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black caps

black caps is the plural of black cap.

Meaning of black cap

Noun

black cap (plural black caps)

  1. (UK, historical) A square of black fabric worn on the head by a judge delivering a death sentence.

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Noun capitalized: Black Caps

Black Caps

  1. (plural, plural-only) The New Zealand national cricket team.

Questions about black caps

What does black caps mean?
Black caps means the New Zealand national cricket team.
What is black caps the plural of?
Black caps is the plural of black cap.
What part of speech is black caps?
Black caps is a noun.

Words near black caps in the dictionary

  1. black cancer
  2. black cancers
  3. black canker
  4. black cankers
  5. black cap
  6. black caps
  7. black car
  8. black caraway
  9. black caraways
  10. black carbon
  11. black card

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Adapted from Wiktionary: black caps (page history and authors); Black Caps (page history and authors); black cap (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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