cap
a tight-fitting headdress
How often you will meet it
Rank 1,687 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 10,811 times across 175,173 chapters — 0.005% of every word in the library.
What it means
noun
- a tight-fitting headdress
- a top (as for a bottle)
- a mechanical or electrical explosive device or a small amount of explosive; can be used to initiate the reaction of a disrupting explosive also: detonator, detonating device
- something serving as a cover or protection
- a fruiting structure resembling an umbrella or a cone that forms the top of a stalked fleshy fungus such as a mushroom also: pileus
- a protective covering that is part of a plant also: hood
cap in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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Granny's cap was down on one ear.
The Soul of a Child · Edwin Björkman · Chapter 1
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To cap the climax, Vincent Favoral was on the worst possible terms with his father-in-law.
Other People's Money · Emile Gaboriau · Chapter 1
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Unemotional Archie perfunctorily contributed to the pile an old cloth cap with the peak torn off.
The nigger of the "Narcissus" · Joseph Conrad · Chapter 1
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She was supposed to have come from Normandy, having been frequently seen in the early morning to wear a white cotton cap.
The Lerouge Case · Emile Gaboriau · Chapter 1
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The thick one stood disconsolately, his grimy cap in his hand and scratched his dusty head of curls in a troubled way.
The City of Fire · Grace Livingston Hill · Chapter 1