skullcap

Other forms of skullcap

plural

skullcaps·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about skullcap

What does skullcap mean?

skullcap means "rounded brimless cap fitting the crown of the head". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in skullcap?

skullcap has 2 syllables: skull-cap. The stress falls on "skull". In IPA it is /ˈskʌlˌkæp/.

What is another word for skullcap?

Close synonyms include helmetflower, calvaria. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is skullcap a common word?

skullcap is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with skullcap?

7 words rhyme with skullcap. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.