cap vs cockscomb

cockscomb vs cap

cap and cockscomb both are nouns.

cap is a verb but cockscomb is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
cap	Yes	No	Yes	No
cockscomb	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, cockscomb is a hyponym of cap; that is, cockscomb is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than cap:

cap: a tight-fitting headdress
cockscomb: a cap worn by court jesters; adorned with a strip of red

Other hyponyms of cap include balaclava, balaclava helmet, Balmoral, bluebonnet, baseball cap, golf cap, jockey cap, bathing cap, swimming cap, beret, biggin, berretta, biretta, birretta, calpac, calpack, kalpac, cloth cap, flat cap, coxcomb, coonskin, coonskin cap, fez, tarboosh, garrison cap, overseas cap, Glengarry, kalansuwa, kepi, peaked cap, service cap, yachting cap, liberty cap, mobcap, mortarboard, nightcap, pinner, sailor cap, shower cap, ski cap, stocking cap, toboggan cap, skullcap, tam-o'-shanter, tam, tammy, watch cap, wishing cap.

cap (noun)	cockscomb (noun)
a tight-fitting headdress	the fleshy red crest on the head of the domestic fowl and other gallinaceous birds
the upper part of a column that supports the entablature	a cap worn by court jesters; adorned with a strip of red
a top (as for a bottle)	a conceited dandy who is overly impressed by his own accomplishments
something serving as a cover or protection	garden annual with featherlike spikes of red or yellow flowers
(dentistry) dental appliance consisting of an artificial crown for a broken or decayed tooth
a mechanical or electrical explosive device or a small amount of explosive; can be used to initiate the reaction of a disrupting explosive
an upper limit on what is allowed
a protective covering that is part of a plant
a fruiting structure resembling an umbrella or a cone that forms the top of a stalked fleshy fungus such as a mushroom

cap (verb)	cockscomb (verb)
restrict the number or amount of
lie at the top of

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