cap

Pronunciation: /kæp/

Reading level: medium

Estimated CEFR level: A2 — Elementary

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a tight-fitting headdress
  2. noun a top (as for a bottle)
  3. noun a mechanical or electrical explosive device or a small amount of explosive; can be used to initiate the reaction of a disrupting explosive

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English cappe, from Old English cæppe, from Proto-West Germanic *kappā (“covering, hood, mantle”), from Late Latin cappa, itself from Latin caput. Doublet of cape, chape, and cope.

In classic literature

Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
headdress
Narrower (hyponyms)
mobcap, tam, sailor cap, balaclava, beret, watch cap

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