cap
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- noun
- /kæp/
- Here, Vassily Put your cap back on, you look more heroic.
- wear a cap
- a baseball cap
- shirts and caps
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- And they said just a swimsuit cap and goggles.
- And let's say you decide that you want everyone to have their cap on forwards.
- Both were associated with a dehumanizing attire of dog skin caps and rough animal skins.
- So I'll put on our miners cap here and then drill down on this.
- So the first thing I'll say, I'm wearing my cap, cap of cap.
- Oh my God, Megan, are you wearing a reels red cap for rails?
Examples
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And last but not least is the baseball cap and the baseball style cap.
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Wear a long sleeve shirt and a red baseball cap.
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But can you tell us why are you wearing your cap so low?
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Do you usually wear your cap in the mess?
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Blue jacket and a red cap.
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Lucy, go back and look for his cap.
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Daddy's face was bright red beneath his cap, and his shirt was dark with sweat.
Academic text (1997) -
He's wearing his Oakland Raiders cap backwards, and his head is shaved East L.A. style.
Academic text (2012) -
A tall, gaunt man in a knit cap is obsessively pounding nails into a new coop.
Fiction book (1991) -
During the sunny day, he decided to wear his favorite cap to shield his eyes from the sun.
Synonyms
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A shaped covering for the head with a brim worn for warmth, protection, or style
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A soft hat with a rounded top and a stiff front bill to shield the eyes
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4.1
A hat for women or children tied under the chin that covers the ears and back of the head
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A small round cap that fits the top of the head and has no brim, often worn for religious reasons
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Items you wear on your head, like hats or helmets
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1.3
A close-fitting wool hat that keeps the head and ears warm
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Cloth or hat that people wear on the head, sometimes over the face
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A hat with a flat front and a plastic strap you snap at the back
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A close-fitting knitted hat that keeps your head warm
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A flat hat made of cloth with a small stiff front
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A close-fitting cap that covers the top, back, and sides of the head, worn under a veil or helmet
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4.2
A hat with a flat round top and a stiff front that sticks out, worn by police or army
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3.4
A rounded hat with a small stiff brim at the front, often made of wool or tweed
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A flat round cap with a small or no brim worn by people who work on ships
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A large frilly cap that women wore indoors in the 1700s and early 1800s
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A hat with a wide edge that shades the face
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A tight cap with a small front brim worn by horse riders
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4.8
A flat round hat with a visor that people wear with a military or official uniform
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A cap with a flat round top and a short visor worn on boats
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9.9
A close-fitting cap worn under a veil or helmet in the past
A small tight hat worn by priests or artists in the past
Idioms
To make a big decision you cannot change that may be risky
Compounds
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A thick layer of ice and snow that always covers large land areas like the poles or mountain tops
- US
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3.6
A tight knitted wool cap that covers the head and ears, often with a point or tassel
- Specialized
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6.9
A protective cover in a car engine that holds the wires to the spark plugs
- Specialized
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7.0
A company or stock with a small market value, often under one billion dollars
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4.4
A cover for the radiator opening that holds the cooling liquid and keeps pressure
- Specialized
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6.8
A small cup-shaped device that fits over the cervix to prevent pregnancy
- UK
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4.2
A hat with a flat round top and a stiff front that sticks out, worn by police or army
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9.9
A very poisonous white mushroom that can kill people and is often mistaken for edible mushrooms
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4.8
A flat round hat with a visor that people wear with a military or official uniform
- Archaic
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9.9
A cone-shaped paper hat teachers put on students' heads to shame them long ago
- Specialized
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6.6
A screw with a finished head that you screw into a threaded hole to hold machine parts together
- US
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5.7
A close-fitting knitted hat with a hanging tail or pom-pom that you wear in cold weather
- Specialized
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9.9
A small plant that lives for more than one year with a seed pod shaped like a bishop's hat
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9.0
A North American wildflower with orange-red spotted petals that point downward
A small forest plant with a low leaf cluster and tiny green flowers on thin stems
- Specialized
A small group of cells at the tip of a plant root that protects it as it grows through soil
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Etymology
Cap comes from the old word cappa, meaning 'hood' or 'cloak', the same root you see in cape. So a cap is like a small hood that covers the head, often close-fitting or with a brim.