Cap

A covering for the head

One usually with a visor but without a brim, for men and boys

One of lace, muslin, etc., for women, or infants

One used as the mark or ensign of some rank, office, or dignity, as that of a cardinal.

The top, or uppermost part; the chief.

A respectful uncovering of the head.

The whole top of the head of a bird from the base of the bill to the nape of the neck.

Anything resembling a cap in form, position, or use

The uppermost of any assemblage of parts; as, the cap of column, door, etc.; a capital, coping, cornice, lintel, or plate.

Something covering the top or end of a thing for protection or ornament.

A collar of iron or wood used in joining spars, as the mast and the topmast, the bowsprit and the jib boom; also, a covering of tarred canvas at the end of a rope.

A percussion cap. See under Percussion.

The removable cover of a journal box.

A portion of a spherical or other convex surface.

A large size of writing paper; as, flat cap; foolscap; legal cap.

To cover with a cap, or as with a cap; to provide with a cap or cover; to cover the top or end of; to place a cap upon the proper part of; as, to cap a post; to cap a gun.

To deprive of cap.

To complete; to crown; to bring to the highest point or consummation; as, to cap the climax of absurdity.

To salute by removing the cap.

To match; to mate in contest; to furnish a complement to; as, to cap text; to cap proverbs.

To uncover the head respectfully.

(dentistry) dental appliance consisting of an artificial crown for a broken or decayed tooth; "tomorrow my dentist will fit me for a crown"

a fruiting structure resembling an umbrella or a cone that forms the top of a stalked fleshy fungus such as a mushroom

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"

the upper part of a column that supports the entablature