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CAP British & World English

Common Agricultural Policy

cap1 British & World English

a kind of soft, flat hat without a brim and typically with a peak

cap2 British & World English

short for capitalization.

Common Agricultural Policy British & World English

the system in the EU for establishing common prices for most agricultural products within the European Union, a single fund for price supports, and levies on imports

cap'n British & World English

informal contraction of captain, used in representing speech.

ice cap British & World English

a covering of ice over a large area, especially on the polar region of a planet

ink cap British & World English

a widely distributed mushroom with a tall, narrow cap and slender white stem, turning into a black liquid after the spores are shed

mob cap British & World English

a large soft hat covering all of the hair and typically having a decorative frill, worn indoors by women in the 18th and early 19th centuries

anise cap British & World English

a pale greenish mushroom which has a funnel-shaped cap and smells strongly of aniseed

cap rock British & World English

a layer of hard impervious rock overlying and often sealing in a deposit of oil, gas, or coal

cloth cap British & World English

a man’s flat woollen cap with a peak

crown cap British & World English

another term for crown cork.

death cap British & World English

a deadly poisonous toadstool with a pale olive-green cap and white gills, growing in broadleaved woodland in both Eurasia and North America

Dutch cap British & World English

a woman’s lace cap with triangular flaps on each side, worn as part of Dutch traditional dress

gimme cap (also gimme hat) British & World English

a baseball cap bearing a company name or slogan which is given away for publicity purposes

inky cap British & World English

a widely distributed mushroom with a tall, narrow cap and slender white stem, turning into a black liquid after the spores are shed

large-cap British & World English

denoting or relating to the stock of a company with a large capitalization

milk cap British & World English

a large woodland toadstool with a concave cap, the flesh of which exudes a white or coloured milky fluid when cut

peak cap British & World English

a flat cap with a peak at the front

polar cap British & World English

a region of ice or other frozen matter surrounding a pole of a planet

screw cap British & World English

a round cap or lid that can be screwed on to a bottle or jar

small-cap British & World English

denoting or relating to the stock of a company with a small capitalization

watch cap British & World English

a close-fitting knitted cap of a kind worn by members of the US Navy in cold weather

bathing cap British & World English

a close-fitting elastic cap worn while swimming to keep the hair dry or to reduce friction

butter cap British & World English

a buff-coloured woodland toadstool with a greasy cap, found in both Eurasia and North America and typically growing in tufts and often in rings

Cap-Haïtien British & World English

a historic port city in northern Haiti; population 127,800 (est. 2009). It is the former capital of Haiti and the second-largest city in the country

cap sleeve British & World English

a sleeve extending only a short distance from the shoulder and tapering to nothing under the arm

charge-cap British & World English

(of a government) subject (a local authority) to an upper limit on the charges it may levy on the public for services

cradle cap British & World English

a skin condition sometimes seen in babies caused by excessive production of sebum, characterized by areas of yellowish or brownish scales on the top of the head

dunce's cap ( also dunce cap) British & World English

a paper cone formerly put on the head of a dunce at school as a mark of disgrace

filler cap British & World English

a cap closing the pipe leading to the petrol tank of a motor vehicle

forage cap British & World English

a cloth undress cap, usually with a peak, worn as part of a soldier’s uniform

funnel cap British & World English

a common edible European mushroom with a funnel-shaped cap, growing in open grassy places and woodland clearings

jockey cap British & World English

a strengthened cap with a long peak of a kind worn by jockeys

Juliet cap British & World English

a type of women’s small ornamental cap, typically made of lace or net and often worn by brides

liberty cap British & World English

a common small European toadstool which has a greyish-brown cap with a distinct boss and a long, thin stem, containing the hallucinogen psilocybin

panther cap British & World English

a poisonous toadstool which has a brownish-grey cap with fluffy white spots and white gills, found in woodland in both Eurasia and North America

Scotch cap British & World English

another term for bonnet111.

service cap British & World English

a round, flat-topped cap with a visor that is part of the US Army and US Air Force service uniform

Turk's cap British & World English

any of a number of plants which have parts that are said to resemble a turban or similar headdress, in particular:

baseball cap British & World English

a cotton cap of a kind originally worn by baseball players, with a large peak and an adjustable strap at the back

garrison cap British & World English

a peakless cap, especially one worn as part of a military uniform

stocking cap British & World English

a knitted conical hat with a long tapered end, often bearing a tassel, that hangs down

tip one's hat or cap in tip2 British & World English

raise or touch one’s hat or cap as a way of greeting or acknowledging someone

distributor cap British & World English

an insulated cap that fits over the distributor in a gasoline engine and that distributes voltage to the spark plugs

percussion cap British & World English

a small amount of explosive powder contained in metal or paper and exploded by striking, used in toy guns and formerly in firearms

cap and bells in cap1 British & World English

the insignia of the professional jester

cap of liberty in cap1 British & World English

a conical cap given to Roman slaves when they were freed, used as a republican symbol in more recent times