capricorn

UK /ˈkæp.ɹɪˌkɔːn/ US /ˈkæp.ɹɪˌkɔɹn/

name 2noun 1verb 1

Collocations

ADJ.

complete, gold, open, over, smartest, tropic, tropic

VERB + CAPRICORN

compled, isn't, love, takes, type, worth

CAPRICORN + NOUN

aquarius, course, husband, itself, man, people, pisces, s

PREP.

in, in, up, with

ADV.

incredibly, only

Definitions

name

Synonym of Capricornus (constellation).

The Centaure, the horn'd goatfiſh Capricorne, The ſnake-heard [sic] Gorgon, and fierce Sagittar.

The zodiac sign for the goat, ruled by Saturn and covering December 22 – January 20 (tropical astrology) or January 15 – February 14 (sidereal astrology).

noun

Someone with a Capricorn star sign.

‘This is why I stay away from Capricorns. You can be so cold!’

verb

To adorn with horns.

Richard Brathwait, "A Cuckold with a Witnesse", from A Strappado for the Devil (1615): "A wily wench there was (as I have read) / Who us’d to capricorn her husband’s head."

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — the tenth sign of the zodiac

goat

noun — a faint zodiacal constellation in the southern hemisphere

capricornus

noun — (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Caprico

goat

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

The Centaure, the horn'd goatfiſh Capricorne, The ſnake-heard [sic] Gorgon, and fierce Sagittar.

Wiktionary

‘This is why I stay away from Capricorns. You can be so cold!’

Wiktionary

Richard Brathwait, "A Cuckold with a Witnesse", from A Strappado for the Devil (1615): "A wily wench there was (as I have read) / Who us’d to capricorn her husband’s head."

Wiktionary

The twelve signs of the Zodiac are: Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius and Pisces.

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Earth's equator is parallel to the Tropic of Capricorn and the Tropic of Cancer.

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Sami is Capricorn.

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Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, capricorn is marked as archaic. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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