| cap | | |
| n. (artifact) | 1. cap | a tight-fitting headdress. |
| ~ balaclava, balaclava helmet | a cap that is close-fitting and woolen and covers all of the head but the face. |
| ~ balmoral, bluebonnet | a brimless dark blue Scottish cap with a flat top and a plume on one side. |
| ~ baseball cap, golf cap, jockey cap | a cap with a bill. |
| ~ bathing cap, swimming cap | a tight-fitting cap that keeps hair dry while swimming. |
| ~ beret | a cap with no brim or bill; made of soft cloth. |
| ~ biggin | a child's tight-fitting cap; often ties under the chin. |
| ~ berretta, biretta, birretta | a stiff cap with ridges across the crown; worn by Roman Catholic clergy. |
| ~ calpac, calpack, kalpac | a high-crowned black cap (usually made of felt or sheepskin) worn by men in Turkey and Iran and the Caucasus. |
| ~ cloth cap, flat cap | a flat woolen cap with a stiff peak. |
| ~ coxcomb, cockscomb | a cap worn by court jesters; adorned with a strip of red. |
| ~ coonskin, coonskin cap | a raccoon cap with the tail hanging down the back. |
| ~ earflap, earlap | one of two flaps attached to a cap to keep the ears warm. |
| ~ tarboosh, fez | a felt cap (usually red) for a man; shaped like a flat-topped cone with a tassel that hangs from the crown. |
| ~ garrison cap, overseas cap | a wedge-shaped wool or cotton cap; worn as part of a uniform. |
| ~ glengarry | a Scottish cap with straight sides and a crease along the top from front to back; worn by Highlanders as part of military dress. |
| ~ headdress, headgear | clothing for the head. |
| ~ kalansuwa | a cap that is wrapped around by a turban and worn by Muslim religious elders. |
| ~ kepi, peaked cap, service cap, yachting cap | a cap with a flat circular top and a visor. |
| ~ liberty cap | close-fitting conical cap worn as a symbol of liberty during the French Revolution and in the U.S. before 1800. |
| ~ mobcap | large high frilly cap with a full crown; formerly worn indoors by women. |
| ~ mortarboard | an academic cap with a flat square with a tassel on top. |
| ~ nightcap | a cloth cap worn in bed. |
| ~ pinner | a woman's cap with two long flaps pinned on. |
| ~ sailor cap | a cap worn by sailors. |
| ~ shower cap | a tight cap worn to keep hair dry while showering. |
| ~ ski cap, stocking cap, toboggan cap | a close-fitting woolen cap; often has a tapering tail with a tassel. |
| ~ skullcap | rounded brimless cap fitting the crown of the head. |
| ~ tam, tam-o'-shanter, tammy | a woolen cap of Scottish origin. |
| ~ watch cap | a knitted dark blue wool cap worn by seamen in cold or stormy weather. |
| ~ wishing cap | a magical cap that secures whatever one wishes for. |
| n. (artifact) | 2. cap | a top (as for a bottle). |
| ~ bottlecap | a cap that seals a bottle. |
| ~ nipple | a flexible cap on a baby's feeding bottle or pacifier. |
| ~ radiator cap | cap on the opening in the top of a radiator through which a coolant liquid can be added. |
| ~ cover, top | covering for a hole (especially a hole in the top of a container).; "he removed the top of the carton"; "he couldn't get the top off of the bottle"; "put the cover back on the kettle" |
| n. (artifact) | 3. cap, detonating device, detonator | a mechanical or electrical explosive device or a small amount of explosive; can be used to initiate the reaction of a disrupting explosive. |
| ~ blasting cap | a small tube filled with detonating substances; used to detonate high explosives. |
| ~ explosive device | device that bursts with sudden violence from internal energy. |
| ~ percussion cap | a detonator that explodes when struck. |
| n. (artifact) | 4. cap | something serving as a cover or protection. |
| ~ distributor cap | the cap of the distributor that holds in place the wires from the distributor to the spark plugs. |
| ~ collet, ferrule | a metal cap or band placed on a wooden pole to prevent splitting. |
| ~ hubcap | cap that fits over the hub of a wheel. |
| ~ lens cap, lens cover | cap used to keep lens free of dust when not in use. |
| ~ protective cover, protective covering, protection | a covering that is intend to protect from damage or injury.; "they had no protection from the fallout"; "wax provided protection for the floors" |
| ~ thimble | a small metal cap to protect the finger while sewing; can be used as a small container. |
| n. (plant) | 5. cap, pileus | a fruiting structure resembling an umbrella or a cone that forms the top of a stalked fleshy fungus such as a mushroom. |
| ~ fungus | an organism of the kingdom Fungi lacking chlorophyll and feeding on organic matter; ranging from unicellular or multicellular organisms to spore-bearing syncytia. |
| ~ plant part, plant structure | any part of a plant or fungus. |
| n. (object) | 6. cap, hood | a protective covering that is part of a plant. |
| ~ plant life, flora, plant | (botany) a living organism lacking the power of locomotion. |
| ~ covering, natural covering, cover | a natural object that covers or envelops.; "under a covering of dust"; "the fox was flushed from its cover" |
