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   capability
         n 1: the quality of being capable -- physically or
               intellectually or legally; "he worked to the limits of his
               capability" [syn: {capability}, {capableness}] [ant:
               {incapability}, {incapableness}]
         2: the susceptibility of something to a particular treatment;
            "the capability of a metal to be fused" [syn: {capability},
            {capacity}]
         3: an aptitude that may be developed [syn: {capability},
            {capableness}, {potentiality}] [ant: {incapability},
            {incapableness}]

English Dictionary: cowpea plant by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
capable
adj
  1. (usually followed by `of') having capacity or ability; "capable of winning"; "capable of hard work"; "capable of walking on two feet"
    Antonym(s): incapable
  2. possibly accepting or permitting; "a passage capable of misinterpretation"; "open to interpretation"; "an issue open to question"; "the time is fixed by the director and players and therefore subject to much variation"
    Synonym(s): capable, open, subject
  3. (followed by `of') having the temperament or inclination for; "no one believed her capable of murder"
    Antonym(s): incapable
  4. having the requisite qualities for; "equal to the task"; "the work isn't up to the standard I require"
    Synonym(s): adequate to(p), capable, equal to(p), up to(p)
  5. have the skills and qualifications to do things well; "able teachers"; "a capable administrator"; "children as young as 14 can be extremely capable and dependable"
    Synonym(s): able, capable
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
capableness
n
  1. an aptitude that may be developed [syn: capability, capableness, potentiality]
    Antonym(s): incapability, incapableness
  2. the quality of being capable -- physically or intellectually or legally; "he worked to the limits of his capability"
    Synonym(s): capability, capableness
    Antonym(s): incapability, incapableness
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
capably
adv
  1. with competence; in a competent capable manner; "they worked competently"
    Synonym(s): competently, aptly, ably, capably
    Antonym(s): displaying incompetence, incompetently
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Cape Flattery
n
  1. a cape of northwestern Washington
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
coffee blight
n
  1. a blight affecting the coffee plant
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
coffee filter
n
  1. filter (usually of paper) that passes the coffee and retains the coffee grounds
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
cowpea plant
n
  1. sprawling Old World annual cultivated especially in southern United States for food and forage and green manure
    Synonym(s): cowpea, cowpea plant, black-eyed pea, Vigna unguiculata, Vigna sinensis
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Goat \Goat\, n. [OE goot, got, gat, AS. g[be]t; akin to D. geit,
      OHG. geiz, G. geiss, Icel. geit, Sw. get, Dan. ged, Goth.
      gaits, L. haedus a young goat, kid.] (Zo[94]l.)
      A hollow-horned ruminant of the genus {Capra}, of several
      species and varieties, esp. the domestic goat ({C. hircus}),
      which is raised for its milk, flesh, and skin.
  
      Note: The Cashmere and Angora varieties of the goat have
               long, silky hair, used in the manufacture of textile
               fabrics. The wild or bezoar goat ({Capra [91]gagrus}),
               of Asia Minor, noted for the bezoar stones found in its
               stomach, is supposed to be one of the ancestral species
               ofthe domestic goat. The Rocky Montain goat
               ({Haplocercus montanus}) is more nearly related to the
               antelopes. See {Mazame}.
  
      {Goat antelope} (Zo[94]l), one of several species of
            antelopes, which in some respects resemble a goat, having
            recurved horns, a stout body, large hoofs, and a short,
            flat tail, as the goral, thar, mazame, and chikara.
  
      {Goat fig} (Bot.), the wild fig.
  
      {Goat house}.
      (a) A place for keeping goats.
      (b) A brothel. [Obs.]
  
      {Goat moth} (Zo[94]l.), any moth of the genus {Cossus}, esp.
            the large European species ({C. ligniperda}), the larva of
            which burrows in oak and willow trees, and requires three
            years to mature. It exhales an odor like that of the
            he-goat.
  
      {Goat weed} (Bot.), a scrophulariaceous plant, of the genus
            {Capraria} ({C. biflora}).
  
      {Goat's bane} (Bot.), a poisonous plant ({Aconitum
            Lucoctonum}), bearing pale yellow flowers, introduced from
            Switzerland into England; wolfsbane.
  
      {Goat's beard} (Bot.), a plant of the genus {Tragopogon}; --
            so named from the long silky beard of the seeds. One
            species is the salsify or oyster plant.
  
