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capes

/keɪps/

capes is the plural of cape.

Meaning of cape

Noun (1)

cape (plural capes)

  1. A piece or point of land, extending beyond the adjacent coast into a sea or lake; a promontory; a headland.

Noun (2)

cape (plural capes)

  1. A sleeveless garment or part of a garment, hanging from the neck over the back, arms, and shoulders.
    • Mind you, clothes were clothes in those days. […] Frills, ruffles, flounces, lace, complicated seams and gores: not only did they sweep the ground and have to be held up in one hand elegantly as you walked along, but they had little capes or coats or feather boas.1977, Agatha Christie, chapter 4, in An Autobiography, part II, London: Collins, →ISBN
  2. (slang) A superhero.
    • Rows and rows of booths and pavilions stretch across the floor, draped with glowing holograms and shifting signs beckoning capes to try their wares. Bystander insurance. Hypertech components. Mystical ingredients. Training DVDs ...2017, April Daniels, Dreadnought: Nemesis - Book One, Diversion Books, →ISBN

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Proper noun capitalized: Capes

Capes

  1. (plural) plural of Cape

Phrases with capes

Words that rhyme with capes

Questions about capes

What is capes the plural of?
Capes is the plural of cape.
What part of speech is capes?
Capes is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce capes?
Capes is pronounced /keɪps/.

Words near capes in the dictionary

  1. Capertee
  2. Caperton
  3. Capertons
  4. caperwort
  5. caperworts
  6. capes
  7. capeshit
  8. capesize
  9. capesized
  10. capeskin
  11. capeskins

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Adapted from Wiktionary: capes (page history and authors); Capes (page history and authors); cape (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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