cap
Visor-brimmed headwear
A cap is a close-fitting hat without an encircling brim.
This meaning informs many others.
The top or protective covers of a number of things are called caps (mushroom cap, mountain cap).
An upper limit placed on something is also a cap: He’s hit the salary cap for his pay grade.
Two longer words are often shortened to cap: capital, when it refers to a capital letter (type in all caps), and capsule when it refers to a dose of medicine in pill form.
To cap something is to put a cap or an upper limit on it, or to print it with a capital letter.
Garment for the head
snapback · fitted · newsboy · yarmulke · kufi · toque · tam-o'-shanter · kepi
Removable container cover
- screw-topThreaded bottle closure
- twist-offOpens by rotating
- stopperClosure for an opening
- sealAuthentication stamp or mark
cork · snap-on · tamper-proof
Room's upper surface
- maximumGreatest permitted quantity
- thresholdPoint of beginning
- quotaFixed assigned amount
- restrictionLimit on action
upper bound · constraint · cutoff · boundary · endpoint · saturation · debt ceiling
Informal word for winner
- chiefTop-ranking leader
- sportCompetitive physical activity
- skipperVessel's commanding officer
- palClose trusted companion
mate · buddy · tiger · slugger · kiddo · sonny · lad · young man
Sovereign's ornamental headpiece
- veneerDecorative outer layer
- root canalInfected pulp removal
- fillingMaterial placed within
- molarRear crushing tooth
incisor · dentist · restoration · enamel · prosthetic
Preparatory coat or guide
- detonatorExplosive initiation device
- cartridgeSealed container for supplies
- ignitionStarting combustion process
- propellantSubstance creating thrust
fuse · firing pin · muzzleloader · black powder · flintlock · musket
Square graduation headwear
- tasselOrnamental hanging cluster
- gownLong formal garment
- commencementAct of starting
- diplomaAcademic completion document
ceremony · academic regalia · convocation · valedictorian · honors · bachelor · master · doctorate
Deliberate untruths
- exaggerationOverstating beyond reality
- for realGenuinely, without pretense
- truthAccordance with reality
- frontingBeing at the forefront
hat
Garment for the head
fedora · snapback · fitted · newsboy · yarmulke · kufi · toque · tam-o'-shanter · kepi
lid
Removable container cover
seal · cork · snap-on · tamper-proof
ceiling
Room's upper surface
restriction · upper bound · constraint · cutoff · boundary · endpoint · saturation · debt ceiling
champ
Informal word for winner
pal · mate · buddy · tiger · slugger · kiddo · sonny · lad · young man
crown
Sovereign's ornamental headpiece
- veneerDecorative outer layer
- root canalInfected pulp removal
- fillingMaterial placed within
molar · incisor · dentist · restoration · enamel · prosthetic
primer
Preparatory coat or guide
- detonatorExplosive initiation device
- cartridgeSealed container for supplies
- ignitionStarting combustion process
propellant · fuse · firing pin · muzzleloader · black powder · flintlock · musket
mortarboard
Square graduation headwear
- tasselOrnamental hanging cluster
- gownLong formal garment
- commencementAct of starting
diploma · ceremony · academic regalia · convocation · valedictorian · honors · bachelor · master · doctorate · tossing
lies
Deliberate untruths
- exaggerationOverstating beyond reality
- for realGenuinely, without pretense
- truthAccordance with reality
caphelmet
Protective head covering
bareheaded · balaclava · hatless · hood · hard hat
- baseball capSoft hat, stiff brim
- time capsuleSealed trove for descendants
- bottle capCrimped metal beverage closure
- caps offCompletes as finale
- capital lettersLarger alphabet forms
- data capMaximum permitted internet consumption
capital, cape, captain, capable, capsule, recap, capability, incapable, capped