Cap
Cap verb - To set bounds or an upper limit for.
Effect
Effect verb - To be the cause of (a situation, action, or state of mind).
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
| full | full cap | full effect |
| similar | similar cap | similar effect |
| normal | normal cap | normal effect |
| complete | complete cap | complete effect |
| Other adjectives: original, single, actual, real, huge, little, magic, possible, apparent, maximum, different, magical. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- To effect easier coloring, the crosshatches on Snooper's deerstalker cap were left untapered from the cap's outline.
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Going above this cap has no more effect on damage reduction, although higher armor ratings will still display as if they were actually doing something.
Source: Cap - Desert Falcon, another Atari 2600 game, had a score counter that went back to zero, but had the side-effect of making the score climb more quickly, so it took less time to break the cap again, which made the score climb even faster, etc.
Source: Cap
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