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4 N‑COUNT If a sports player represents their country in a team game such as football, rugby, or cricket, you can say that they have been awarded a cap . [BRIT ] □ [+ for ] He will win his first cap for Wales in Sunday's Test match against Australia.

5 VERB If the government caps an organization, council, or budget, it limits the amount of money that the organization or council is allowed to spend, or limits the size of the budget. □ [V n] The Secretary of State for Environment has the power to cap councils which spend excessively.

6 N‑COUNT The cap of a bottle is its lid. □ [+ of ] She unscrewed the cap of her water bottle and gave him a drink.

7 N‑COUNT A cap is a circular rubber device that a woman places inside her vagina to prevent herself from becoming pregnant. [BRIT ]

8 VERB If someone says that a good or bad event caps a series of events, they mean it is the final event in the series, and the other events were also good or bad. [JOURNALISM ] □ [V n] The win capped a fine tournament for the Irish team.

9 VERB [usu passive] If someone's teeth are capped , covers are fixed over them so that they look better. □ [be V -ed] He suddenly smiled, revealing teeth that had recently been capped. □ [have n V -ed] I had my teeth capped.

10 → see also ice cap

ca|pa|bil|ity /ke I pəb I l I ti/ (capabilities )

1 N‑VAR [oft adj N , N to-inf] If you have the capability or the capabilities to do something, you have the ability or the qualities that are necessary to do it. □  People experience differences in physical and mental capability depending on the time of day. □  The standards set four years ago will be far below the athletes' capabilities now.

2 N‑VAR [usu adj N , N to-inf] A country's military capability is its ability to fight in a war. □  Their military capability has been reduced.

ca|pable ◆◇◇ /ke I pəb ^ə l/

1 ADJ If a person or thing is capable of doing something, they have the ability to do it. □ [+ of ] He appeared hardly capable of conducting a coherent conversation. □ [+ of ] The kitchen is capable of catering for several hundred people.

2 ADJ Someone who is capable has the skill or qualities necessary to do a particular thing well, or is able to do most things well. □  She's a very capable speaker. □  Sam was a highly capable manager. ●  ca|pably /ke I pəbli/ ADV [ADV with v] □  Happily it was all dealt with very capably by the police and security people. SYNONYMS capable ADJ 2

accomplished:She is an accomplished painter.

competent:He was a loyal, distinguished and very competent civil servant.

skilful:He is widely regarded as Hungary's most skilful politician.

adept:He is an adept guitar player.

proficient:A great number of Egyptians are proficient in foreign languages.

able:…one of the brightest and ablest members of the government.

ca|pa|cious /kəpe I ʃəs/ ADJ [usu ADJ n] Something that is capacious has a lot of space to put things in. [FORMAL ] □  …her capacious handbag.

ca|paci|tor /kəpæ s I tə ^r / (capacitors ) N‑COUNT A capacitor is a device for accumulating electric charge.

ca|pac|ity ◆◇◇ /kəpæ s I ti/ (capacities )

1 N‑VAR [oft with poss, N to-inf] Your capacity for something is your ability to do it, or the amount of it that you are able to do. □ [+ for ] Our capacity for giving care, love and attention is limited. □  Her mental capacity and temperament are as remarkable as his. □  …people's creative capacities.