4. (noun)capital, capital letter, uppercase, upper-case letter, majuscule one of the large alphabetic characters used as the first letter in writing or printing proper names and sometimes for emphasis "printers once kept the type for capitals and for small letters in separate cases; capitals were kept in the upper half of the type case and so became known as upper-case letters"
5. (noun)capital a center that is associated more than any other with some activity or product "the crime capital of Italy"; "the drug capital of Columbia"
6. (noun)Capital, Washington the federalgovernment of the United States
7. (noun)Das Kapital, Capital a book written by Karl Marx (1867) describing his economic theories
8. (adj)capital, chapiter, cap the upper part of a column that supports the entablature
9. (adj)capital first-rate "a capital fellow"; "a capital idea"
10. (adj)capital of primary importance "our capital concern was to avoid defeat"
11. (adj)capital, great, majuscule uppercase "capital A"; "great A"; "many medieval manuscripts are in majuscule script"
1. (noun)capital a city where a country or region's main government is located Berlin is the capital of Germany.; officials working in the state capital
2. capital money used to make money looking for capital to start a business; capital expenditure
3. capital the large form of a letter Write your name in capitals/in capital letters.
4. capital a place best known for a particular activity Las Vegas is the gambling capital of the U.S.
5. (adjective)capital receiving the punishment of death a capital offense
6. capital (of letter of alphabet) written in its large form Bangor starts with a capital B.
Definition of 'CAPITAL'
Webster Dictionary
1. (adj)CAPITAL that portion of the produce of industry, which may be directly employed either to support human beings or to assist in production
2. (adj)CAPITAL anything which can be used to increase one's power or influence
3. (adj)CAPITAL an imaginary line dividing a bastion, ravelin, or other work, into two equal parts
4. (adj)CAPITAL a chapter, or section, of a book
5. (adj)CAPITAL see Capital letter, under Capital, a
6. (noun)CAPITAL of or pertaining to the head
7. (noun)CAPITAL having reference to, or involving, the forfeiture of the head or life; affecting life; punishable with death; as, capital trials; capital punishment
8. (noun)CAPITAL first in importance; chief; principal
9. (noun)CAPITAL chief, in a political sense, as being the seat of the general government of a state or nation; as, Washington and Paris are capital cities
10. (noun)CAPITAL of first rate quality; excellent; as, a capital speech or song
11. (noun)CAPITAL the head or uppermost member of a column, pilaster, etc. It consists generally of three parts, abacus, bell (or vase), and necking. See these terms, and Column
12. (noun)CAPITAL the seat of government; the chief city or town in a country; a metropolis
13. (noun)CAPITAL money, property, or stock employed in trade, manufactures, etc.; the sum invested or lent, as distinguished from the income or interest. See Capital stock, under Capital, a