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