The difference between Cape and Headland
When used as nouns, cape means a piece or point of land, extending beyond the adjacent coast into a sea or lake, whereas headland means coastal land that juts into the sea.
Cape is also verb with the meaning: to incite or attract (a bull) to charge a certain direction, by waving a cape.
check bellow for the other definitions of Cape and Headland
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Cape as a noun (geography):
A piece or point of land, extending beyond the adjacent coast into a sea or lake; a promontory; a headland.
Examples:
"synonyms: chersonese peninsula point"
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Cape as a noun:
A sleeveless garment or part of a garment, hanging from the neck over the back, arms, and shoulders.
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Cape as a noun (slang):
A superhero.
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Cape as a verb:
To incite or attract (a bull) to charge a certain direction, by waving a cape.
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Cape as a verb (nautical):
To head or point; to keep a course.
Examples:
"The ship capes southwest by south."
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Cape as a verb:
To skin an animal, particularly a deer.
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Cape as a verb (uncommon):
To wear a cape.
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Cape as a verb (obsolete):
To look for, search after.
Examples:
"Long may they search ere that they find that they after cape. (Geoffrey Chaucer)"
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Cape as a verb (rare, dialectal, or, obsolete):
To gaze or stare.
Examples:
"The captain just caped mindlessly into the distance as his ship was hit by volley after volley."
"This Nicholas ever caped upward into the air. (Geoffrey Chaucer)"
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Headland as a noun:
Coastal land that juts into the sea.
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Headland as a noun:
The unplowed boundary of a field.