Noun
cap -
a tight-fitting headdress
headdress ,
headgear clothing for the head
balaclava ,
balaclava helmet a cap that is close-fitting and woolen and covers all of the head but the face
balmoral ,
bluebonnet a brimless dark blue Scottish cap with a flat top and a plume on one side
baseball cap ,
golf cap ,
jockey cap a cap with a bill
bathing cap ,
swimming cap a tight-fitting cap that keeps hair dry while swimming
beret a cap with no brim or bill; made of soft cloth
biggin a child's tight-fitting cap; often ties under the chin
berretta ,
biretta ,
birretta a stiff cap with ridges across the crown; worn by Roman Catholic clergy
calpac ,
calpack ,
kalpac a high-crowned black cap (usually made of felt or sheepskin) worn by men in Turkey and Iran and the Caucasus
cloth cap ,
flat cap a flat woolen cap with a stiff peak
coxcomb ,
cockscomb a conceited dandy who is overly impressed by his own accomplishments
coonskin ,
coonskin cap a raccoon cap with the tail hanging down the back
earflap ,
earlap one of two flaps attached to a cap to keep the ears warm
tarboosh ,
fez a felt cap (usually red) for a man; shaped like a flat-topped cone with a tassel that hangs from the crown
garrison cap ,
overseas cap a wedge-shaped wool or cotton cap; worn as part of a uniform
glengarry a Scottish cap with straight sides and a crease along the top from front to back; worn by Highlanders as part of military dress
kalansuwa a cap that is wrapped around by a turban and worn by Muslim religious elders
kepi ,
peaked cap ,
service cap ,
yachting cap a cap with a flat circular top and a visor
liberty cap close-fitting conical cap worn as a symbol of liberty during the French Revolution and in the U.S. before 1800
mobcap large high frilly cap with a full crown; formerly worn indoors by women
mortarboard an academic cap with a flat square with a tassel on top
nightcap the final game of a double header
pinner a woman's cap with two long flaps pinned on
sailor cap a cap worn by sailors
shower cap a tight cap worn to keep hair dry while showering
ski cap ,
stocking cap ,
toboggan cap a close-fitting woolen cap; often has a tapering tail with a tassel
skullcap rounded brimless cap fitting the crown of the head
tam ,
tam-o'-shanter ,
tammy a woolen cap of Scottish origin
watch cap a knitted dark blue wool cap worn by seamen in cold or stormy weather
cap -
something serving as a cover or protection
protective cover ,
protective covering ,
protection the tough natural covering of some organisms
distributor cap the cap of the distributor that holds in place the wires from the distributor to the spark plugs
ferrule ,
collet a metal cap or band placed on a wooden pole to prevent splitting
hubcap cap that fits over the hub of a wheel
lens cap ,
lens cover cap used to keep lens free of dust when not in use
cap -
a top (as for a bottle)
cover ,
top fire that makes it difficult for the enemy to fire on your own individuals or formations; "artillery provided covering fire for the withdrawal"
bottlecap a cap that seals a bottle
nipple a flexible cap on a baby's feeding bottle or pacifier
cap -
a fruiting structure resembling an umbrella or a cone that forms the top of a stalked fleshy fungus such as a mushroom
pileus
plant part ,
plant structure any part of a plant or fungus
Verb
cap -
lie at the top of; "Snow capped the mountains"
crest
lie tell an untruth; pretend with intent to deceive; "Don't lie to your parents" ; "She lied when she told me she was only 29"
cap -
restrict the number or amount of; "We had to cap the number of people we can accept into our club"
circumscribe ,
limit ,
confine draw a line around; "He drew a circle around the points"
