Synonyms: cap, capital, chapiter
Definition: the upper part of a column that supports the entablature
Similar words: top
Definition: the upper part of anything
Usage: the mower cuts off the tops of the grass; the title should be written at the top of the first page
Synonyms: majuscule, upper-case letter, uppercase, capital, capital letter
Definition: one of the large alphabetic characters used as the first letter in writing or printing proper names and sometimes for emphasis
Usage: printers once kept the type for capitals and for small letters in separate cases; capitals were kept in the upper half of the type case and so became known as upper-case letters
Similar words: grapheme, graphic symbol, character
Definition: a written symbol that is used to represent speech
Usage: the Greek alphabet has 24 characters
Synonyms: Capital, Das Kapital
Definition: a book written by Karl Marx (1867) describing his economic theories
Similar words: book
Definition: a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
Usage: I am reading a good book on economics
Synonyms: Capital, Washington
Definition: the federal government of the United States
Similar words: federal government
Definition: a government with strong central powers
Synonyms: capital
Definition: a seat of government
Similar words: seat
Definition: a center of authority (as a city from which authority is exercised)
Synonyms: capital
Definition: a center that is associated more than any other with some activity or product
Usage: the crime capital of Italy; the drug capital of Columbia
Definition: a place where some particular activity is concentrated
Usage: they received messages from several centers
Synonyms: capital
Definition: wealth in the form of money or property owned by a person or business and human resources of economic value
Similar words: assets
Definition: anything of material value or usefulness that is owned by a person or company
Synonyms: working capital, capital
Definition: assets available for use in the production of further assets
Similar words: assets
Definition: anything of material value or usefulness that is owned by a person or company
Synonyms: majuscule, capital, great
Definition: uppercase
Usage: capital A; great A; many medieval manuscripts are in majuscule script
Similar words: uppercase
Definition: relating to capital letters which were kept in the top half of a compositor's type case
Usage: uppercase letters; X and Y and Z etc
Synonyms: capital
Definition: of primary importance
Usage: our capital concern was to avoid defeat
Similar words: primary
Definition: of first rank or importance or value; direct and immediate rather than secondary
Usage: primary goals; a primary effect; primary sources; a primary interest
Synonyms: capital
Definition: first-rate
Usage: a capital fellow; a capital idea
Similar words: superior
Definition: of high or superior quality or performance
Usage: superior wisdom derived from experience; superior math students