      {Goat's foot} (Bot.), a kind of wood sorrel ({Oxalis
            caprina}) growing at the Cape of Good Hope.
  
      {Goat's rue} (Bot.), a leguminous plant ({Galega officinalis}
            of Europe, or {Tephrosia Virginiana} in the United
            States).
  
      {Goat's thorn} (Bot.), a thorny leguminous plant ({Astragalus
            Tragacanthus}), found in the Levant.
  
      {Goat's wheat} (Bot.), the genus {Tragopyrum} (now referred
            to {Atraphaxis}).

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Phrygian cap \Phryg"i*an cap`\
      A close-fitting cap represented in Greek art as worn by
      Orientals, assumed to have been conical in shape. It has been
      adopted in modern art as the so-called {liberty cap}, or {cap
      of liberty}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Cap \Cap\, n. [OE. cappe, AS. c[91]ppe, cap, cape, hood, fr. LL,
      cappa, capa; perhaps of Iberian origin, as Isidorus of
      Seville mentions it first: [bd]Capa, quia quasi totum capiat
      hominem; it. capitis ornamentum.[b8] See 3d {Cape}, and cf.
      1st {Cope}.]
      1. A covering for the head; esp.
            (a) One usually with a visor but without a brim, for men
                  and boys;
            (b) One of lace, muslin, etc., for women, or infants;
            (c) One used as the mark or ensign of some rank, office,
                  or dignity, as that of a cardinal.
  
      2. The top, or uppermost part; the chief.
  
                     Thou art the cap of all the fools alive. --Shak.
  
      3. A respectful uncovering of the head.
  
                     He that will give a cap and make a leg in thanks.
                                                                              --Fuller.
  
      4. (Zo[94]l.) The whole top of the head of a bird from the
            base of the bill to the nape of the neck.
  
      5. Anything resembling a cap in form, position, or use; as:
            (a) (Arch.) The uppermost of any assemblage of parts; as,
                  the cap of column, door, etc.; a capital, coping,
                  cornice, lintel, or plate.
            (b) Something covering the top or end of a thing for
                  protection or ornament.
            (c) (Naut.) A collar of iron or wood used in joining
                  spars, as the mast and the topmast, the bowsprit and
                  the jib boom; also, a covering of tarred canvas at the
                  end of a rope.
            (d) A percussion cap. See under {Percussion}.
            (e) (Mech.) The removable cover of a journal box.
            (f) (Geom.) A portion of a spherical or other convex
                  surface.
  
      6. A large size of writing paper; as, flat cap; foolscap;
            legal cap.
  
      {Cap of a cannon}, a piece of lead laid over the vent to keep
            the priming dry; -- now called an apron.
  
      {Cap in hand}, obsequiously; submissively.
  
      {Cap of liberty}. See {Liberty cap}, under {Liberty}.
  
      {Cap of maintenance}, a cap of state carried before the kings
            of England at the coronation. It is also carried before
            the mayors of some cities.
  
      {Cap money}, money collected in a cap for the huntsman at the
            death of the fox.
  
      {Cap paper}.
            (a) A kind of writing paper including flat cap, foolscap,
                  and legal cap.
            (b) A coarse wrapping paper used for making caps to hold
                  commodities.
  
      {Cap rock} (Mining), The layer of rock next overlying ore,
            generally of barren vein material.
  
      {Flat cap}, cap See {Foolscap}.
  
      {Forage cap}, the cloth undress head covering of an officer
            of soldier.
  
      {Legal cap}, a kind of folio writing paper, made for the use
            of lawyers, in long narrow sheets which have the fold at
            the top or [bd]narrow edge.[b8]
  
      {To set one's cap}, to make a fool of one. (Obs.) --Chaucer.
  
      {To set one's cap for}, to try to win the favor of a man with
            a view to marriage. [Colloq.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Phrygian cap \Phryg"i*an cap`\
      A close-fitting cap represented in Greek art as worn by
      Orientals, assumed to have been conical in shape. It has been
      adopted in modern art as the so-called {liberty cap}, or {cap
      of liberty}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Cap \Cap\, n. [OE. cappe, AS. c[91]ppe, cap, cape, hood, fr. LL,
      cappa, capa; perhaps of Iberian origin, as Isidorus of
      Seville mentions it first: [bd]Capa, quia quasi totum capiat
      hominem; it. capitis ornamentum.[b8] See 3d {Cape}, and cf.
      1st {Cope}.]
      1. A covering for the head; esp.
            (a) One usually with a visor but without a brim, for men
                  and boys;
            (b) One of lace, muslin, etc., for women, or infants;
            (c) One used as the mark or ensign of some rank, office,
                  or dignity, as that of a cardinal.
  
