Word Meaning

Meaning of "capital" and the crossword clue

- Centre of government
- Chattel
- Leading city
- Main city
- Metropolis
- Money invested in Paris or London
- Money to be invested in Washington, for example
- Most important city
- Resource
- Resources
- Seat of government
- Uppercase (letters)
- Wealth
- Of or pertaining to the head.
- Having reference to, or involving, the forfeiture of the head or life; affecting life; punishable with death; as, capital trials; capital punishment.
- First in importance; chief; principal.
- Chief, in a political sense, as being the seat of the general government of a state or nation; as, Washington and Paris are capital cities.
- Of first rate quality; excellent; as, a capital speech or song.
- The head or uppermost member of a column, pilaster, etc. It consists generally of three parts, abacus, bell (or vase), and necking. See these terms, and Column.
- The seat of government; the chief city or town in a country; a metropolis.
- Money, property, or stock employed in trade, manufactures, etc.; the sum invested or lent, as distinguished from the income or interest. See Capital stock, under Capital, a.
- That portion of the produce of industry, which may be directly employed either to support human beings or to assist in production.
- Anything which can be used to increase one's power or influence.
- An imaginary line dividing a bastion, ravelin, or other work, into two equal parts.
- A chapter, or section, of a book.
- See Capital letter, under Capital, a.