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whitecap

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.60 in modern English

Syllables
white-cap
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of several birds having a white patch on the head

noun

A wave having a white crest; a breaker

noun

A member of a self-appointed vigilante committee that carried out lynchings. Some early ones wore white hoods or masks.

American usage

Etymology

From white + cap.

Usage

Inflected Forms

whitecaps (plural)

Derived Forms

whitecapping

Synonyms

whitecapper white horse

Questions

What does whitecap mean?
Any of several birds having a white patch on the head
Where does whitecap come from?
From white + cap.

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