Synonyms for cap

Noun

1. cap, headdress, headgear

usage: a tight-fitting headdress

2. cap, top, cover

usage: a top (as for a bottle)

3. detonator, detonating device, cap, explosive device

usage: a mechanical or electrical explosive device or a small amount of explosive; can be used to initiate the reaction of a disrupting explosive

4. cap, protective covering, protective cover, protection

usage: something serving as a cover or protection

5. cap, pileus, plant part, plant structure

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

6. ceiling, cap, control

usage: an upper limit on what is allowed; "they established a cap for prices"

7. crownwork, cap, dental appliance

usage: dental appliance consisting of an artificial crown for a tooth

8. capital, chapiter, cap, top

usage: the upper part of a column that supports the entablature

Verb

1. cap, crest, lie

usage: lie at the top of; "Snow capped the mountains"

2. cap, limit, circumscribe, confine

usage: restrict the number or amount of; "We had to cap the number of people we can accept into our club"