English dictionary
capital
/'k/&/p/I/t/-/l/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
adjective
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Of or pertaining to the head.
Source: webster1913
noun
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assets available for use in the production of further assets
Synonyms working capitalSource: WordNet 3.0
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wealth in the form of money or property owned by a person or business and human resources of economic value
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a seat of government
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one of the large alphabetic characters used as the first letter in writing or printing proper names and sometimes for emphasis
ExamplesPrinters once kept the type for capitals and for small letters in separate cases; capitals were kept in the upper half of the type case and so became known as upper-case letters.
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a center that is associated more than any other with some activity or product
ExamplesThe crime capital of Italy.
The drug capital of Columbia.
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the federal government of the United States
Synonyms washingtonSource: WordNet 3.0
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a book written by Karl Marx (1867) describing his economic theories
Synonyms das kapitalSource: WordNet 3.0
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the upper part of a column that supports the entablature
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The head or uppermost member of a column, pilaster, etc. It consists generally of three parts, <i>abacus</i>, <i>bell</i> (or <i>vase</i>), and <i>necking</i>. See these terms, and <u>Column</u>.
Source: webster1913
adjective satellite
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first-rate
ExamplesA capital fellow.
A capital idea.
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of primary importance
ExamplesOur capital concern was to avoid defeat.
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uppercase
ExamplesCapital A.
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