Associations to the word «Whitecap»

Wiktionary

WHITECAP, noun. Any of several birds having a white patch on the head.
WHITECAP, noun. A wave having a white crest; a breaker.
WHITECAP, noun. (US) (historical) A member of a self-appointed vigilante committee that carried out lynchings. Some early ones wore white hoods or masks.

Dictionary definition

WHITECAP, noun. A wave that is blown by the wind so its crest is broken and appears white.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats