blackcap

[ blak-kap ]

/ ˈblækˌkæp /

Save This Word!

noun

any of several birds having the top of the head black, as the chickadee and certain warblers, especially the Old World blackcap, Sylvia atricapilla.

the black raspberry plant or fruit.

QUIZ

CAN YOU ANSWER THESE COMMON GRAMMAR DEBATES?

There are grammar debates that never die; and the ones highlighted in the questions in this quiz are sure to rile everyone up once again. Do you know how to answer the questions that cause some of the greatest grammar debates?

Question 1 of 7

Which sentence is correct?

His boss, whom he admires, is waiting to meet with him about the big project.

His boss, who he admires, is waiting to meet with him about the big project.

TAKE THE QUIZ TO FIND OUT

Origin of blackcap

First recorded in 1650–60; black + cap¹

Words nearby blackcap

Blackburnian warbler, Blackburn with Darwen, blackbutt, black butter, Black Canyon, blackcap, black-capped chickadee, Black Caps, black carpenter ant, black chaff, black cherry

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

How to use blackcap in a sentence

The Blackcap locates her nest amongst nettles and brambles, generally near the ground, but not resting upon it.
Birds' Nests, Eggs and Egg-Collecting|Richard Kearton
Of these I will only mention the blackcap, linnet, and tree-pipit.
Birds and Man|W. H. Hudson
And there are two species of this bird, the sycalis and the , or blackcap.
The Deipnosophists, or Banquet of the Learned of Athenus|Athenus
The birds were singing the same as to-day, and the young lady said, 'Now, I want you to tell me which is the blackcap's song.
Birds and Man|W. H. Hudson

The Blackcap, like several other of the migratory warblers, returns again and again to its old haunts.
British Birds in their Haunts|Rev. C. A. Johns

British Dictionary definitions for blackcap (1 of 2)

blackcap

/ (ˈblækˌkæp) /

noun

a brownish-grey Old World warbler, Sylvia atricapilla, the male of which has a black crown

any of various similar birds, such as the black-capped chickadee (Parus atricapillus)

US a popular name for raspberry (def. 3)

British (formerly) the cap worn by a judge when passing a death sentence

British Dictionary definitions for blackcap (2 of 2)

black cap

noun

another name for white-fronted tern

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012