Synonyms of cap

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 or a cone that forms the top of a stalked fleshy fungus such as a mushroom
6. hood, cap, covering, natural covering, cover: usage: a protective covering that is part of a plant
7. ceiling, roof, cap, control: usage: 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"
8. crown, crownwork, jacket, jacket crown, cap, dental appliance: usage: (dentistry) dental appliance consisting of an artificial crown for a broken or decayed tooth; "tomorrow my dentist will fit me for a crown"
9. capital, chapiter, cap, top: usage: the upper part of a column that supports the entablature

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"