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white cap

white cap is the alternative form of whitecap.

Meaning of whitecap

Noun

whitecap (plural whitecaps)

  1. Any of several birds having a white patch on the head
  2. A wave having a white crest; a breaker
  3. (US, historical) A member of a self-appointed vigilante committee that carried out lynchings. Some early ones wore white hoods or masks.
    Synonyms:
    whitecapper

Forms of white cap

pluralwhite caps

Questions about white cap

What is white cap the alternative form of?
White cap is the alternative form of whitecap.

Words near white cap in the dictionary

  1. white cabbages
  2. white campion
  3. white campions
  4. white cane
  5. white canes
  6. white cap
  7. white caps
  8. white carbohydrate
  9. white carbohydrates
  10. white carbs
  11. white card

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