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

Wisdom does not show itself so much in precept as in life - in firmness of mind and a mastery of appetite. It teaches us to do, as well as talk, and to make our words and actions all of a color.
Lucius Annaeus Seneca