noun
a tight-fitting headdress
noun
a top (as for a bottle)
noun
a mechanical or electrical explosive device or a small amount of explosive
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Examples
- can be used to initiate the reaction of a disrupting explosive
noun
something serving as a cover or protection
noun
a fruiting structure resembling an umbrella or a cone that forms the top of a stalked fleshy fungus such as a mushroom
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noun
a protective covering that is part of a plant
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noun
an upper limit on what is allowed
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Examples
- 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
noun
(dentistry) dental appliance consisting of an artificial crown for a broken or decayed tooth
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Examples
- tomorrow my dentist will fit me for a crown
noun
the upper part of a column that supports the entablature
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verb
lie at the top of
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Examples
- Snow capped the mountains
verb
restrict the number or amount of
Examples
- We had to cap the number of people we can accept into our club