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blackcap

noun · 8 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • General-American: /ˈblækˌkæp/
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1

noun

Meaning 1

A small Old World warbler, Eurasian blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla), which is mainly grey with a black crown.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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2

noun

Meaning 2

Any of various species of titmouse (of the family Paridae), including the black-capped chickadee (Poecile atricapillus, syn. Parus atricapillus).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: UK, US, dialectal, obsolete

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3

noun

Meaning 3

An apple roasted until black, to be served in a dish of boiled custard.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: cooking, food, lifestyle

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4

noun

Meaning 4

The blackcap raspberry (Rubus leucodermis).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Canada, US

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noun

Meaning 5

small brownish-grey warbler with a black crown

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Silvia atricapilla

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: Old World warbler, true warbler

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noun

Meaning 6

chickadee having a dark crown

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: black-capped chickadee, Parus atricapillus

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: chickadee

7

noun

Meaning 7

small black-headed European gull

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: laughing gull, pewit, pewit gull, Larus ridibundus

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: gull, seagull, sea gull

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noun

Meaning 8

raspberry native to eastern North America having black thimble-shaped fruit

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: black raspberry, blackcap raspberry, thimbleberry, Rubus occidentalis

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: raspberry, raspberry bush

History

Etymology

From black + cap.