a tight-fitting headdress
a top (as for a bottle)
a mechanical or electrical explosive device or a small amount of explosive; can be used to initiate the reaction of a disrupting explosive
[ Syn: detonator , detonating device ]
something serving as a cover or protection
a fruiting structure resembling an umbrella or a cone that forms the top of a stalked fleshy fungus such as a mushroom
[ Syn: pileus ]
a protective covering that is part of a plant
[ Syn: hood ]
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
(dentistry) dental appliance consisting of an artificial crown for a broken or decayed tooth; tomorrow my dentist will fit me for a crown
[ Syn: crown , crownwork , jacket , jacket crown ]
the upper part of a column that supports the entablature
cap (n.)
lie at the top of; Snow capped the mountains
[ Syn: crest ]
restrict the number or amount of; We had to cap the number of people we can accept into our club'