cap
kap
- n a tight-fitting headdress
- n a top (as for a bottle)
- n a mechanical or electrical explosive device or a small amount of explosive; can be used to initiate the reaction of a disrupting explosive
- n something serving as a cover or protection
- n a fruiting structure resembling an umbrella or a cone that forms the top of a stalked fleshy fungus such as a mushroom
- n a protective covering that is part of a plant
- n an upper limit on what is allowed
they established a cap for prices - n (dentistry) dental appliance consisting of an artificial crown for a broken or decayed tooth
- n the upper part of a column that supports the entablature
- v lie at the top of
Snow capped the mountains - v restrict the number or amount of
We had to cap the number of people we can accept into our club
- On day two of a Greenland expedition, a PTI reporter finds doing ice-core science on the ice cap is grueling, exacting work, but life at the campsite is just the opposite.
- With cap-and-trade programs, governments limit the level of carbon that can be emitted by an industry.
- Screwcapped wines are quickly gaining popularity, and it's got cork producers coming up with new ways to stay on top.