--- title: C — The English dictionary with trees and pragmatics · page 6 description: The 1959 words of the English dictionary under C, every meaning for a pupil and every example with its dependency tree and pragmatics. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/C/page/6/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [dictionaries](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/) / [English dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/) / C # C — The English dictionary · page 6 [A](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/A/) · [B](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/B/) · [C](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/C/) · [D](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/D/) · 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meaning 1:* (medicine) A thin tube put into a vein or into the body by a doctor or nurse, so that medicine or fluid can go in, or fluid can come out.[↗](../../cannula/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A small tube under the nose that gives oxygen (a nasal cannula).[↗](../../cannula/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The nurse put a cannula in my hand for the drip.[↗](../../cannula/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · It stung a bit, but then the cannula didn't hurt.[↗](../../cannula/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Grandpa had a nasal cannula for oxygen.[↗](../../cannula/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The cannula was taped down so it wouldn't move.[↗](../../cannula/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Doctors use a cannula to give medicine straight into a vein.[↗](../../cannula/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The nurse took the cannula out before I went home.[↗](../../cannula/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **canny** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Canny means clever and careful, especially with money or in business; hard to trick: «a canny shopper».[↗](../../canny/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (North-East England, Scotland, informal) Canny means nice, good or pretty: «a canny lass», «it's canny cold».[↗](../../canny/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (Scotland) «Ca' canny» means be careful, go gently.[↗](../../canny/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The canny fox did not fall into the trap.[↗](../../canny/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Gran is canny with money and always finds a bargain.[↗](../../canny/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · That was a canny move, swapping your queen for two rooks\![↗](../../canny/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · «He's a canny lad,» said the man from Newcastle, meaning a nice boy.[↗](../../canny/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · It's canny windy today\![↗](../../canny/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") (Geordie)[↗](../../canny/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The canny shopkeeper raised his prices before the holiday.[↗](../../canny/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **canoe** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A canoe is a light, narrow boat, pointed at both ends, that you move with a paddle.[↗](../../canoe/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* To canoe is to travel or paddle in a canoe.[↗](../../canoe/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* We paddled the canoe across the lake.[↗](../../canoe/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Always wear a life jacket in a canoe.[↗](../../canoe/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Canoes are pointed at both ends.[↗](../../canoe/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · We went canoeing on the river at camp.[↗](../../canoe/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The Maori travelled in large canoes called waka.[↗](../../canoe/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Sit still or the canoe will tip over.[↗](../../canoe/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Native peoples made canoes from birch bark.[↗](../../canoe/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · They canoed down the river for three days.[↗](../../canoe/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · The canoe floated to the shore.[↗](../../canoe/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") **canoeist** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A canoeist is a person who paddles a canoe.[↗](../../canoeist/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The canoeist paddled across the lake.[↗](../../canoeist/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · All canoeists must wear a life jacket.[↗](../../canoeist/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · A canoeist raced through the rapids.[↗](../../canoeist/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Canoeists camped by the river.[↗](../../canoeist/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · She became a canoeist at the Olympics.[↗](../../canoeist/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The canoeist waved to the walkers on the bank.[↗](../../canoeist/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **canon** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A canon is a priest who belongs to the staff of a large church, called a cathedral.[↗](../../canon/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A canon is an old word for a church rule or an accepted standard.[↗](../../canon/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The canon lived in a fine new house.[↗](../../canon/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The canon read from his big book.[↗](../../canon/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The canon's daughters sat by the bay window.[↗](../../canon/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") **canopied** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Canopied means covered over with a canopy, a cloth or roof hung above something such as a bed, seat or throne.[↗](../../canopied/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The king sat on a canopied throne.[↗](../../canopied/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The bed was canopied with silk.[↗](../../canopied/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The guests feasted in a canopied hall.[↗](../../canopied/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") **canopy** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* In a forest the canopy is the top layer of leaves and branches that covers the forest like a roof.[↗](../../canopy/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A canopy is a cloth or roof held up over something, like a bed, a stall or a doorway.[↗](../../canopy/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* A canopy is the clear cover over a plane's cockpit or the cloth of a parachute.[↗](../../canopy/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Monkeys live high up in the rainforest canopy.[↗](../../canopy/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The canopy blocks most sunlight from the forest floor.