NOUN | artifact | cap | a tight-fitting headdress |
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artifact | cap | a top (as for a bottle) | |
artifact | cap, detonator, detonating device | a mechanical or electrical explosive device or a small amount of explosive | |
artifact | cap | something serving as a cover or protection | |
plant | cap, pileus | a fruiting structure resembling an umbrella or a cone that forms the top of a stalked fleshy fungus such as a mushroom / mushroom | |
object | cap, hood | a protective covering that is part of a plant | |
communication | cap, ceiling, roof | an upper limit on what is allowed | |
artifact | cap, crown, crownwork, jacket, jacket crown | (dentistry) dental appliance consisting of an artificial crown for a broken or decayed tooth | |
artifact | cap, capital, chapiter | the upper part of a column that supports the entablature | |
VERB | stative | cap, crest | lie at the top of |
change | cap | restrict the number or amount of |
Sounds | kae'p | |
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Rhymes | backslap ... zap: 45 rhymes with aep... |
Meaning | A top (as for a bottle). | |
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Narrower | bottlecap | A cap that seals a bottle |
nipple | A flexible cap on a baby's feeding bottle or pacifier | |
radiator cap | cap on the opening in the top of a radiator through which a coolant liquid / liquid can be added | |
Broader | top, cover | covering for a hole (especially a hole in the top of a container) |
Spanish | chapa | |
Catalan | tap |
Meaning | 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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Synonyms | detonator, detonating device | |
Narrower | blasting cap | A small tube filled with detonating substances |
percussion cap | A detonator that explodes when struck | |
Broader | explosive device | device that bursts with sudden violence from internal energy |
Spanish | detonador, detonante | |
Catalan | detonador |
Meaning | Something serving as a cover or protection. | |
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Narrower | distributor cap | The cap of the distributor that holds in place the wires from the distributor to the spark plugs |
ferrule, collet | A metal cap or band placed on a wooden pole to prevent splitting | |
hubcap | cap that fits over the hub of a wheel | |
lens cap, lens cover | cap used to keep lens free of dust when not in use | |
thimble | A small metal cap to protect the finger while sewing / sewing | |
Broader | protective covering, protective cover, protection | A covering that is intend to protect from damage or injury |
Meaning | A fruiting structure resembling an umbrella or a cone that forms the top of a stalked fleshy fungus such as a mushroom / mushroom. | |
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Synonym | pileus | |
Part of | fungus | An organism of the kingdom Fungi lacking chlorophyll and feeding on organic matter |
Broader | plant part, plant structure | Any part of a plant or fungus |
Spanish | carpóforo, píleo, sombrerete, sombrerillo, sombrerito, sombrero | |
Catalan | barret, píleus, sombrerillo |
Meaning | A protective covering that is part of a plant. | |
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Synonym | hood | |
Part of | plant, flora, plant life | (botany) a living organism lacking the power of locomotion |
Broader | covering, natural covering, cover | A natural object that covers or envelops |
Meaning | An upper limit on what is allowed. | |
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Example | "they established a cap for prices" | |
Synonyms | ceiling, roof | |
Narrower | glass ceiling | A ceiling based on attitudinal or organizational bias in the work force that prevents minorities and women from advancing to leadership positions |
Broader | control | The economic policy of controlling or limiting or curbing prices or wages etc. |
Spanish | techo, tope | |
Verbs | cap | restrict the number or amount of |
Meaning | (dentistry) dental appliance consisting of an artificial crown for a broken or decayed tooth. | |
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Synonyms | crown, crownwork, jacket, jacket crown | |
Category | dentistry, dental medicine, odontology | The branch of medicine dealing with the anatomy and development and diseases of the teeth |
Broader | dental appliance | A device to repair teeth or replace missing teeth |
Meaning | The upper part of a column that supports the entablature. | |
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Synonyms | capital, chapiter | |
Part of | column, pillar | (architecture) a tall vertical cylindrical structure standing upright and used to support a structure |
Broader | top | The upper part of anything |
Spanish | capital, capitel | |
Catalan | capital, capitell |
Meaning | lie at the top of. | |
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Pattern | Something ----s something | |
Example | "Snow capped the mountains" | |
Synonym | crest | |
Broader | lie | Be located or situated somewhere |
Spanish | cubrir | |
Catalan | cobrir |
Meaning | restrict the number or amount of. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
Example | "We had to cap the number of people we can accept into our club" | |
Broader | limit, circumscribe, confine to | restrict or confine, "I limit you to two visits to the pub a day" |
Catalan | restringir | |
Nouns | cap | an upper limit on what is allowed |
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