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noun (1)

Definition of capenext
as in cloak
a sleeveless garment worn so as to hang over the shoulders, arms, and back the mysterious figure wrapped his cape tightly around his shoulders

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noun (2)

ˈkāp How to pronounce cape (audio)
as in peninsula
an area of land that juts out into a body of water residents fled the cape as the hurricane roared up the coast

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Recent Examples of cape
Noun
For the celebration, Meghan stepped out in a black one-shoulder dress by Greta Constantine with a dramatic cape sleeve and a floor-length train. — Chanel Vargas, InStyle, 20 Aug. 2026 The short dress featured a cape-style top that floated in the wind, framing the low-cut back. — Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 18 Aug. 2026 Walk the beach for a view of waterfalls cascading down the cape into the ocean. — Molly Allen, Travel + Leisure, 18 Aug. 2026 Under the black cape, trash can helmet and ample body armor straight out of a low-budget sci-fi film, Binface’s alter-ego is Jon Harvey, a middle-aged comedian who has spent much of the campaign trying to keep his cool during a sweltering summer. — ABC News, 14 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for cape
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cape
  1. cloak
  2. peninsula
  3. point
  4. arm
Noun
  • The sculpture depicts a female figure, her cloak billowing out in the shape of a seed around her and etched with more than 300 global symbols of peace, holding olive branches and surrounded by six children, each representing a continent.
    — Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 22 Aug. 2026
  • Accompanying the drones will be a suite of musical scores and dialogue from the films, as well as a live performance by an electric violinist (dressed in a wizard’s cloak) to help amplify the soundtrack.
    — Vince Basada, Sacbee.com, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of cloak
Noun
  • The neighborhood Governador Celso Ramos is a paradise of a peninsula hiding behind a bureaucratic-sounding name—literally a 20th-century governor.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Brawley School Road is a busy Lake Norman four-lane highway that leads east from the exit to downtown Mooresville and southwest on a peninsula to Trump National Golf Club Charlotte and Lake Norman Yacht Club.
    — Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of peninsula
Noun
  • With that as the starting point, and the premise now fully in motion, season two hits the ground running with the wind of absurdity at its back.
    — Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2026
  • One big sticking point may be the stigma attached to hearing aids.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of point
Noun
  • After the Paris climate accord, the United Nations ordered its climate science arm to study different warming limits.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 2 Sep. 2026
  • The affordability of long-term care has worsened for middle-class Americans, according to a March report from the AARP Public Policy Institute, a policy research arm within AARP, an advocacy group for older adults.
    — Lorie Konish, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2026
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“Cape.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cape. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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