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[ count, noncount ] the long central parts of some plants, for example bamboo (= a tall plant that grows in hot countries ) , which can be used for making furniture sugar cane

a cane chair

canned / krend / adjective

in a can canned drinks

can • ni • bal / ' krenabl / noun [ count ]

a person who eats other people

can • non / ' krenan / noun [ count ] ( plural can . non or can . nons )

an old type of big gun that fires big stone or metal balls

can • not / ' krenat ; ks ' nat / form of can 1

ca .noe

/ ks nu / noun [ count ]

( sports ) a light, narrow boat that you move through the water using a flat piece of wood (called a paddle ) ► ca • noe • ing / ks ' nuig / noun [noncount] We went canoeing on the river.

can o • pen • er / ' kren |oupsnsr / noun

[ count ]

a tool for opening cans of food —Look at the picture at kitchen .

can't / krent / short for cannot

can • ta • loupe / ' krentboup / noun

[ count, noncount ]

a big round fruit (called a melon ). It has a thick hard skin and is orange inside.

can • vas / ' krenvss / noun [ noncount ]

a strong heavy cloth, used for making bags, tents (= that you sleep in when you are camping ) and sails (= the cloth on boats that catches the wind ) , or for painting pictures on

can • yon / ' krenysn/ noun [ count ]

( geography ) a deep valley with sides of rock that go up very quickly (that are steep ) the Grand Canyon

cap / krep / noun [ count ]

a soft hat with a hard curved part at the front to keep the sun off your face

a baseball cap

— Look at the picture at hat .

a thing that covers the top of a bottle or tube Put the cap back on the bottle.

ca • pa • bil • i • ty aw / |keips ' bilsti / [ count, noncount ] ( plural ca • pa . bil • i • ties )

the ability to do something

The computer virus has the capability of destroying your hard drive.

ca . pa . Ые О / keipobl / adjective

able to do something

You are capable of passing the exam if you work harder.

able to do things well a capable student

—ANTONYM incapable

ca • pac • i • ty AWB / ks 'pressti / noun ( plural ca • pac • i . ties )

[ usually singular , noncount ] how much a container or space can hold

The gas tank has a capacity of 16 gallons. The stadium was filled to capacity .

[ singular ] the ability to do or understand something a capacity for hard work

cape / keip / noun [count]

a piece of clothing that covers your body and your arms, but does not have separate sleeves

( geography ) a piece of land that goes out into the ocean Cape Canaveral

cap .i .tal Ф / kaepotl / noun

[ count ] ( politics ) the most important city in a country or state, where the government is

Austin is the capital of Texas.

[ noncount ] ( business ) a large amount of money that you use to start a business, etc.

When she had enough capital, she opened a restaurant.

( also cap • i • tal let ter ) [ count ] ( English language arts ) a big letter of the alphabet, used at the beginning of sentences

Please fill out the form in capitals .

Names of people and places begin with a capital letter.

cap • i • tal • ism / ' krepstslizsm / noun

[noncount]

( business , politics ) a system in which businesses are owned by individual people or groups, and not by the government

Look at communism , socialism .

► cap • i • tal • ist adjective, noun [ count ]

a capitalist society

cap • i • tal pun • ish • ment

/ |krepstl ' pAniJmsnt / noun [ noncount ] punishment by death for serious crimes —Look at the death penalty .

cap • puc • ci • no / |kreps ' tjinou / noun

[count] ( plural cap • puc • ci • nos )

a cup of coffee that has hot milk with bubbles in it on top Two cappuccinos, please.

Look at espresso , latte .