Definition of capital

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Capital (n.) The seat of government; the chief city or town in a country; a metropolis.

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Argive :: Argive (a.) Of or performance to Argos, the capital of Argolis in Greece..
Helix :: Helix (n.) A caulicule or little volute under the abacus of the Corinthian capital.
Bank :: Bank (n.) A fund from deposits or contributions, to be used in transacting business; a joint stock or capital..
W :: W () the twenty-third letter of the English alphabet, is usually a consonant, but sometimes it is a vowel, forming the second element of certain diphthongs, as in few, how. It takes its written form and its name from the repetition of a V, this being the original form of the Roman capital letter which we call U. Etymologically it is most related to v and u. See V, and U. Some of the uneducated classes in England, especially in London, confuse w and v, substituting the one for the other, as weal
Encarpus :: Encarpus (n.) An ornament on a frieze or capital, consisting of festoons of fruit, flowers, leaves, etc..
Doric :: Doric (a.) Belonging to, or resembling, the oldest and simplest of the three orders of architecture used by the Greeks, but ranked as second of the five orders adopted by the Romans. See Abacus, Capital, Order..
Capitally :: Capitally (adv.) In a way involving the forfeiture of the head or life; as, to punish capitally..
Abacus :: Abacus (n.) The uppermost member or division of the capital of a column, immediately under the architrave. See Column..
Acanthus :: Acanthus (n.) An ornament resembling the foliage or leaves of the acanthus (Acanthus spinosus); -- used in the capitals of the Corinthian and Composite orders.
Capitalist :: Capitalist (n.) One who has capital; one who has money for investment, or money invested; esp. a person of large property, which is employed in business..
Basket :: Basket (n.) The bell or vase of the Corinthian capital.
Fusarole :: Fusarole (n.) A molding generally placed under the echinus or quarter round of capitals in the Doric, Ionic, and Corinthian orders of architecture..
Collectivism :: Collectivism (n.) The doctrine that land and capital should be owned by society collectively or as a whole; communism.
Industry :: Industry (n.) Human exertion of any kind employed for the creation of value, and regarded by some as a species of capital or wealth; labor..
Capital :: Capital (n.) Of or pertaining to the head.
Premium :: Premium (n.) Something offered or given for the loan of money; bonus; -- sometimes synonymous with interest, but generally signifying a sum in addition to the capital..
Floating :: Floating (a.) Not funded; not fixed, invested, or determined; as, floating capital; a floating debt..
Action :: Action (n.) A share in the capital stock of a joint-stock company, or in the public funds; hence, in the plural, equivalent to stocks..
Capital :: Capital (n.) 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..
Capital :: Capital (a.) An imaginary line dividing a bastion, ravelin, or other work, into two equal parts..
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