canopy, n. [covering], [awning], baldaquin, baldachin, [tilt], tester, pavilion.

cant, n. [slope], [tilt], [turn]; [bias], [impulse]; prating; idioms, parlance, vocabulary; affected [piety], [hypocrisy]; slang, [jargon], lingo, argot.

cant, v. [tilt], [tip], [incline].

cantankerous, a. (Colloq.) [perverse], contumacious, [contentious], [headstrong], [contrary].

canteen carrier. ([female]) cantiniere, vivandiere.

canvas, n. tarpaulin; coutil.

canyon, n. [gorge], [ravine], [gulch].

cap, n. biggin, biggon, biggonnet, busby, coif, berretta, biretta, barret, caul, callot, head-gear, turban, fez, calotte, toque, mortarboard, mitre, tarboosh, Tam-o-Shanter, zuchetto, wimple, shako, morion, mozetta, casque, [helmet], mutch, montero, domino, beaver, glengarry, calpac, thrum [cap], beret, keffieh, mortier, mobcap. Associated word: visor.

cap, v. [crown], [complete], [consummate], [surpass], [exceed].

capability, n. [ability], capacity, [competency], [qualification], efficiency, proficiency.