cap (noun)
11cap´tur|a|ble — cap|ture «KAP chuhr», verb, tured, tur|ing, noun. –v.t. 1. to make a prisoner of; take by force, skill, or trickery; seize: »We captured butterflies with a net. SYNONYM(S): apprehend. See syn. under catch. (Cf. ↑catch) 2. to attract and hold;… …
12cap|ture — «KAP chuhr», verb, tured, tur|ing, noun. –v.t. 1. to make a prisoner of; take by force, skill, or trickery; seize: »We captured butterflies with a net. SYNONYM(S): apprehend. See syn. under catch. (Cf. ↑catch) 2. to attract and hold; catch and… …
13cap sleeve — noun : a sleeve cut in one piece with the bodice and usually covering only the cap of the shoulder * * * a short sleeve designed to cover the shoulder and the top of the arm, with little or no extension under the arm. [1925 30] * * * cap sleeve… …
14cap — I noun ceiling, greatest amount, lid, limit, maximum amount II verb complete, conclude, end, finish, finish off, get done, get through with, perfect, terminate III index culminate, culmination, finish …
15cap and bells — noun (plural caps and bells) 1. : a cap with bells attached worn by a court fool or professional jester 2. : a fool s bauble : marotte * * * a fool s cap hung with bells. [1880 85] * * * cap and bells The insignia of a professional jester • • • …
16cap|o|ral — cap|o|ral1 «KAP uh RAL», noun. a variety of tobacco. ╂[< French tabac du caporal corporal s tobacco (as superior to tabac du soldat common soldier s tobacco)] cap|o|ral2 «KAP uh RAL», noun. Southewestern U.S. the overseer or foreman of a ranch …
17cap|sid — cap|sid1 «KAP sihd», noun. any one of a family of hemipterous insects that live on the juices of plants and trees, especially a variety that attacks cocoa plants. ╂[< New Latin Capsidae, the family name, probably from Greek kápsis a gulping… …
18Cap|tiv|i|ty — «kap TIHV uh tee», noun, plural ties. 1. the condition of being in prison: »Captivity weakened his will to fight. SYNONYM(S): imprisonment. 2. the condition of being held against one s will: »Some animals cannot bear captivity, and die after a… …
19cap|tiv|i|ty — «kap TIHV uh tee», noun, plural ties. 1. the condition of being in prison: »Captivity weakened his will to fight. SYNONYM(S): imprisonment. 2. the condition of being held against one s will: »Some animals cannot bear captivity, and die after a… …
20cap|u|chin — «KAP yu chihn, shihn», noun. a Franciscan friar belonging to an order that wears a long, pointed hood or cowl; Friar Minor Capuchin. ╂[< Middle French capuchin < Italian cappuccina monk wearing a cowl < cappuccio cowl, hood; see etym.… …
