Cap: Definition and part of speech

Cap

  1. n. A large size of writing paper; as, flat cap; foolscap; legal cap.
  2. n. A covering for the head
  3. n. One usually with a visor but without a brim, for men and boys
  4. n. One of lace, muslin, etc., for women, or infants
  5. n. One used as the mark or ensign of some rank, office, or dignity, as that of a cardinal.
  6. n. The top, or uppermost part; the chief.
  7. n. A respectful uncovering of the head.
  8. n. The whole top of the head of a bird from the base of the bill to the nape of the neck.
  9. n. Anything resembling a cap in form, position, or use
  10. n. The uppermost of any assemblage of parts; as, the cap of column, door, etc.; a capital, coping, cornice, lintel, or plate.
  11. 1n. 1 A large size of writing paper; as, flat cap; foolscap; legal cap.
  12. 1n. 1 A covering for the head

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

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