# caps

Pronunciation: US say "KAPS" /kæps/; UK

## Noun

1. Plural of cap. — plural of cap
   - Simple: Plural of cap. Use this when talking about more than one cap.
   - _She lined up the colorful caps along the windowsill._
   - _All the pens were missing their caps when the box arrived._
2. Capital letters: the large forms of letters such as A, B, and C, as opposed to their small lowercase versions.
   - Simple: Big letters like A, B, and C, used to start names or to show shouting.
   - _The designer kept the brand name entirely in caps for emphasis._
   - _Typing a message in caps online often comes across as angry or aggressive._
4. Abbreviation of capabilities. — Abbreviation of capabilities.
   - Simple: Short for capabilities. It means the things a system or tool can do.
   - _The program queries the device caps at startup to decide which features to enable._
   - _Older graphics cards lacked the caps needed for the new shading effects._

## Verb

3. Third-person singular simple present of cap. — third-person singular simple present indicative of cap
   - Simple: The form of cap used in the present with he, she, it, or a singular noun such as the dog or water.
   - _The agreement caps annual rent increases at three percent._
   - _She caps each jar tightly before storing it in the pantry._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/caps (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).