noun of or pertaining to the head.
2. capital ·adj a chapter, or section, of a book.
3. capital ·adj ·see capital letter, under capital, a.
4. capital ·noun first in importance; chief; principal.
5. capital ·noun of first rate quality; excellent; as, a capital speech or song.
6. capital ·adj anything which can be used to increase one's power or influence.
7. capital ·noun the seat of government; the chief city or town in a country; a metropolis.
8. capital ·adj an imaginary line dividing a bastion, ravelin, or other work, into two equal parts.
9. capital ·adj that portion of the produce of industry, which may be directly employed either to support human beings or to assist in production.
10. capital ·noun 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.
11. capital ·noun having reference to, or involving, the forfeiture of the head or life; affecting life; punishable with death; as, capital trials; capital punishment.
12. capital ·noun the head or uppermost member of a column, pilaster, ·etc. it consists generally of three parts, abacus, bell (or vase), and necking. ·see these terms, and column.
13. capital ·noun money, property, or stock employed in trade, manufactures, ·etc.; the sum invested or lent, as distinguished from the income or interest. ·see capital stock, under capital, a.