[↗](../../canopy/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · We sat under a canopy at the outdoor café.[↗](../../canopy/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The princess slept in a bed with a canopy.[↗](../../canopy/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The pilot opened the cockpit canopy.[↗](../../canopy/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The thick canopy kept us dry in the rain.[↗](../../canopy/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Over it hung a canopy of rose-colored spider's webs, spotted with the prettiest little green flies, which sparkled like precious stones.[↗](../../canopy/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · And the LORD will create over the whole habitation of mount Zion, and over her assemblies, a cloud and smoke by day, and the shining of a flaming fire by night; for over all the glory shall be a canopy.[↗](../../canopy/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets ISA.4.5, JPS 1917)[↗](../../canopy/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **canst** — *Early Modern English, meaning 1:* Are able to, used with thou.[↗](../../canst/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* And He said: 'Thou canst not see My face, for man shall not see Me and live.'[↗](../../canst/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah EXO.33.20, JPS 1917) · I cannot run as thou canst."[↗](../../canst/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") (Grimm's Fairy Stories) · And who canst thou place before the only one?[↗](../../canst/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1887) **cant** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Often a misspelling of "can't" (cannot) when the apostrophe is left out, as in texts and fast typing.[↗](../../cant/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (formal) Insincere talk about morals or religion; hypocritical words.[↗](../../cant/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (old) Special words used by a group, such as thieves; jargon.[↗](../../cant/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* (verb or noun) A slope or tilt.[↗](../../cant/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* (text) Sorry, I cant come to the party.[↗](../../cant/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · (correct) I can't find my shoes.[↗](../../cant/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The speech was full of empty cant.[↗](../../cant/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Thieves' cant was a secret language.[↗](../../cant/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The table has a slight cant to one side.[↗](../../cant/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · (text) cant wait 4 the holidays\![↗](../../cant/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **cantankerous** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Cantankerous means bad-tempered, quarrelsome and hard to please.[↗](../../cantankerous/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* My grandad is cantankerous before breakfast.[↗](../../cantankerous/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The cantankerous old man shouted at the children.[↗](../../cantankerous/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Nobody wanted to help the cantankerous farmer.[↗](../../cantankerous/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") **canteen** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A canteen is a room or place in a school, factory or office where people buy or get meals.[↗](../../canteen/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A canteen is a small bottle for carrying water, used by soldiers, campers and hikers.[↗](../../canteen/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* A canteen of cutlery is a box with a set of knives, forks and spoons.[↗](../../canteen/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* Long ago, a canteen could also mean a soldier's kit or the useful qualities a person carries with them.[↗](../../canteen/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* We have lunch in the school canteen.[↗](../../canteen/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The canteen sells soup and sandwiches.[↗](../../canteen/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Fill your canteen with water before the hike.[↗](../../canteen/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The soldier drank from his canteen.[↗](../../canteen/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The canteen is noisy at lunchtime.[↗](../../canteen/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Grandma keeps the silver cutlery in a canteen.[↗](../../canteen/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The boy was active, pleasant of speech, and good-humored; that is the best canteen, said his old comrades.[↗](../../canteen/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **canticle** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (church) A song or hymn with words from the Bible, sung in church services, such as the Magnificat.[↗](../../canticle/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (literary) A song of praise.[↗](../../canticle/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The choir sang a canticle at evening prayer.[↗](../../canticle/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The Magnificat is the canticle of Mary.[↗](../../canticle/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · We learned a canticle for the Christmas service.[↗](../../canticle/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The monks sang canticles before dawn.[↗](../../canticle/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · A canticle is like a psalm sung in church.[↗](../../canticle/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The organist played softly before the canticle.[↗](../../canticle/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · St Francis wrote the Canticle of the Sun.[↗](../../canticle/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **canton** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* One of the states into which Switzerland is divided (26 cantons), each with its own government.[↗](../../canton/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A small district of some other countries, such as France or Luxembourg.[↗](../../canton/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* Canton: the old English name for Guangzhou, a big city in southern China; Cantonese food and language come from there.[↗](../../canton/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* The top corner of a flag next to the pole (in heraldry and flag design).[↗](../../canton/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Switzerland is made up of 26 cantons.[↗](../../canton/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Geneva is a canton and also a city.[↗](../../canton/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Each canton has its own laws about schools.[↗](../../canton/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Canton is the old name for Guangzhou.[↗](../../canton/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Cantonese is spoken in Hong Kong.