Standard Lemma guide

caps

noun · verb · 6 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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  • /kæps/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -æps
  • CMU ARPABET: K AE1 P S Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

plural of cap

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, plural

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2

noun

Meaning 2

Abbreviation of capabilities.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of

Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, programming, sciences

Examples

  • device caps

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3

noun

Meaning 3

Capital letters; capitals.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: plural, plural-only

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4

noun

Meaning 4

Initialism of N-cyclohexyl-3-aminopropanesulfonic acid.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable

Topics: biochemistry, biology, chemistry, microbiology, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

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5

noun

Meaning 5

Acronym of catastrophic antiphospholipid syndrome

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of, uncountable

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6

verb

Meaning 6

third-person singular simple present indicative of cap

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person

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History

Etymology

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