- 3. (Chem.) Evaporating dish.
- 4. Percussion cap.
Captain, n.
- 1. Commander, leader, chief, chieftain.
- 2. Warrior, soldier, military genius.
Captain-general, n. Generalissimo, general, commander-in-chief.
Captious, a.
- 1. Censorious, cavilling, carping, hypercritical, disposed to cavil, given to fault-finding.
- 2. Crabbed, snappish, testy, touchy, waspish, splenetic, cross, snarling, acrimonious, cantankerous (colloq.),
contentious.
- 3. Ensnaring, insidious.
Captivate, v. a. Charm, fascinate, enchant, bewitch, enamour, win, catch, lead captive, please highly.
Captive, n. Prisoner.
Captivity, n.
- 1. Imprisonment, confinement, duress, durance.
- 2. Bondage, thraldom, enthralment, servitude, subjection, slavery, vassalage.
Capture, n.
- 1. Seizure, arrest, apprehension, catching, catch, taking captive, making prisoner.
- 2. Prize.
Capture, v. a. Seize, catch, apprehend, arrest, take by force, take possession of, make prisoner.
Capuchin, n. Franciscan, Minorite, Gray Friar.
Caput mortuum. Residuum (of distillation or of sublimation), worthless residue.
Carack, n. [Written also Carac.] Argosy, galleon.
Caracole, v. n. Wheel, prance, curvet.