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   cap

   /ˈkap/

   noun

   • 1. a kind of soft, flat hat, typically with a visor: "a man wearing a raincoat and a flat cap"
   • ▪ a kind of soft, close-fitting head covering worn for a particular purpose or as a mark of a particular profession or status: "a nurse's cap"
   • ▪ an academic mortarboard: "graduates in cap and gown" Similar mortar boardacademic capdated:trenchertrencher capsquare
   • ▪ the top of a bird's head when distinctively colored.
   • 2. a protective lid or cover for an object such as a bottle, the point of a pen, or a camera lens: "a glass bottle with a screw cap" Similar lidtopstoppercorkbungspileferrulecovercoveringstopple
   • ▪ an artificial protective covering for a tooth.
   • 3. an upper limit imposed on spending or other activities: "the law would not put a cap on retail prices" Similar limitupper limitceilingcurbcheck
   • 4. the broad upper part of the fruiting body of most mushrooms and toadstools, at the top of a stem and bearing gills or pores.
   • 5. short for percussion cap

   verb

   • 1. put a lid or cover on: "he capped his pen"
   • ▪ form a covering layer or top part of: "snow-capped mountains" Similar topcrowncovercoatblanketmantle
   • ▪ put an artificial protective covering on (a tooth): "his smile revealed perfectly capped teeth"
   • 2. provide a fitting climax or conclusion to: "he capped a memorable season by becoming champion" Similar round offcrownbe a fitting climax toput the finishing touch/touches toperfectcomplete
   • ▪ follow or reply to (a story, remark, or joke) by producing a better or more apposite one: "they capped each other's stories" Similar beatbettersurpassoutdooutshinetrumptopupstageimprove ongo one better thaninformal:best
   • 3. place a limit or restriction on (prices, expenditure, or other activity): "council budgets will be capped" Similar set a limit onput a ceiling onlimitrestrictkeep within boundscurbcontrolpeg

   Word Origin Old Englishcæppe ‘hood’, from late Latin cappa, perhaps from Latin caput ‘head’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. capful noun

   Scrabble Points: 7

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   to complete. follow up with something as good or better; surpass; outdo: to cap one joke with another. to serve as a cap, covering, or top to; overlie. to put a maximum limit on (prices, wages, spending, etc.).

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   A cap is a hat that fits snugly on your head. You might wear a bathing cap when you swim, to keep your hair dry. Many caps don't have brims, while hats often do. You can even describe someone's hair using the word cap: "She has a glossy cap of dark hair." Another kind of cap is a lid: "Put the cap back on the ginger

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   1. (Clothing & Fashion) a covering for the head, esp a small close-fitting one made of cloth or knitted. 2. such a covering serving to identify the wearer's rank, occupation, etc: a nurse's cap. 3. something that protects or covers, esp a small lid or cover: lens cap. 4. an uppermost surface or part: the cap of a wave.

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