Brim and Cap

Brim

Brim noun - The line or relatively narrow space that marks the outer limit of something.

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Cap and brim are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Cap" instead a noun "Brim".

Nearby Words: brimful, brimmer

Cap noun - A real or imaginary point beyond which a person or thing cannot go.

Usage example: a cap on player salary expenditures was suggested as a way to keep small market teams competitive

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Brim and cap are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Brim" instead a noun "Cap".

Nearby Words: caps, capped, capping

Whoopee cap: A felt cap with a short brim turned up all around, cut into a jagged shape reminiscent of a crown.

Source: Hat Shop
The Newsboy Cap is similar to the flat cap, but with a longer brim and a poofier crown whose pieces come to a single point on top.

Source: Hat Shop
Members of the Terran Republic in PlanetSide 2 can purchase an enormous Commissar cap, complete with goggles wrapped around the brim.

Source: Commissar Cap

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