Synonyms for cap
kæpcap

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1. capnoun

   a tight-fitting headdress

   Synonyms:
   detonating device, crownwork, chapiter, roof, ceiling, crown, detonator, capital, pileus, hood, jacket, jacket crown

2. capnoun

   a top (as for a bottle)

   Synonyms:
   detonating device, crownwork, chapiter, roof, ceiling, crown, detonator, capital, pileus, hood, jacket, jacket crown

3. detonator, detonating device, capnoun

   a mechanical or electrical explosive device or a small amount of explosive; can be used to initiate the reaction of a disrupting explosive

   Synonyms:
   detonating device, crownwork, chapiter, roof, ceiling, crown, detonator, capital, pileus, hood, jacket, jacket crown

4. capnoun

   something serving as a cover or protection

   Synonyms:
   detonating device, crownwork, chapiter, roof, ceiling, crown, detonator, capital, pileus, hood, jacket, jacket crown

5. cap, pileusnoun

   a fruiting structure resembling an umbrella or a cone that forms the top of a stalked fleshy fungus such as a mushroom

   Synonyms:
   detonating device, crownwork, chapiter, roof, ceiling, crown, detonator, capital, pileus, hood, jacket, jacket crown

6. hood, capnoun

   a protective covering that is part of a plant

   Synonyms:
   crown, lens hood, hoodlum, cowl, toughie, capital, jacket, detonator, hood, cowling, roof, tough, goon, ceiling, chapiter, jacket crown, strong-armer, detonating device, pileus, bonnet, exhaust hood, punk, thug, crownwork

7. ceiling, roof, capnoun

   an upper limit on what is allowed

   "he put a ceiling on the number of women who worked for him"; "there was a roof on salaries"; "they established a cap for prices"

   Synonyms:
   detonating device, crownwork, chapiter, roof, ceiling, crown, detonator, capital, pileus, hood, jacket, jacket crown

8. crown, crownwork, jacket, jacket crown, capnoun

   (dentistry) dental appliance consisting of an artificial crown for a broken or decayed tooth

   "tomorrow my dentist will fit me for a crown"

   Synonyms:
   crown, detonator, crest, pennant, capital, tip, roof, poll, pate, jacket, crownwork, ceiling, chapiter, top, diadem, jacket crown, treetop, detonating device, hood, pileus, peak, summit

9. capital, chapiter, capverb

   the upper part of a column that supports the entablature

   Synonyms:
   crown, majuscule, jacket, detonator, uppercase, hood, capital, roof, upper-case letter, ceiling, chapiter, capital letter, jacket crown, detonating device, pileus, working capital, crownwork

10. cap, crestverb

    lie at the top of

    "Snow capped the mountains"

    Synonyms:
    crest

11. capverb

    restrict the number or amount of

    "We had to cap the number of people we can accept into our club"

    Synonyms:
    crest

Matched Categories

1. • Covering
   • Dental Appliance
   • Dentistry
   • Explosive Device
   • Headdress
   • Lie
   • Limit
   • Plant
   • Plant Part
   • Protective Covering
   • Top

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1. capverb

   Synonyms:
   crown, complete, finish

2. capverb

   Synonyms:
   exceed, surpass, transcend, overtop

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. capnoun

   Synonyms:
   biggin, biggon, biggonnet, busby, coif, berretta, biretta, barret, caul, callot, head-gear, turban, fez, calotte, toque, mortarboard, mitre, tarboosh, tam-o-shanter, zuchetto, wimple, shako, morion, mozetta, casque, helmet, mutch, montero, domino, beaver, glengarry, calpac, thrum cap, beret, keffieh, mortier, mobcap

   Associated words:
   visor

2. capverb

   Synonyms:
   crown, complete, consummate, surpass, exceed

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "cap":

   chap, acan, plug, ceiling, pac, ahrc, spp, apc, cape, lid, acans, kap, pag, cover, hat, gap, stopper, cfp, limit, capping, bonnet, alm, skp, gsp, ceilings, caps, clp, nerve, apg, aac

Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MDRate these synonyms:5.0 / 2 votes

1. CAP

   Synonyms:
   Catabolite activator protein, see there
   

2. CAP

   Synonyms:
   Copper-associated protein
   

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1. Mickey Rooney:

   There was, in fact, a standard studio recipe. Take one young actress, pluck her eyebrows, cap her teeth, shape her hairline, pad as required and throw her into the ring with Andy Hardy. Then wait and see. If the public responded, the starlet became a star.

2. Roland Goethe:

   At some companies the lemon is already fully squeezed, it's been said that firms had three years to prepare for the cap's abolishment. But how can you prepare with a squeezed lemon?

3. President Bill Clinton:

   I can understand why you'd think that was unfair, we do have to look at the cap, and we have to figure out whether we raise it or whether we raise it a little and then jump over and raise it more higher up.

4. Qi Yifeng:

   Investors are very clever, as soon as they got the signal that regulators don't want main indexes to rise too quickly, they dump index-heavyweights but continue to play small-cap stocks.

5. Josh Hader:

   They definitely got to me today, tip the cap. It definitely sucks, but it happens.'' Josh Hader of the Brewers takes the field against the Philadelphia Phillies on June 7, 2022, in Milwaukee. ( Stacy Revere/Getty Images) Brewers manager Craig Counsell told reporters that he wished his squad could have given Josh Hader of the Brewers more than just a one-run cushion heading into the ninth inning. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM.