Merriam-Webster's Dictionary and Thesaurus - Merriam-Webster [192]
3 : the maximum amount or number that can be contained
4 : an individual's mental or physical ability and skill in doing something : ABILITY
5 : position or character assigned or assumed Synonyms [4] ability, capability, competence, faculty—more at ABILITY [5] appointment, billet, function, job, place, position, post, situation—more at JOB [5] function, job, part, place, position, purpose, role, task, work—more at ROLE 2capacity adjective : equaling maximum capacity cap–a–pie or cap–à–pie adverb [ORIGIN: MF] : from head to foot : at all points 1caparison noun 1 : an ornamental covering for a horse 2 : rich clothing Synonyms array, best, bravery, feather, finery, frippery, full dress, gaiety, regalia—more at FINERY 2caparison verb : to dress richly 1cape noun 1 : a point of land jutting out into water 2 often cap : CAPE COD COTTAGE Synonyms arm, headland, peninsula, point, promontory, spit; also breakwater, jetty 2cape noun : a sleeveless garment hanging from the neck over the shoulders Cape Cod cottage noun : a compact rectangular dwelling of one or one-and-a-half stories usu. with a steep gable roof 1caper noun : the flower bud or young berry of a Mediterranean shrub pickled for use as a relish; also : this shrub 2caper verb ca·pered; ca·per·ing : to leap about in a playful manner Synonyms cavort, disport, frisk, frolic, gambol, lark, rollick, romp, sport—more at FROLIC 3caper noun 1 : a frolicsome leap 2 : a capricious escapade 3 : an illegal or questionable act Synonyms antic, escapade, frolic, monkeyshine, practical joke, prank, trick—more at PRANK cape·skin noun : a light flexible leather made from sheepskins Cape Verd·ean noun : a native or inhabitant of the Republic of Cape Verde cap·ful noun, plural cap·fuls also caps·ful : as much as a cap will hold cap·il·lar·i·ty noun, plural -ties : the action by which the surface of a liquid where it is in contact with a solid (as in a slender tube) is raised or lowered depending on the relative attraction of the molecules of the liquid for each other and for those of the solid 1capillary adjective 1 : resembling a hair 2 : having a very small bore <~ tube> 3 : of or relating to capillaries or to capillarity 2capillary noun, plural -lar·ies : any of the tiny thin-walled blood vessels that carry blood between the smallest arteries and their corresponding veins 1capital noun : the top part or piece of an architectural column 2capital adjective 1 : conforming to the series A, B, C rather than a, b, c <~ letters> <~ G>