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capital | outstanding |

As a noun capital

is capital.

As an adjective outstanding is

prominent or noticeable; standing out from others.

capital

English

(wikipedia capital)

Alternative forms

* capitall (obsolete)

Noun

  • (uncountable, economics) Already-produced durable goods available for use as a factor of production, such as steam shovels (equipment) and office buildings (structures).
  • (uncountable, business, finance) Money and wealth. The means to acquire goods and services, especially in a non-barter system.
  • (countable) A city designated as a legislative seat by the government or some other authority, often the city in which the government is located; otherwise the most important city within a country or a subdivision of it.
  • * {{quote-magazine, date=2013-06-08, volume=407, issue=8839, page=52, magazine=(The Economist)
    • , title= The new masters and commanders , passage=From the ground, Colombo’s port does not look like much.
  • (countable) The most important city in the field specified.
  • * 2010 September, Charlie Brennan, "Active Athletes", , ISSN 1090-5723, volume 16, issue 9, page 83:
    • Hollywood is the film capital', New York the theater '''capital''', Las Vegas the gambling ' capital .
  • (countable) An uppercase letter.
  • (countable, architecture) The uppermost part of a column.
  • (uncountable) Knowledge; awareness; proficiency.

    • Usage notes

    The homophone capitol refers only to a building, usually one that houses the legislative branch of a government, and often one located in a capital city.

    Synonyms

    * (An uppercase letter) caps (in the plural), majuscule

    Antonyms

    * (An uppercase letter) minuscule

    Adjective

    (-)
  • of prime importance
  • * Atterbury
    • a capital article in religion
  • * I. Taylor
    • whatever is capital and essential in Christianity
  • Chief, in a political sense, as being the seat of the general government of a state or nation.
    • London and Paris are capital cities.
  • (British, dated) excellent
    • That is a capital idea!
  • Involving punishment by death.
  • * Jonathan Swift
    • many crimes that are capital among us
  • * Milton
    • to put to death a capital offender
  • * 2002 , , The Great Nation , Penguin 2003, p. 517:
    • Some 1,600 priests were deported, for example, while the total number of capital victims of the military commissions down to 1799 was only around 150.
  • uppercase
    • One begins a sentence with a capital letter.
  • Of or relating to the head.
  • * Milton
    • Needs must the Serpent now his capital bruise / Expect with mortal pain.

    Antonyms

    * (uppercase) lower-case

    Derived terms

    * block capitals * capital asset * capital goods * capitalism * capital punishment * capital ship * economic capital * financial capital * human capital * personal capital * real capital * social capital

    Related terms

    * captain * capitulate * capitulation * chapiter * chapter

    References

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    outstanding

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • prominent or noticeable; standing out from others
  • exceptionally good; distinguished from others by its superiority
  • *
  • * {{quote-news
    • , year=2011 , date=October 29 , author=Phil McNulty , title=Chelsea 3 - 5 Arsenal , work=BBC Sport citation , page= , passage=The Gunners captain demonstrated his importance to the team by taking his tally to an outstanding 28 goals in 27 Premier League games as Chelsea slumped again after their shock defeat at QPR last week.}}
  • projecting outwards
  • *
  • unresolved; not settled or finished
  • owed as a debt
  • *

    • Derived terms

    * outstandingly

    Related terms

    * stand out * stand-out

    Anagrams

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