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cap /kæp/ noun
1 a cloth hat with a curved part sticking out at the front: a baseball cap ➝ see picture on page A1 2 a cover that closes a bottle or tube, or goes on the end of a pen: I can’t get the cap on this bottle off. Can you try? Ac /ˈkeɪpəbəl/ adjective 1 be capable of (doing) something = to be able to do something because you have the abilities or qualities that are needed: He’s very fast – I think he’s capable of winning a gold medal. ANTONYM: incapable 2 able to do something well: She’s a very capable lawyer and she wins most of her cases. SYNONYM: able —capability /ˌkeɪpəˈbɪləti/ noun the ability to do something: Do the armed forces have the capability to win the war?
a light narrow boat which you move through the water using a short piece of wood with a flat end, called a PADDLE: They paddled up the river in their canoe. —canoeing noun the activity of traveling in a canoe
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can·o·py /ˈkænəpi/ noun (plural canopies)
1 a cloth cover above something, for example a bed or door 2 if trees form a canopy, the branches and leaves of different trees are touching or very close together: Birds flew from branch to branch beneath the forest canopy.
[ORIGIN: 1500-1600 From the Latin word capabilis, which means “able to take things in.”]
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can·ta·loupe /ˈkæntəlˌoʊp/ noun
capable adjective | incapable adjective | capability noun
a large sweet fruit that is a type of MELON and is orange inside ➝ see picture on page A1
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can·vas /ˈkænvəs/ noun
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Ac /kəˈpæsəti/ noun (plural capacities) (formal) 1 the amount that something can contain: The tank has a capacity of 20 gallons. 2 the ability to do or produce something: Children have a great capacity for learning.
1 a type of strong cloth that is used to make tents, sails, bags, and light shoes: The tent was made out of canvas. | a canvas bag 2 a piece of canvas on which a picture is painted
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ca·noe /kəˈnu/ noun
cape /keɪp/ noun
1 a long loose piece of clothing without SLEEVEs that fastens around your neck: Batman wears a black cape. 2 a large area of land that has the ocean on three sides of it: She has a beach house on Cape Cod, on the coast of Massachusetts.
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cap·i·tal /ˈkæpətl/ noun
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1 the city where a country’s or state’s main government is: Rome is the capital of Italy. 2 (also capital letter) the large form of a letter, for example B rather than b: Begin every new sentence with a capital letter. | Please write your name in capitals. 3 money you have available to start a business or to make more money: She started up the company with her own capital and a loan from the bank.
can·yon /ˈkænjən/ noun
a deep valley with very steep sides: The Colorado River flows through the Grand Canyon.
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[ORIGIN: 1800-1900 From the Spanish word cañón, which means “tube or deep valley.”]
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can’t /kænt/ verb
the short form of “cannot”: I know you told me his name, but I can’t remember it.
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