Cap
Cap noun - A piece placed over an open container to hold in, protect, or conceal its contents.
Usage example: I can't find the cap to the milk bottle
How words are described
| similar | similar cap | similar shell |
| complete | complete cap | complete shell |
| green | green cap | green shell |
| single | single cap | single shell |
| Other adjectives: small, hard, large, big, huge, new, yellow, classic, different, literal, pink, magical, purple. | ||
Common collocations
| base | cap base | shell base |
Both words in one sentence
- It is encrusted with Dolomite, decorated with turtle bone and cave lobster shell and encircled with bands of Dolomite, Tower-cap and Rose Quartz.
Source: Community / Dwarf Fortress - Grab a Wing Cap and Koopa shell, and just glide your way towards the island off the nearby mountain!
Source: Analysis / Super Mario 64 -
Shell-Shocked Veteran: Cap and the Falcon are "wounded warriors" who become friends through their mutual trauma of losing a close friend on the battlefield.
Cite this Source
Shell and Cap. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/cap/shell
Cap & Shell. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/cap/shell>.
Shell or Cap. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/cap/shell.
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