CAPITAL as NOUN

  1. Meaning
    • the upper part of a column that supports the entablature
    Synonym(s) Hypernyms(s) capital is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
  2. Meaning
    • a book written by Karl Marx (1867) describing his economic theories
    Synonym(s) Hypernyms(s) Capital is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
  3. Meaning
    • one of the large alphabetic characters used as the first letter in writing or printing proper names and sometimes for emphasis
    • capitals were kept in the upper half of the
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • printers once kept the type for capitals and for small letters in separate cases
    Hypernyms(s) capital is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Antonym(s) Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  4. Meaning
    • a seat of government
    Hypernyms(s) capital is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s)
  5. Meaning
    • wealth in the form of money or property owned by a person or business and human resources of economic value
    Hypernyms(s) capital is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  6. Meaning
    • assets available for use in the production of further assets
    Synonym(s) Hypernyms(s) capital is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)

CAPITAL as ADJECTIVE

  1. Meaning
    • uppercase
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • capital A
    • great A
    • many medieval manuscripts are in majuscule script
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  2. Meaning
    • of primary important
    Usage Example(s)
    • our capital concern was to avoid defeat
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  3. Meaning
    • punishable by death
    Usage Example(s)
    • a capital offense
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  4. Meaning
    • first-rate
    Usage Example(s)
    • a capital fellow
    • a capital idea
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