caper

[ca·per]

A goofy little joke or prank, a crime, or a ridiculous adventure is called a caper. For example, your quest for an American newspaper turned into a caper that took you all over the Irish countryside.

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To leap or jump about in a sprightly manner; to cut capers; to skip; to spring; to prance; to dance.

Noun
gay or light-hearted recreational activity for diversion or amusement; "it was all done in play"; "their frolic in the surf threatened to become ugly"

Noun
a playful leap or hop

Noun
a ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement

Noun
a crime (especially a robbery); "the gang pulled off a bank job in St. Louis"

Noun
pickled flower buds used as a pungent relish in various dishes and sauces

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Noun
any of numerous plants of the genus Capparis

Verb
jump about playfully

v. i.
To leap or jump about in a sprightly manner; to cut capers; to skip; to spring; to prance; to dance.

n.
A frolicsome leap or spring; a skip; a jump, as in mirth or dancing; a prank.

n.
A vessel formerly used by the Dutch, privateer.

n.
The pungent grayish green flower bud of the European and Oriental caper (Capparis spinosa), much used for pickles.

n.
A plant of the genus Capparis; -- called also caper bush, caper tree.

Caper

Ca"per , v. i. [imp. & p. p. Capered p. pr. & vb. n. capering.] [From older capreoll to caper, cf. F. se cabrer to prance; all ultimately fr. L. caper, capra, goat. See Capriole.] To leap or jump about in a sprightly manner; to cut capers; to skip; to spring; to prance; to dance.
He capers, he dances, he has eyes of youth.

Caper

Ca"per, n. A frolicsome leap or spring; a skip; a jump, as in mirth or dancing; a prank. To cut a caper, to frolic; to make a sportive spring; to play a prank. Shak.

Caper

Ca"per, n. [D. kaper.] A vessel formerly used by the Dutch, privateer. Wright.

Caper

Ca"per, n. [F. c'83pre, fr. L. capparis, Gr. ; cf. Ar. & Per. al-kabar.] 1. The pungent grayish green flower bud of the European and Oriental caper (Capparis spinosa), much used for pickles. 2. (Bot.) A plant of the genus Capparis; -- called also caper bush, caper tree. &hand; The Capparis spinosa is a low prickly shrub of the Mediterranean coasts, with trailing branches and brilliant flowers; -- cultivated in the south of Europe for its buds. The C. sodada is an almost leafless spiny shrub of central Africa (Soudan), Arabia, and southern India, with edible berries. Bean caper. See Bran caper, in the Vocabulary. -- Caper sauce, a kind of sauce or catchup made of capers.

To leap or jump about in a sprightly manner; to cut capers; to skip; to spring; to prance; to dance.

A frolicsome leap or spring; a skip; a jump, as in mirth or dancing; a prank.

A vessel formerly used by the Dutch, privateer.

The pungent grayish green flower bud of the European and Oriental caper (Capparis spinosa), much used for pickles.

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