cape — ozdic

Collocations

5

ADJ.

blue, canaveral, good, near, new

We spent our vacation near Cape Cod, exploring the charming coastal towns.

VERB + CAPE

launch, passed, rounded, sailed, sank, ship, spoken, wearing

The ship rounded the cape during a terrible storm last night.

CAPE + NOUN

cod, dezhnev, hatteras, horn, massachusetts, morning, portuguese, september

The ship rounded Cape Horn during a fierce storm last month.

PREP.

after, around, between, from, in, into, on, on

The superhero flew around the cape while fighting the villain on the rooftop.

ADV.

ever

She had never seen a cape quite so dramatic as the one at the southern tip.

Definitions

noun

1

A piece or point of land, extending beyond the adjacent coast into a sea or lake; a promontory; a headland.

noun

1

A sleeveless garment or part of a garment, hanging from the neck over the back, arms, and shoulders.

Mind you, clothes were clothes in those days. […] Frills, ruffles, flounces, lace, complicated seams and gores: not only did they sweep the ground and have to be held up in one hand elegantly as you walked along, but they had little capes or coats or feather boas.

2

A superhero.

Rows and rows of booths and pavilions stretch across the floor, draped with glowing holograms and shifting signs beckoning capes to try their wares. Bystander insurance. Hypertech components. Mystical ingredients. Training DVDs ...

verb

1

To incite or attract (a bull) to charge a certain direction, by waving a cape.

“I became a novillero when I was fourteen, but I had already been going to the fields and caping bulls since I was about twelve."

2

To head or point; to keep a course.

The ship capes southwest by south.

3

To skin an animal, particularly a deer.

4

To defend or praise, especially that which is unworthy.

A lot of African-Americans believe the answer is Clinton, mostly because "she's not Trump" and because President Barack Obama is shamelessly caping for her.

Many times, you see white supremacist groups caping for women to mask their agenda of white nationalism.

5

To cover (as) with or like a cape.

The white fur that caped his neck and shoulders stood on end.

He shook her gently, combing his fingers through her coppery curls that caped her shoulders like filigree.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — a sleeveless garment like a cloak but shorter

mantle

noun — a strip of land projecting into a body of water

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Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

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01

Mind you, clothes were clothes in those days. […] Frills, ruffles, flounces, lace, complicated seams and gores: not only did they sweep the ground and have to be held up in one hand elegantly as you w

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02

Rows and rows of booths and pavilions stretch across the floor, draped with glowing holograms and shifting signs beckoning capes to try their wares. Bystander insurance. Hypertech components. Mystical

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03

“I became a novillero when I was fourteen, but I had already been going to the fields and caping bulls since I was about twelve."

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04

The ship capes southwest by south.

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05

A lot of African-Americans believe the answer is Clinton, mostly because "she's not Trump" and because President Barack Obama is shamelessly caping for her.

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06

This is my maat Marius; he just moved to Joburg from the Cape.

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Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, cape is marked as slang, US, historical. Watch for register when choosing this word.