beak vs cap

beak

noun
  • A rigid structure projecting from the front of a bird's face, used for pecking, grooming, foraging, carrying items, eating food, etc. 

  • Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the genus Libythea, notable for the beak-like elongation on their heads. 

  • A schoolmaster (originally, at Eton). 

  • The human nose, especially one that is large and pointed. 

  • That part of a ship, before the forecastle, which is fastened to the stem, and supported by the main knee. 

  • A similar structure forming the jaws of an octopus, turtle, etc. 

  • A justice of the peace; a magistrate. 

  • The upper or projecting part of the shell, near the hinge of a bivalve. 

  • The prolongation of certain univalve shells containing the canal. 

  • The long projecting sucking mouth of some insects and other invertebrates, as in the Hemiptera. 

  • A toe clip. 

  • A beam, shod or armed at the end with a metal head or point, and projecting from the prow of an ancient galley, used as a ram to pierce the vessel of an enemy; a beakhead. 

  • cocaine. 

  • Any process somewhat like the beak of a bird, terminating the fruit or other parts of a plant. 

  • Anything projecting or ending in a point like a beak, such as a promontory of land. 

  • A continuous slight projection ending in an arris or narrow fillet; that part of a drip from which the water is thrown off. 

verb
  • To play truant. 

  • Seize with the beak. 

  • Strike with the beak. 

cap

noun
  • The whole top of the head of a bird from the base of the bill to the nape of the neck. 

  • An uppercase or capital letter. 

  • A recording or screenshot. 

  • Anyone have a cap of the games last night? 

  • The top part of a mushroom. 

  • A place on a national team; an international appearance. 

  • An academic mortarboard. 

  • A special hat to indicate rank, occupation, etc. 

  • A small amount of percussive explosive in a paper strip or plastic cup for use in a toy gun. 

  • A lie or exaggeration. 

  • The uppermost of any assemblage of parts. 

  • The summit of a mountain, etc. 

  • A large size of writing paper. 

  • A crown for covering a tooth. 

  • A capitalist. 

  • An artificial upper limit or ceiling. 

  • capillary 

  • Capitalization. 

  • A protective cover or seal. 

  • A capacitor. 

  • A capsule of a drug. 

  • Something covering the top or end of a thing for protection or ornament. 

  • A close-fitting hat, either brimless or peaked. 

  • A collar of iron or wood used in joining spars, as the mast and the topmast, the bowsprit and the jib boom; also, a covering of tarred canvas at the end of a rope. 

  • A small explosive device used to detonate a larger charge of explosives. 

  • A bullet used to shoot someone. 

  • A portion of a spherical or other convex surface. 

verb
  • To set an upper limit on something. 

  • To award a cap as a mark of distinction. 

  • To lie over or on top of something. 

  • To convert text to uppercase. 

  • To make something even more wonderful at the end. 

  • To lie; to tell a lie. 

  • To select to play for the national team. 

  • To take a screenshot or to record a copy of a video. 

  • To select a player to play for a specified side. 

  • To cover or seal with a cap. 

  • To surpass or outdo. 

  • To shoot (someone) with a firearm. 

  • To deprive of a cap. 

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