cape
A piece or point of land, extending beyond the adjacent coast into a sea or lake; a promontory; a headland.
Noun 2 meanings
A piece or point of land, extending beyond the adjacent coast into a sea or lake; a promontory; a headland.
A sleeveless garment or part of a garment, hanging from the neck over the back, arms, and shoulders.
Verb 4 meanings
To incite or attract (a bull) to charge a certain direction, by waving a cape.
To head or point; to keep a course.
“The ship capes southwest by south.”
To skin an animal, particularly a deer.
To cover (as) with or like a cape.
Etymology
From Middle English cape, gappe, cap, from Old French cap (“cape, headland”), from Latin caput (“head”). Compare Old Norse kobbi (“islet, small cape”). Doublet of capo, caput, chef, and chief, and distantly with head and Howth.
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CAPE at a glance
CAPE has 4 letters and scores 8 points in Scrabble (C 3 + A 1 + P 3 + E 1) and 10 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #4,207 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with cape
All rhymes- SHAPE10
- ESCAPE10
- TAPE6
- LANDSCAPE14
- GRAPE8
- SCRAPE10
- MIXTAPE18
- VAPE9
- VIDEOTAPE15
- RESHAPE12
- DRAPE8
- SCAPE9
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