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. Todd Rosenbluth:

   If investors had been concerned about possible Brexit, they would have shifted away from developed international equity products last week. The data confirms that some investors were caught off guard, however, domestic equity outflows continued. But in the prior week, large- and mid-caps had the greatest redemptions. This time it was multi-cap and the 'other' style. 'Other' is a catch-all group of lots of investment styles.

2. Norihiro Fujito:

   In the very short term, it looks as if the impact of heightened geopolitical worries was limited to oil markets. But that is not the end of the story, u.S. sanctions could affect various industries. And tensions between Iran and Israel look set to intensify. Those will begin to cap share prices.

3. Charlie Scharf:

   The balance sheet cap exists because leadership failed to both oversee and build the appropriate infrastructure of the company, our financial underperformance is because leadership didn't make the difficult decisions necessary.

4. The CHSRA:

   What you're seeing was not a surprise, cap-and-trade is a very attractive funding source. But as a financing source, it's not there yet. This is a matter of both time and the marketplace getting used to these revenues.

5. Mike Rowe:

   True, I am often attired in a sweatshirt and ball cap, and yes, I do share a certain resemblance with the culprit, i've also been spotted in Medford on more than one occasion, (a lovely town by any standard.) However, I am not.