cape
noun · verb
Simple meaning
A piece or point of land, extending beyond the adjacent coast into a sea or lake.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
kaypIPA pronunciation (US)
ˈkeɪp
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) is a standard way of writing speech sounds.
Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
A sleeveless garment like a cloak but shorter
A sleeveless garment or part of a garment, hanging from the neck over the back, arms, and shoulders.
geography
A piece or point of land, extending beyond the adjacent coast into a sea or lake; a promontory; a headland.
slang
A superhero.
A geographic cape extending into the Atlantic Ocean from the southeastern corner of mainland Massachusetts in the northeastern United States.
south africa
Ellipsis of Cape Province: a former province of South Africa, split into three in 1994.
verb
To incite or attract (a bull) to charge a certain direction, by waving a cape.
To skin an animal, particularly a deer.
usslangchiefly with "for"
To defend or praise, especially that which is unworthy.
transitive
To cover (as) with or like a cape.
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
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This meaning: (geography) A piece or point of land, extending beyond the adjacent coast into a sea or lake; a promontory; a headland.
Used this way, cape is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
Word Aura describes common impressions, not a measurement. Tone changes with sentence, speaker, relationship and situation.
More ways to use cape
- “She wore a warm cape to protect herself from the cold wind.”noun
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