      2. The top, or uppermost part; the chief.
  
                     Thou art the cap of all the fools alive. --Shak.
  
      3. A respectful uncovering of the head.
  
                     He that will give a cap and make a leg in thanks.
                                                                              --Fuller.
  
      4. (Zo[94]l.) The whole top of the head of a bird from the
            base of the bill to the nape of the neck.
  
      5. Anything resembling a cap in form, position, or use; as:
            (a) (Arch.) The uppermost of any assemblage of parts; as,
                  the cap of column, door, etc.; a capital, coping,
                  cornice, lintel, or plate.
            (b) Something covering the top or end of a thing for
                  protection or ornament.
            (c) (Naut.) A collar of iron or wood used in joining
                  spars, as the mast and the topmast, the bowsprit and
                  the jib boom; also, a covering of tarred canvas at the
                  end of a rope.
            (d) A percussion cap. See under {Percussion}.
            (e) (Mech.) The removable cover of a journal box.
            (f) (Geom.) A portion of a spherical or other convex
                  surface.
  
      6. A large size of writing paper; as, flat cap; foolscap;
            legal cap.
  
      {Cap of a cannon}, a piece of lead laid over the vent to keep
            the priming dry; -- now called an apron.
  
      {Cap in hand}, obsequiously; submissively.
  
      {Cap of liberty}. See {Liberty cap}, under {Liberty}.
  
      {Cap of maintenance}, a cap of state carried before the kings
            of England at the coronation. It is also carried before
            the mayors of some cities.
  
      {Cap money}, money collected in a cap for the huntsman at the
            death of the fox.
  
      {Cap paper}.
            (a) A kind of writing paper including flat cap, foolscap,
                  and legal cap.
            (b) A coarse wrapping paper used for making caps to hold
                  commodities.
  
      {Cap rock} (Mining), The layer of rock next overlying ore,
            generally of barren vein material.
  
      {Flat cap}, cap See {Foolscap}.
  
      {Forage cap}, the cloth undress head covering of an officer
            of soldier.
  
      {Legal cap}, a kind of folio writing paper, made for the use
            of lawyers, in long narrow sheets which have the fold at
            the top or [bd]narrow edge.[b8]
  
      {To set one's cap}, to make a fool of one. (Obs.) --Chaucer.
  
      {To set one's cap for}, to try to win the favor of a man with
            a view to marriage. [Colloq.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Capability \Ca`pa*bil"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Capabilities}.
      1. The quality of being capable; capacity; capableness; esp.
            intellectual power or ability.
  
                     A capability to take a thousand views of a subject.
                                                                              --H. Taylor.
  
      2. Capacity of being used or improved.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Capability \Ca`pa*bil"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Capabilities}.
      1. The quality of being capable; capacity; capableness; esp.
            intellectual power or ability.
  
                     A capability to take a thousand views of a subject.
                                                                              --H. Taylor.
  
      2. Capacity of being used or improved.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Capable \Ca"pa*ble\, a. [F. capable, LL. capabilis capacious,
      capable, fr. L. caper to take, contain. See {Heave}.]
      1. Possessing ability, qualification, or susceptibility;
            having capacity; of sufficient size or strength; as, a
            room capable of holding a large number; a castle capable
            of resisting a long assault.
  
                     Concious of joy and capable of pain.   --Prior.
  
      2. Possessing adequate power; qualified; able; fully
            competent; as, a capable instructor; a capable judge; a
            mind capable of nice investigations.
  
                     More capable to discourse of battles than to give
                     them.                                                --Motley.
  
      3. Possessing legal power or capacity; as, a man capable of
            making a contract, or a will.
  
      4. Capacious; large; comprehensive. [Obs.] --Shak.
  
      Note: Capable is usually followed by of, sometimes by an
               infinitive.
  
      Syn: Able; competent; qualified; fitted; efficient;
               effective; skillful.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Capableness \Ca"pa*ble*ness\, n.
      The quality or state of being capable; capability;
      adequateness; competency.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Zorilla \Zo*ril"la\, n. [Sp. zorilla, zorillo, dim. of zorra,
      zorro, a fox: cf. F. zorille.] (Zo[94]l.)
      Either one of two species of small African carnivores of the
      genus {Ictonyx} allied to the weasels and skunks. [Written
      also {zoril}, and {zorille}.]
  
