cap
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a tight-fitting headdress
Types & categories
- headdress hypernym
- balaclava hyponym
- Balmoral hyponym
- baseball cap hyponym
- bathing cap hyponym
- beret hyponym
- biggin hyponym
- biretta hyponym
- calpac hyponym
- cloth cap hyponym
- coxcomb hyponym
- coonskin cap hyponym
- tarboosh hyponym
- garrison cap hyponym
- Glengarry hyponym
- kalansuwa hyponym
- kepi hyponym
- liberty cap hyponym
- mobcap hyponym
- mortarboard hyponym
- nightcap hyponym
- pinner hyponym
- sailor cap hyponym
- shower cap hyponym
- ski cap hyponym
- skullcap hyponym
- tam hyponym
- watch cap hyponym
- wishing cap hyponym
Parts & wholes
- earflap part meronym
Sense 2 verb
lie at the top of
Snow capped the mountains
Types & categories
- lie hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 3 noun
a top (as for a bottle)
Types & categories
- cover hypernym
- bottlecap hyponym
- nipple hyponym
- radiator cap hyponym
Sense 4 verb
restrict the number or amount of
We had to cap the number of people we can accept into our club
Types & categories
- limit hypernym
Related & opposite
- ceiling derivation
Sense 5 noun
a mechanical or electrical explosive device or a small amount of explosive; can be used to initiate the reaction of a disrupting explosive
Types & categories
- explosive device hypernym
- blasting cap hyponym
- percussion cap hyponym
Related & opposite
- explode derivation
Sense 6 noun
something serving as a cover or protection
Types & categories
- protective covering hypernym
- distributor cap hyponym
- collet hyponym
- hubcap hyponym
- lens cap hyponym
- thimble hyponym
Sense 7 noun
a fruiting structure resembling an umbrella or a cone that forms the top of a stalked fleshy fungus such as a mushroom
Types & categories
- plant part hypernym
Parts & wholes
- fungus part holonym
Sense 8 noun
a protective covering that is part of a plant
Types & categories
- covering hypernym
Parts & wholes
- plant life part holonym
Sense 9 noun
an upper limit on what is allowed
he put a ceiling on the number of women who worked for him
Types & categories
- control hypernym
- glass ceiling hyponym
Related & opposite
- cap derivation
Sense 10 noun
(dentistry) dental appliance consisting of an artificial crown for a broken or decayed tooth
tomorrow my dentist will fit me for a crown
Types & categories
- dental appliance hypernym
Related & opposite
- dentistry domain topic
Sense 11 noun
the upper part of a column that supports the entablature
Types & categories
- top hypernym
Parts & wholes
- pillar part holonym
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | earflap |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | headdress |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | balaclava |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | Balmoral |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | baseball cap |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | bathing cap |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | beret |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | biggin |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | biretta |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | calpac |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | cloth cap |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | coxcomb |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | coonskin cap |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | tarboosh |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | garrison cap |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | Glengarry |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | kalansuwa |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | kepi |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | liberty cap |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | mobcap |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | mortarboard |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | nightcap |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | pinner |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | sailor cap |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | shower cap |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | ski cap |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | skullcap |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | tam |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | watch cap |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | wishing cap |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | crest |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | crest |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | lie |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | cover |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | bottlecap |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | nipple |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | radiator cap |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | ceiling |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | limit |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | explode |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | explosive device |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | blasting cap |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | percussion cap |
| 6 | hypernym | Types & categories | protective covering |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | distributor cap |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | collet |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | hubcap |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | lens cap |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | thimble |
| 7 | part holonym | Parts & wholes | fungus |
| 7 | hypernym | Types & categories | plant part |
| 8 | part holonym | Parts & wholes | plant life |
| 8 | hypernym | Types & categories | covering |
| 9 | derivation | Related & opposite | cap |
| 9 | hypernym | Types & categories | control |
| 9 | hyponym | Types & categories | glass ceiling |
| 10 | domain topic | Related & opposite | dentistry |
| 10 | hypernym | Types & categories | dental appliance |
| 11 | part holonym | Parts & wholes | pillar |
| 11 | hypernym | Types & categories | top |