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Definition: Skullcap |
SkullcapNoun1. Rounded brimless cap fitting the crown of the head. 2. The dome of the skull. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "skullcap" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1861. (references) |
Synonym: SkullcapSynonym: calvaria (n). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Clothing | Headdress, headgear; chapeau, crush hat, opera hat; kaffiyeh; sombrero, jam, tam-o-shanter, tarboosh, topi, sola topi, pagri, puggaree; cap, hat, beaver hat, coonskin cap; castor, bonnet, tile, wideawake, wimple; nightcap, mobcap, skullcap; hood, coif; capote, calash; kerchief, snood, babushka; head, coiffure; crown; (circle); chignon, pelt, wig, front, peruke, periwig, caftan, turban, fez, shako, csako, busby; kepi, forage cap, bearskin; baseball cap; fishing hat; helmet; mask, domino. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Skullcap |
| English words defined with "skullcap": beanie, beany ♦ Callot, coif ♦ genus Scutellaria ♦ Scutellaria ♦ yarmelke, yarmulka, yarmulke ♦ Zuchetto. (references) |
| Thumbnail | Description & Credit | Thumbnail | Description & Credit |
 | Narrowleaf skullcap (Scutellaria angustifolia) growing in basalt outcrop. Credit: John Craig. |  | Medium shot of Narrowleaf skullcap (Scutellaria angustifolia). Credit: John Craig. |
 | Closeup shot of Narrowleaf skullcap (Scutellaria angustifolia). Credit: John Craig. | ||
Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits. | |||
| "Skullcap" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Skullcap" is used about 8 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 100% | 8 | 124,375 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expression using "skullcap": blue skullcap. Additional references. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
skullcap | 57 |
skullcap herb | 10 |
skullcap chinese | 4 |
pink skullcap | 3 |
leather skullcap | 2 |
plant skullcap | 2 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "skullcap"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Farsi | کلاه بره (Beret), عرقچین . (various references) | |
French | calotte. (various references) | |
German | Schädelkappe, Schädeldecke. (various references) | |
Hebrew | כיפ" (dome), כפ" (arch, cap, cupola, dome, knoll, vault). (various references) | |
Hungarian | vízmelléki csukóka, koponyatető (vertex, vertices), kis kerek papi sapka, házisapka (skull cap). (various references) | |
Italian | zucchetto, papalina (coif). (various references) | |
Manx | bonnad cooyl, bonnad claiginagh. (various references) | |
Pig Latin | ullcapskay.(various references) | |
Russian | ермолка (skull-cap, yarmulke). (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | kapica (skull cap, toe cap). (various references) | |
Spanish | solideo (cap), gorro (bearskin, bonnet, cap), casquete (base, cap, moil). (various references) | |
Thai | หมวกไม่มีขอบ. (various references) | |
Turkish | takke (coif), kafatasının üst bölümü, bere (balmoral, barret, beanie, beret, bruise, contusion, flesh wound, hurt, lesion, Tammy, tam-o'-shanter, wound). (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "skullcap": skullcaps. (additional references) | |
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"Skullcap" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: scullcap. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-c-k-l-l-p-s-u" | |
-2 letters: callus, caulks, placks, plucks, sulcal. | |
-3 letters: calks, calls, caulk, cauls, claps, clasp, culls, culpa, lacks, lucks, packs, palls, plack, pluck, pucka, pucks, pulls, scall, scalp, scaup, sculk, scull, sculp, skull, slack, spall. | |
-4 letters: alls, alps, auks, calk, call, caps, cask, caul, clap, cull, cups, cusk, cusp, lack, lacs, laps, luck, pack, pacs, pall. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-c-k-l-l-p-s-u" | |
+1 letter: pullbacks, skullcaps. | |
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