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- [kap-stohn]
- /ˈkæpˌstoʊn/
- /ˈkæp.stəʊn/
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- [kap-stohn]
- /ˈkæpˌstoʊn/
Definitions of capstone word
- noun capstone one of a set of slabs on the top of a wall, building, etc 3
- noun capstone a chockstone occurring at the top of a gully or chimney 3
- noun capstone a crowning achievement; peak 3
- noun capstone the uppermost stone of a structure 3
- noun capstone any of the stones in a coping 3
- noun capstone the highest point, as of achievement 3
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Origin of capstone
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English. See cap1, stone
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Parts of speech for Capstone
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
capstone popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 78% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
capstone usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for capstone
noun capstone
- culmination — Something, especially something important, that is the culmination of an activity, process, or series of events happens at the end of it.
- apogee — The apogee of something such as a culture or a business is its highest or its greatest point.
- zenith — the point on the celestial sphere vertically above a given position or observer. Compare nadir.
- top — Technical/Office Protocol
- vertex — the highest point of something; apex; summit; top: the vertex of a mountain.
Antonyms for capstone
noun capstone
- nadir — Astronomy. the point on the celestial sphere directly beneath a given position or observer and diametrically opposite the zenith.
- bottom — The bottom of something is the lowest or deepest part of it.
- base — The base of something is its lowest edge or part.
- anticlimax — You can describe something as an anticlimax if it disappoints you because it happens after something that was very exciting, or because it is not as exciting as you expected.
- cliffhanger — A cliffhanger is a situation or part of a play or film that is very exciting or frightening because you are left for a long time not knowing what will happen next.
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