cap
A close-fitting hat, either brimless or peaked.
Noun 4 meanings
A close-fitting hat, either brimless or peaked.
“The children were all wearing caps to protect them from the sun.”
A special hat to indicate rank, occupation, etc.
An academic mortarboard.
A protective cover or seal.
“He took the cap off the bottle and splashed himself with some cologne.”
Verb 4 meanings
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.
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.
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CAP at a glance
CAP has 3 letters and scores 7 points in Scrabble (C 3 + A 1 + P 3) and 9 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #2,866 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with cap
All rhymes- HANDICAP16
- RECAP9
- KNEECAP15
- MADCAP13
- NIGHTCAP16
- SKULLCAP16
- HUBCAP15
- REDCAP11
- MIDCAP13
- ICECAP12
- BLACKCAP20
- MICROCAP16
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