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caps /kaeps/ noun [pi.] (technical Ain) capital letters A A; a title printed in bold
caps
cap sicum /'kaepsikam/ noun (technical AiH) a type of plant which has hollow
fruits. Some types of these are eaten as vegetables, either raw or cooked, for
example
SWEET
PEPPERS Or CHILLIES.
cap-size /kaep'saiz; NAmE 'kaepsaiz/ verb [V, VN] if a boat capsizes or sth capsizes it, it turns over in the
water
nfe)ia, mm
cap-stan /'kaepstan/ noun a thick cylinder
that winds up a rope, used for lifting heavy objects such as an anchor on a ship
cap-stone /'kaepstaun; NAmE -stoun/ noun 1 a stone placed at the top of a building
or wall 2 (especially
NAmE) the best and final thing
that sb achieves, thought of as making their career or life complete ( ) © *
cap sule /'kaepsju:l; NAmE also 'kaepsl/ noun 1 a small container which has a measured
amount of a medicine inside and which dissolves when you swallow it (
(ft
) JK: H — picture o page
R25 2 a
small plastic container with a substance or liquid inside (
Hi fa ) 'h M § # 3 the part of a spacecraft in which people travel
and that often separates from the main rocket tit A ft 4 (technical A in) a shell
or container for seeds or eggs in some
plants and animals ( ) M, 8i$; M
— see
also time capsule
Capt.
abbr. captain ) ±M; ( M
% ) ±«;
Cap-tain /'kaeptin/ noun, verb m noun 1 the person in charge of a ship or
commercial aircraft ; #1 : Captain Cook ^ -fe 0 The
captain gave the order to abandon ship.
2 an
officer of fairly high rank in the navy, the army and the
: Captain Lance Price — see
also group
captain 3 the leader of a group of people, especially a sports
team
)
[Ai£: She
was captain of the hockey team at school.
4 an
officer of high rank in a
•fe; (liaiBfifrWW:)
■
verb [VN] to be a captain of a sports team or a ship jfi
)
cap tain cy /'kaeptansi/ noun [C, usually sing., U] {pi. -ies) the position of captain of
a team; the period during which sb is captain PA-feSS® (
aSMSSH )
.captain 'general noun {pi. .captains 'general) a very high rank in the
British army, held by an important person who is not a soldier ( M
mm>
.captain of industry noun {pi. captains of industry) used in newspapers, etc. to
describe a person who manages a large business company ( ) ikfr-
cap tion /'ksepjn/ noun, verb
• noun words that are printed
underneath a picture, cartoon,
etc. that explain or describe it ( ® [jt® — see also closed-captioned
■
verb [VN] [usually passive] to write a caption for a
picture, photograph, etc. ( gjit,
cap tivate /'kaeptiveit/ verb [VN] [often passive] to keep sb’s
attention by being interesting, attractive, etc.
ft ; ft M enchant : The children were
captivated by her stories. T„
cap tiv at ing /'kaeptiveitir)/ adj. taking all your attention;
very attractive and interesting M A #); AT M A 31 A EEC] enchanting : He found her
captivating.
cap-tive /'kaeptiv/ adj., noun
m adj. 1 kept as a prisoner or in a confined
space; unable to escape captive
animals o
They were taken captive by
masked gunmen. itUH $ M ffi