      Note: The best-known species ({Ictonyx zorilla}) has black
               shiny fur with white bands and spots. It has anal
               glands which produce a very offensive secretion,
               similar to that of the skunk. It feeds upon birds and
               their eggs and upon small mammals, and is often very
               destructive to poultry. It is sometimes tamed by the
               natives, and kept to destroy rats and mice. Called also
               {mariput}, {Cape polecat}, and {African polecat}. The
               name is sometimes erroneously applied to the American
               skunk.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Cobweb \Cob"web`\, n. [Cob a spider + web.]
      1. The network spread by a spider to catch its prey.
  
      2. A snare of insidious meshes designed to catch the ignorant
            and unwary.
  
                     I can not but lament thy splendid wit Entangled in
                     the cobwebs of the schools.               --Cowper.
  
      3. That which is thin and unsubstantial, or flimsy and
            worthless; rubbish.
  
                     The dust and cobwebs of that uncivil age. --Sir P.
                                                                              Sidney.
  
      4. (Zo[94]l.) The European spotted flycatcher.
  
      {Cobweb lawn}, a fine linen, mentioned in 1640 as being in
            pieces of fifteen yards. --Beck. Draper's Dict.
  
                     Such a proud piece of cobweb lawn.      --Beau. & Fl.
  
      {Cobweb micrometer}, a micrometer in which threads of cobweb
            are substituted for wires.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Coupable \Cou"pa*ble\ (k[oomac]"p[adot]*b'l), a. [F.]
      Culpable. [Obs.]

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Chippewa Falls, WI (city, FIPS 14575)
      Location: 44.93255 N, 91.39121 W
      Population (1990): 12727 (5338 housing units)
      Area: 25.5 sq km (land), 1.7 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 54729

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Coffeeville, AL (town, FIPS 16264)
      Location: 31.76421 N, 88.08829 W
      Population (1990): 431 (201 housing units)
      Area: 11.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 36524
   Coffeeville, MS (town, FIPS 14740)
      Location: 33.97674 N, 89.67750 W
      Population (1990): 825 (380 housing units)
      Area: 1.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 38922

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Coffeyville, KS (city, FIPS 14600)
      Location: 37.04079 N, 95.63208 W
      Population (1990): 12917 (6203 housing units)
      Area: 18.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 67337

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Coupeville, WA (town, FIPS 15185)
      Location: 48.21728 N, 122.67576 W
      Population (1990): 1377 (638 housing units)
      Area: 3.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 98239

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
   Capabilities Maturity Model
  
      (CMM) The {Software Engineering Institute}'s model
      of {software engineering} that specifies five levels of
      maturity of the processes of a software organisation.   CMM
      offers a framework for evolutionary process improvement.
      Originally applied to software development (SE-CMM), it has
      been expanded to cover other areas including Human Resources
      and Software Acquitition.
  
      The levels - focii - and key process areas are:
  
      Level 1 Initial - Heroes - None.
  
      Level 2 Repeatable - Project Management - Software Project
      Planning, Software Project Tracking and Oversight, Software
      Subcontract Management, Software Quality Assurance, Software
      Configuration Management, Requirements Management.
  
      Level 3 Defined - Engineering Process - Organisation Process
      Focus, Organisation Process Definition, Peer Reviews, Training
      Program, Inter-group Coordination, Software Product
      Engineering, Integrated Software Management.
  
      Level 4 Managed - Product and Process Quality - Software
      Quality Management, Quantitative Process Management.
  
      Level 5 Optimising - Continuous Improvement - Process Change
      Management, Technology Change Management, Defect Prevention.
  
      [Reference?]
  
      (2001-04-28)
  
  

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
   capability
  
      An {operating system} security or
      access control model where specific types of access to a
      specific object are granted by giving a process this data
      structure or {token}.
  
      The token may be unforgeable (typically by using {encryption}
      or hardware "tagged" memory).   Capabilities are used in OSes
      such as {Hydra}, {KeyKOS}, {EROS}, {Chorus}/{Mix}, and the
      {Stanford V system}.   Similar to {Kerberos}, but in an OS
      context.
  
      Compare {access control list}.
  
      (1998-03-08)
  
  

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
   Capability Maturity Model
  
      {Capabilities Maturity Model}
  
  
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