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gill or ghyll, US and Canadian coul‚e, gulch; US gap, arroyo:
The canyon created by the river is more than a thousand feet
deep.
cap n. 1 hat, head covering: The plumber took off his cap and
scratched his head. 2 lid, top, cover: Screw the cap on tight.
3 cap in hand. humbly, meekly, servilely, submissively,
subserviently, docilely, respectfully: He went cap in hand to
ask for a pay rise.
--v. 4 surpass, outdo, outstrip, better, beat, exceed, top,
excel: Betty capped her earlier triumphs by winning the
semifinals. 5 cover, protect: As it's begun to rain, you'd
best cap the camera lens.
capability
n. ability, power, potential, capacity, means, faculty,
wherewithal; talent, proficiency, aptitude, adeptness, skill,
competence: Deirdre has the capability to be first in her form.
capable adj. 1 able, competent, efficient, proficient, qualified,
talented, gifted, skilled, skilful, accomplished, apt, adept,
clever, effective, effectual; expert, masterly, masterful:
Halliwell is quite capable of speaking for himself. He is a
capable violinist, but scarcely a virtuoso. 2 capable of.
disposed to, inclined to, predisposed to: Though violent, he is
not capable of murder.
capacity n. 1 volume, content, size, dimensions; room, space: What is
the capacity of this bottle in litres? The car is of sufficient
capacity to hold only four adults. 2 potential, ability,
capability, competence, intelligence, wit, brain(s), talent,
aptitude, acumen, understanding, sense, judgement, perspicacity,
perceptiveness, perception, mother wit, intellect, genius,
skill, gift, faculty, power, potential, Colloq chiefly US right
stuff, the goods: They don't yet have the capacity to absorb
advanced theory. 3 position, condition, character, place, post,
role, job, office, duty, responsibility, province, sphere,
function; Law competency, qualification: She has every right to
sign cheques in her capacity as director.
cape° n. headland, promontory, peninsula, neck, point, Archaic ness:
We sailed round the cape and made for the harbour.