| captain | (noun) a dining-room attendant who is in charge of the waiters and the seating of customers | Synonyms: headwaiter, maitre d', maitre d'hotel |
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| (noun) the pilot in charge of an airship | Synonyms: senior pilot |
| (noun) the naval officer in command of a military ship | Synonyms: skipper |
| (noun) an officer who is licensed to command a merchant ship | Synonyms: master, sea captain, skipper |
| (noun) a policeman in charge of a precinct | Synonyms: police captain, police chief |
| (noun) an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant | - |
| (noun) the leader of a group of people | Synonyms: chieftain |
| captaincy | (noun) the post of captain | Synonyms: captainship |
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| captainship | (noun) the post of captain | Synonyms: captaincy |
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| caption | (noun) brief description accompanying an illustration | Synonyms: legend |
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| (noun) translation of foreign dialogue of a movie or TV program; usually displayed at the bottom of the screen | Synonyms: subtitle |
| (noun) taking exception; especially a quibble based on a captious argument | - |
| captivation | (noun) a feeling of great liking for something wonderful and unusual | Synonyms: enchantment, enthrallment, fascination |
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| (noun) the state of being intensely interested (as by awe or terror) | Synonyms: fascination |
| captive | (noun) an animal that is confined | - |
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| (noun) a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war | Synonyms: prisoner |
| (noun) a person held in the grip of a strong emotion or passion | - |
| captivity | (noun) the state of being a slave | Synonyms: enslavement |
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| (noun) the state of being imprisoned | Synonyms: immurement, imprisonment, incarceration |
| captopril | (noun) a drug (trade name Capoten) that blocks the formation of angiotensin in the kidneys resulting in vasodilation; used in the treatment of hypertension and congestive heart failure | Synonyms: Capoten |
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| captor | (noun) a person who captures and holds people or animals | Synonyms: capturer |
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| capture | (noun) the act of forcibly dispossessing an owner of property | Synonyms: gaining control, seizure |
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| (noun) the act of taking of a person by force | Synonyms: seizure |
| (noun) the removal of an opponent's piece from the chess board | - |
| (noun) any process in which an atomic or nuclear system acquires an additional particle | - |
| (noun) a process whereby a star or planet holds an object in its gravitational field | - |
| capturer | (noun) a person who captures and holds people or animals | Synonyms: captor |
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