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1a type of soft flat hat with a bill (= a hard curved part sticking out in front) a baseball cap
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- 2(usually in compounds) a soft hat that fits closely and is worn for a particular purpose a shower cap see mob cap, stocking cap
- 3a soft hat with a square flat top worn by some college or university teachers, and students at special ceremonies The photo showed her wearing a graduation cap and gown. compare mortarboard on pen/bottle
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4a cover or top for a pen, bottle, etc. a lens cap see also gas cap, hubcap Thesauruslid
- top
- cork
- cap
- plug
- lid a cover over a container that can be removed or opened by twisting or lifting it off:a jar with a tight-fitting lid
- top a thing that you put over the end of something such as a pen or bottle in order to close it
- cork a small round object made of cork or plastic that is used for closing bottles, especially wine bottles
- cap (often in compounds) a top for something such as a bottle, or a protective cover for something such as the lens of a camera
- plug a round piece of material that you put into a hole in order to block it; a flat round rubber or plastic thing that you put into the hole of a sink in order to stop the water from flowing out:a drain plug
- a tight-fitting lid/top/cap
- a screw top/cap
- a pen lid/top
- to put on/screw on/take off/unscrew the lid/top/cap
- to pull out the cork/plug
on tooth - 5an artificial covering on a tooth that makes it look more attractive limit on money
- 6an upper limit on an amount of money that can be spent or borrowed by a particular institution or in a particular situation The government has placed a cap on military spending. in toy guns
- 7a small paper container with explosive powder inside it, used especially in toy guns see caps, ice cap, thinking cap Thesauruslid
- top
- cork
- cap
- plug
- lid a cover over a container that can be removed or opened by twisting or lifting it off:a jar with a tight-fitting lid
- top a thing that you put over the end of something such as a pen or bottle in order to close it
- cork a small round object made of cork or plastic that is used for closing bottles, especially wine bottles
- cap (often in compounds) a top for something such as a bottle, or a protective cover for something such as the lens of a camera
- plug a round piece of material that you put into a hole in order to block it; a flat round rubber or plastic thing that you put into the hole of a sink in order to stop the water from flowing out:a drain plug
- a tight-fitting lid/top/cap
- a screw top/cap
- a pen lid/top
- to put on/screw on/take off/unscrew the lid/top/cap
- to pull out the cork/plug
hat
an action that you can be proud of This idiom comes from the Native American custom of giving a feather to someone who had been very brave in battle.
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