[↗](../../canton/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The Union Jack is in the canton of the Australian flag.[↗](../../canton/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · These cantons are separated by the Rhone, over which is a bridge that unites them.[↗](../../canton/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **cantonese** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* The Chinese language spoken in Guangzhou (once called Canton), Hong Kong, Macau and by many Chinese people abroad.[↗](../../cantonese/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (adjective) From or to do with this area, its people or its food.[↗](../../cantonese/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *e.g.* Cantonese food.[↗](../../cantonese/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* My friend's family speaks Cantonese at home.[↗](../../cantonese/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Cantonese is spoken in Hong Kong.[↗](../../cantonese/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · We had Cantonese dim sum for lunch.[↗](../../cantonese/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Cantonese and Mandarin sound very different.[↗](../../cantonese/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · "Nei hou" means hello in Cantonese.[↗](../../cantonese/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Cantonese has more tones than Mandarin.[↗](../../cantonese/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **cantor** — *In Jewish tradition, meaning 1:* A cantor is a person who leads the singing of prayers in a synagogue.[↗](../../cantor/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") Here the word is just the surname of a mathematician, Cantor.[↗](../../cantor/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* On page 576 of Cantor's \]'orlesuiigeii iHier GesvhUhte der Mathonatil; (second edition, vol. (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))[↗](../../cantor/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Cantor's Itlnl/it-nintUclie Ihitriigt, Halle 1863, pagi?[↗](../../cantor/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") 269), arguments have been advanced that the Indians invented this system, or at least taught it to the Arabs.[↗](../../cantor/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))[↗](../../cantor/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · At the International Mathematical Congress held in Paris in 1900, Cantor suggested that zero was pro- bably in use among the Babylonians as early as 1700 B. (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))[↗](../../cantor/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") **canvas** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Canvas is a strong, heavy cloth used for tents, sails, bags and shoes.[↗](../../canvas/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A canvas is a piece of this cloth stretched on a frame for painting a picture, or the painting itself.[↗](../../canvas/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (computing) A canvas is the area on screen where you draw or design in an app.[↗](../../canvas/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The tent is made of canvas.[↗](../../canvas/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The artist painted a sunset on a large canvas.[↗](../../canvas/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Van Gogh's canvases are worth millions.[↗](../../canvas/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · I wear canvas trainers in summer.[↗](../../canvas/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Draw your design on the canvas in the app.[↗](../../canvas/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · We slept under canvas at scout camp.[↗](../../canvas/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Next morning, their neighbor, the artist, passed by, carrying a paint-box and a large roll of canvas.[↗](../../canvas/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **canvassing** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Going from house to house or talking to people to ask for their votes or support for a person, party or cause, especially before an election.[↗](../../canvassing/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Asking many people for their opinions: canvassing views.[↗](../../canvassing/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (less common) Discussing an idea in detail.[↗](../../canvassing/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The candidate went canvassing on our street.[↗](../../canvassing/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Volunteers were canvassing for votes before the election.[↗](../../canvassing/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · A woman knocked on our door canvassing for the Green Party.[↗](../../canvassing/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The school is canvassing parents about a new uniform.[↗](../../canvassing/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · I helped my mum with canvassing for the class rep vote.[↗](../../canvassing/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Canvassing means talking to lots of people to win support.[↗](../../canvassing/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **canyon** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A canyon is a deep, narrow valley with steep rocky sides, usually cut by a river over a very long time.[↗](../../canyon/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The Grand Canyon is in Arizona.[↗](../../canyon/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The river carved the canyon over millions of years.[↗](../../canyon/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · We shouted and heard our echo in the canyon.[↗](../../canyon/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The canyon walls were red and orange.[↗](../../canyon/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Hikers walked down to the bottom of the canyon.[↗](../../canyon/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · A canyon is deeper and narrower than most valleys.[↗](../../canyon/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Stay away from the edge of the canyon.[↗](../../canyon/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **cap** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A cap is a soft hat, often with a peak at the front, like a baseball cap.[↗](../../cap/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A cap is a small lid on a bottle, a pen or a tube.[↗](../../cap/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* In sport, a cap is a place in the national team.[↗](../../cap/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* To cap is to put a limit or top on something.[↗](../../cap/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Danny had 25 bottle caps.[↗](../../cap/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · He found 18 more bottle caps at the park.[↗](../../cap/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · He threw away 12 old caps.[↗](../../cap/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · How many more caps than wrappers did he find?