| n. (communication) | 7. cap, ceiling, roof | 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" |
| ~ control | the economic policy of controlling or limiting or curbing prices or wages etc..; "they wanted to repeal all the legislation that imposed economic controls" |
| ~ glass ceiling | a ceiling based on attitudinal or organizational bias in the work force that prevents minorities and women from advancing to leadership positions. |
| n. (artifact) | 8. cap, crown, crownwork, jacket, jacket crown | (dentistry) dental appliance consisting of an artificial crown for a broken or decayed tooth.; "tomorrow my dentist will fit me for a crown" |
| ~ dental appliance | a device to repair teeth or replace missing teeth. |
| ~ dental medicine, dentistry, odontology | the branch of medicine dealing with the anatomy and development and diseases of the teeth. |
| n. (artifact) | 9. cap, capital, chapiter | the upper part of a column that supports the entablature. |
| ~ pillar, column | (architecture) a tall vertical cylindrical structure standing upright and used to support a structure. |
| ~ top | the upper part of anything.; "the mower cuts off the tops of the grass"; "the title should be written at the top of the first page" |
| v. (stative) | 10. cap, crest | lie at the top of.; "Snow capped the mountains" |
| ~ lie | be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position. |
| v. (change) | 11. cap | restrict the number or amount of.; "We had to cap the number of people we can accept into our club" |
| ~ circumscribe, confine, limit | restrict or confine,.; "I limit you to two visits to the pub a day" |
| hat | | |
| n. (artifact) | 1. chapeau, hat, lid | headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim. |
| ~ busby, shako, bearskin | tall hat; worn by some British soldiers on ceremonial occasions. |
| ~ boater, leghorn, panama hat, straw hat, panama, sailor, skimmer | a stiff hat made of straw with a flat crown. |
| ~ bonnet, poke bonnet | a hat tied under the chin. |
| ~ bowler hat, derby, derby hat, plug hat, bowler | a felt hat that is round and hard with a narrow brim. |
| ~ brim | a circular projection that sticks outward from the crown of a hat. |
| ~ campaign hat | a broad-brimmed felt hat with a high crown; formerly worn by the United States Army and Marine personnel. |
| ~ cavalier hat, slouch hat | a soft felt hat with a wide flexible brim. |
| ~ cocked hat | hat with opposing brims turned up and caught together to form points. |
| ~ cowboy hat, ten-gallon hat | a hat with a wide brim and a soft crown; worn by American ranch hands. |
| ~ crown | the part of a hat (the vertex) that covers the crown of the head. |
| ~ deerstalker | a tight-fitting hat with visors front and back; formerly worn by hunters. |
| ~ dress hat, opera hat, silk hat, top hat, high hat, stovepipe, beaver, topper | a man's hat with a tall crown; usually covered with silk or with beaver fur. |
| ~ dunce's cap, dunce cap, fool's cap | a cone-shaped paper hat formerly placed on the head of slow or lazy pupils. |
| ~ fedora, felt hat, homburg, stetson, trilby | a hat made of felt with a creased crown. |
| ~ fur hat | a hat made of fur. |
| ~ hatband | a band around the crown of a hat just above the brim. |
| ~ headdress, headgear | clothing for the head. |
| ~ woman's hat, millinery | hats for women; the wares sold by a milliner. |
| ~ shovel hat | a stiff broad-brimmed hat with the brim turned up at the sides and projecting in front; worn by some clergymen in Britain. |
| ~ snap-brim hat | a hat with a snap brim. |
| ~ sombrero | a straw hat with a tall crown and broad brim; worn in American southwest and in Mexico. |
| ~ sou'wester | waterproof hat with wide slanting brim longer in back than in front. |
| ~ sun hat, sunhat | a hat with a broad brim that protects the face from direct exposure to the sun. |
| ~ titfer | a hat (Cockney rhyming slang: `tit for tat' rhymes with `hat'). |
| ~ toque | a tall white hat with a pouched crown; worn by chefs. |
| ~ tirolean, tyrolean | soft green felt hat with a feather or brush cockade. |
| n. (act) | 2. hat | an informal term for a person's role.; "he took off his politician's hat and talked frankly" |
| ~ role, function, office, part | the actions and activities assigned to or required or expected of a person or group.; "the function of a teacher"; "the government must do its part"; "play its role" |
| v. (body) | 3. hat | put on or wear a hat.; "He was unsuitably hatted" |
| ~ bonnet | dress in a bonnet. |
| ~ don, put on, get into, assume, wear | put clothing on one's body.; "What should I wear today?"; "He put on his best suit for the wedding"; "The princess donned a long blue dress"; "The queen assumed the stately robes"; "He got into his jeans" |
| v. (possession) | 4. hat | furnish with a hat. |
| ~ furnish, provide, supply, render | give something useful or necessary to.; "We provided the room with an electrical heater" |
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