- fuddle
- haycap
- earcap
- skycap
- waxcap
- string
- corner
- redcap
- offcap
- inkcap
- capper
- suncap
- hubcap
- madcap
- toecap
- inter-
- cappie
- bottle
- haircap
- caplike
- nanocap
- caprock
- capcase
- rootcap
- capline
- chiefry
- bluecap
- snowcap
- capless
- kneecap
- chiefly
- capital
- huffcap
- capping
- swimcap
- megacap
- ballcap
- blackcap
- chiefess
- milk-cap
- scullcap
- lens cap
- capology
- cappable
- capmaker
- capstone
- microcap
- whitecap
- goosecap
- capsheaf
- subchief
- chiefery
- nightcap
- chiefdom
- uncapper
- recapper
- skullcap
- screwcap
- chiefless
- hubcapped
- chiefness
- priestcap
- capstring
- capitonym
- chiefship
- chiefling
- bottlecap
- fuddlecap
- cornercap
- capitally
- chiefhood
- capsquare
- noncapital
- ballcapped
- caponomics
- subcapital
- uncappable
- kneecapper
- recappable
- capitalism
- capitalize
- caplessness
- capitalitis
- capitalness
- whitecapper
- skullcapped
- nightcapped
- intercapped
- cybercapital
- capitalistic
- pitchcapping
- countercapital
- National Capital Region