cap (noun)
81Cap|ri|cor|ni — «KAP ruh KR ny», noun. genitive of Capricornus …
82Cap|ri|corn — «KAP ruh krn», noun. 1. the tropic of Capricorn. 2. a southern constellation shaped somewhat like a goat. 3. the tenth sign of the zodiac. The sun enters Capricorn about December 22. 4. a person born under the sign of Capricorn. ╂[< Latin… …
83cap|ri|fi|ca|tion — «KAP ruh fuh KAY shuhn», noun. a process designed to secure the pollination of the cultivated fig, which produces only female flowers. It consists in suspending branches of the wild fig (caprifig) in the cultivated trees to provide pollen, which… …
84cap|ri|fig — «KAP ruh fihg», noun. a wild fig of the Mediterranean region and southern United States, the male form of the common fig. Its fruit is usually not edible but its pollen, by means of caprification, makes the cultivated fig fruitful. ╂[< Latin… …
85cap|ri|ole — «KAP ree ohl», noun, verb, oled, ol|ing. –n. 1. a high leap made by a horse without moving forward. 2. a leap or caper, for example in dancing. –v.i. 1. (of a horse) to make a high leap without moving forward. 2. to leap; cap …
86cap|ro|lac|tam — «KAP roh LAK tuhm», noun. a white crystalline compound used in making synthetic materials, especially one form of nylon. Formula: C6H11NO ╂[< capro(ic) acid + lactam] …
87cap|sa|i|cin — «kap SAY uh sihn», noun. a colorless, crystalline substance, the bitter principle of the cayenne pepper, used as an irritant. Formula: C18H27NO3 ╂[< capsicum + in] …
88Cap|si|an — «KAP see uhn», noun, adjective. –n. a late Paleolithic culture following the Mousterian, typified by flint implements found at Gafsa in western Tunisia: »Microliths are especially characteristic of the Capsian (Beals and Hoijer). –adj. of or… …
89cap|si|cum — «KAP suh kuhm», noun. 1. any plant of various kinds of herbs and shrubs of the nightshade family, with red or green pods containing seeds that usually have a hot, peppery taste. Green peppers, chilies, and pimentos are pods of different kinds of… …
90cap|siz|al — «kap SY zuhl», noun. an upset …