[↗](../../cap/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Wear a cap in the sun.[↗](../../cap/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Put the cap back on the glue stick.[↗](../../cap/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Swimmers wear a swimming cap in the pool.[↗](../../cap/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · He wore his baseball cap backwards.[↗](../../cap/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · They all whipped off their caps.[↗](../../cap/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") **capability** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A capability is the ability or power to do something: «The robot has the capability to climb stairs».[↗](../../capability/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Capabilities are the skills, tools or strength someone or something has.[↗](../../capability/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* This phone has the capability to take underwater photos.[↗](../../capability/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The new computer has amazing capabilities.[↗](../../capability/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Climbing that mountain is beyond my capability.[↗](../../capability/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The team showed their full capability in the final.[↗](../../capability/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · We tested the robot's capabilities in class.[↗](../../capability/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Owls have the capability to see in the dark.[↗](../../capability/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **capable** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Capable means able to do something: capable of swimming a length.[↗](../../capable/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Capable means good at things, skilled and sensible.[↗](../../capable/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* She is capable of running five kilometres.[↗](../../capable/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · He is a very capable leader.[↗](../../capable/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · You are capable of much better work.[↗](../../capable/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The jug is capable of holding two litres.[↗](../../capable/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Is a cheetah capable of catching a car?[↗](../../capable/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Leave it to Jess, she's very capable.[↗](../../capable/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The machine is capable of making 100 cups an hour.[↗](../../capable/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · If he were not capable of finding her then he must die.[↗](../../capable/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · However, only one, ספ״ר SPR, is capable of describing all three: counting (סָפַר safar 'he counted', מִסְפָּר mispar 'number, count'), writing (סֵפֶר sefer 'book, scroll'), and speaking (סִפֵּר sipper 'he told, accounted', סִפּוּר sippur 'telling, account').[↗](../../capable/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation)[↗](../../capable/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") **capacious** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Capacious means having a lot of room inside; able to hold a great deal.[↗](../../capacious/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The capacious bag held all our shopping.[↗](../../capacious/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The hall was so capacious that a thousand people could sit in it.[↗](../../capacious/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The giant swallowed the fowl with his capacious mouth.[↗](../../capacious/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") **capacity** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* The amount a container can hold.[↗](../../capacity/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* The largest number of people a place can hold.[↗](../../capacity/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* Ability to do something.[↗](../../capacity/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* (formal) A role or position.[↗](../../capacity/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *e.g.* "in her capacity as head teacher".[↗](../../capacity/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The jug has a capacity of 2 litres.[↗](../../capacity/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The hall was full to capacity.[↗](../../capacity/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The bus has a capacity of 52 passengers.[↗](../../capacity/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · What is the capacity of the fish tank?[↗](../../capacity/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · She has a great capacity for hard work.[↗](../../capacity/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Speaking in her capacity as head teacher, she thanked the parents.[↗](../../capacity/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The manner in which these tales are told, however, may often be taken as a test of the intellectual capacity of their tellers.[↗](../../capacity/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **caparisoned** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Caparisoned means dressed in fine decorated cloth and trappings, as a horse is for a grand ride or parade.[↗](../../caparisoned/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The knights rode caparisoned horses through the gate.[↗](../../caparisoned/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The prince's horse was caparisoned in gold and red.[↗](../../caparisoned/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The caparisoned steed waited at the door.[↗](../../caparisoned/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") **cape** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A cape is a loose coat with no sleeves that hangs from the shoulders, like a short cloak.[↗](../../cape/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A cape is a piece of land that sticks out into the sea.[↗](../../cape/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The superhero's red cape flapped in the wind.[↗](../../cape/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · We dressed up in capes and masks.[↗](../../cape/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Ships had to sail around the Cape of Good Hope.[↗](../../cape/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The lighthouse stands on the cape.[↗](../../cape/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · She wore a waterproof cape on her bike.[↗](../../cape/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Cape Town is a city in South Africa.[↗](../../cape/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · I sat and slept at the helm of their ship, as they sailed away from North Cape.[↗](../../cape/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/C/) … [5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/C/page/5/) **6** 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