Home › Words › W › whitecapwhitecapwhitecap means any of several birds having a white patch on the head.Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, whitecap ranks #1,155 of 42,747 for Qualifying.EtymologyFrom white + cap.nounAny of several birds having a white patch on the headA wave having a white crest; a breakerA member of a self-appointed vigilante committee that carried out lynchings. Some early ones wore white hoods or masks.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.whitecapped 68% match — Capped with whiteness (such as snow or sea foam). vs whitecap →copple 61% match — A crest on a bird's head. vs whitecap →whitecapper 60% match — Synonym of whitecap (“type of vigilante”). vs whitecap →bluecap 59% match — A bird, the blue titmouse. vs whitecap →blackcap 58% match — A small Old World warbler, Eurasian blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla), which is mainly grey with a black crown. vs whitecap →cupwing 56% match — Any of various birds of the genus Pnoepyga. vs whitecap →toppyup 56% match — The lapwing. vs whitecap →whitwall 56% match — A bird, the European green woodpecker. vs whitecap →