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capital
Part of speech: NounThe chief city or town in a kingdom or state; a letter of the larger king such as is used to begin sentences, proper nouns, etc.; the sum invested in any particular business; stock or resources of any kind, moral or physical; that part of wealth which is employed in the production of more money; the top of a column or pillar.
Part of speech: AdjectivePunishable with death; first in importance; chief; excellent; first rate.
Part of speech: Adverb Usage examples "capital":- Is not this capital- it is far the best." - "The Shadow of the Cathedral", Vicente Blasco IbaƱez.
- Why, you are a nurse- you are in nurse's dress- how capital! - "A Girl in Ten Thousand", L. T. Meade.
- They are said to be worth their price, but it must be remembered that the General gets all his capital for nothing. - "Salvation Syrup; Or, Light On Darkest England", G. W. Foote.