English Dictionary
◊ CAPITAL
capital
adj : uppercase; "capital A"; "great A"; "many medieval
manuscripts are in majuscule script" [syn: {great}, {majuscule}]
n 1: assets available for use in the production of further assets
[syn: {working capital}]
2: the material wealth owned by a person or a business
3: a seat of government
4: printers once kept type for capitals and small letters in
separate cases; capitals were kept in the upper half of
the type case [syn: {upper case}, {upper-case letter}]
[ant: {small letter}]
5: the upper part of a column that supports the entablature
[syn: {chapiter}, {cap}]