caper
IPA: kˈeɪpɝ
noun
- A playful leap or jump.
- A jump while dancing.
- A prank or practical joke.
- (usually in the plural) Playful behaviour.
- (figuratively) A crime, especially an elaborate heist, or a narrative about such a crime.
- A vessel formerly used by the Dutch; privateer.
- The pungent grayish green flower bud of the European and Oriental caper (Capparis spinosa), which is pickled and eaten.
- A plant of the genus Capparis.
- (Scotland) The capercaillie.
verb
- To leap or jump about in a sprightly or playful manner.
- To jump as part of a dance.
- To engage in playful behaviour.
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Examples of "caper" in Sentences
- It is a subspecies of the caper.
- Sylvester and Tweety in Cagey Capers.
- I'm new to thisWikipedia editing caper.
- Capers was the son of a Methodist bishop.
- Caper is the first magician anywhere to win.
- A caper is also the pickled bud of this plant.
- A 'caper' is also the pickled bud of this plant.
- Alternately it is treated as a member of the caper family.
- Sniggering and whispering behind the back of a hand, that sort of caper.
- The Asphalt Jungle instigated the crime thriller subgenre of caper films.