cape

Meanings

Plural: capes

Noun

a strip of land projecting into a body of water
a sleeveless garment like a cloak but shorter
A piece or point of land, extending beyond the adjacent coast into a sea or lake; a promontory; a headland.
A sleeveless garment or part of a garment, hanging from the neck over the back, arms, and shoulders.
A superhero.

Verb

To incite or attract (a bull) to charge a certain direction, by waving a cape.
To head or point; to keep a course.
To skin an animal, particularly a deer.
To defend or praise, especially that which is unworthy.
To cover (as) with or like a cape.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English cape, gappe, cap, from Old French cap (“cape, headland”), from Latin caput (“head”).
Doublet of capo, caput, chef, and chief, and distantly with head and Howth. For sense development, compare English ness (“a promontory point, cape”) from a root related to nose.

Synonyms

chersonese, mantle, ness, peninsula, point

Scrabble Score: 8

cape is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
cape is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
cape is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 10

cape is a valid Words With Friends word