Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A leap; a skip or spring, as in dancing or mirth, or in the frolic of a kid or lamb, or a child; hence, a sportive or capricious action; a prank.
- To leap; skip or jump; prance; spring: as, to
caper about (as a lamb or a child); “making a roan horse caper,” Tennyson, Lancelot and Elaine. - noun Nautical, a light-armed vessel of the seventeenth century, used by the Dutch for privateering.
- noun A plant, Capparis spinosa, the buds of which (called
capers ) are much used as a condiment.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A frolicsome leap or spring; a skip; a jump, as in mirth or dancing; a prank.
- noun to frolic; to make a sportive spring; to play a prank.
- noun A vessel formerly used by the Dutch, privateer.
- intransitive verb To leap or jump about in a sprightly manner; to cut capers; to skip; to spring; to prance; to dance.
- noun The pungent grayish green flower bud of the European and Oriental caper (
Capparis spinosa ), much used for pickles. - noun (Bot.) A plant of the genus Capparis; -- called also
caper bush ,caper tree . - noun See
Bran caper , in theVocabulary . - noun a kind of sauce or catchup made of capers.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
vessel formerly used by theDutch ;privateer . - noun A
frolicsome leap orspring ; askip ; ajump , as inmirth ordancing ; aprank . - noun A
crime , especiallytheft , or anarrative about such a crime. - verb To leap or jump about in a
sprightly manner; to cut capers; to skip; to spring; to prance; to dance. - noun Scotland the
capercaillie . - noun The
pungent grayish greenflower bud of the European and Oriental caper (Capparis spinosa), which ispickled and eaten. - noun A plant of the genus Capparis
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun gay or light-hearted recreational activity for diversion or amusement
- noun any of numerous plants of the genus Capparis
- noun pickled flower buds used as a pungent relish in various dishes and sauces
- noun a ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement
- noun a playful leap or hop
- noun a crime (especially a robbery)
- verb jump about playfully
Etymologies
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Examples
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*Dans dans* *sings* Pinkee Pinkee Paw Pads * caper caper*
ok u caught me - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2008
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But all Toledo police have to work with in this caper is a gravestone carved with "Conard Yahn 1876-1898."
Archive 2005-08-01 2005
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The High Society Cheesecake caper is one of many real-life turkey dramas playing out this spring in what could be called “Turkeys Gone Wild.”
Wild Turkeys Making a Large Comeback in the Urban Communities | Impact Lab 2010
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The amazing thing about this Midnight Louie cat crime caper is that the feline is on his third life of books, but the writing magician Carole Nelson Douglas shows her skills by keeping the frolic fresh, funny and fun.
Cat in a Sapphire Slipper-Carole Nelson Douglas « The Merry Genre Go Round Reviews 2008
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This caper is gonna make for a long day at the office for the good folks at the RNC/McCain press operation.
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This chick lit Cinderella caper is a fun tale especially when the lead character seeks advice from her friend and pros like a hooker instead of a guidebook like THE HOPELESS ROMANTIC’S HANDBOOK.
The Importance of Being Married-Gemma Townley « The Merry Genre Go Round Reviews 2008
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This crime caper is set in and around the Leonard family’s home turf of Detroit and centers on a recent widow struggling with her teenage son when her first love, an ex-con, reappears.
Archive 2007-04-22 Bill Crider 2007
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I’d recommend the broiled oysters with anchovy butter (plate-licking worthy garlic butteriness … mmm) and the soft shell crabs sauteed in caper butter (sensing a theme here?) in the summer.
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I came up with a potential market for the 5000-word caper I mentioned yesterday.
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I have one 5000-word caper story that I have no idea what to do with.
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