Index of English words, starting with "ca"

(1) - Capsize (n.) An upset or overturn.
(2) - Capsize (v. t. & i.) To upset or overturn, as a vessel or other body.

(1) - Capstan (n.) A vertical cleated drum or cylinder, revolving on an upright spindle, and surmounted by a drumhead with sockets for bars or levers. It is much used, especially on shipboard, for moving or raising heavy weights or exerting great power by traction upon a rope or cable, passing around the drum. It is operated either by steam power or by a number of men walking around the capstan, each pushing on the end of a lever fixed in its socket.

(1) - Capstone (n.) A fossil echinus of the genus Cannulus; -- so called from its supposed resemblance to a cap.