cap

Meanings

Plural: caps

Noun

a tight-fitting headdress
a top (as for a bottle)
a mechanical or electrical explosive device or a small amount of explosive; can be used to initiate the reaction of a disrupting explosive
something serving as a cover or protection
a fruiting structure resembling an umbrella or a cone that forms the top of a stalked fleshy fungus such as a mushroom
a protective covering that is part of a plant
an upper limit on what is allowed
- "they established a cap for prices"
(dentistry) dental appliance consisting of an artificial crown for a broken or decayed tooth
the upper part of a column that supports the entablature
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.
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.
A bullet used to shoot someone.
A lie or exaggeration.
A place on a national team; an international appearance.
The top, or uppermost part; the chief.
A respectful uncovering of the head.
The whole top of the head of a bird from the base of the bill to the nape of the neck.
The uppermost of any assemblage of parts.
Something covering the top or end of a thing for protection or ornament.
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.
A portion of a spherical or other convex surface.
A large size of writing paper.
Popcorn.
Capitalization.
A capital letter.
A capacitor.
A recording or screenshot.(shortening of "capture").
A capsule of a drug.
A capitalist.
A capillary.
A caption.
A wooden drinking-bowl with two handles.

Verb

lie at the top of
- "Snow capped the mountains"
restrict the number or amount of
- "We had to cap the number of people we can accept into our club"
To cover or seal with a cap.
To award a cap as a mark of distinction.
To lie over or on top of something.
To surpass or outdo.
To set (or reach) an upper limit on something.
To conclude; to make something even more wonderful at the end.
To select a player to play for a specified side.
To shoot (someone) with a firearm.
To lie; to tell a lie.
To select to play for the national team.
To salute by uncovering the head respectfully.
To deprive of a cap.
To convert text to uppercase.
To take a screenshot or to record a copy of a video.
To capture an objective, such as a flag or checkpoint.
To capitulate (cause to capitulate) an opponent.

Origin / Etymology

Inherited from Middle English cappe, from Old English cæppe, from Proto-West Germanic *kappā (“covering, hood, mantle”), from Late Latin cappa, itself from Latin caput. Doublet of cape, chape, and cope.

Synonyms

capital, ceiling, chapiter, crest, crown, crownwork, detonating device, detonator, hood, jacket, jacket crown, pileus, pop a cap in someone's ass, roof

Antonyms

floor

Scrabble Score: 7

cap is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
cap is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
cap is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 9

cap is a valid Words With Friends word