Caper
noun
A playful jumping movement.
The child was full of capers, hopping and skipping around the room.
Often appears as...
- a series of capers
- caper about/around
noun
A risky or daring activity or prank.
The teenagers went for a nighttime caper to paint graffiti on the wall.
Often appears as...
- get up to capers
- midnight capers
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Disapproving
verb
To skip or dance about in a playful manner.
The children were capering around the playground.
Often appears as...
- caper about/around
- caper in the air
noun
A small edible flower bud of a Mediterranean plant, used in cooking.
The pasta recipe called for a tablespoon of capers.
Often appears as...
- tablespoon of capers
- capers in brine
Usage tips
Technical
noun
A playful jumping movement.
The child was full of capers, hopping and skipping around the room.
Often appears as...
- a series of capers
- caper about/around
noun
A risky or daring activity or prank.
The teenagers went for a nighttime caper to paint graffiti on the wall.
Often appears as...
- get up to capers
- midnight capers
Usage tips
Disapproving
verb
To skip or dance about in a playful manner.
The children were capering around the playground.
Often appears as...
- caper about/around
- caper in the air
noun
A small edible flower bud of a Mediterranean plant, used in cooking.
The pasta recipe called for a tablespoon of capers.
Often appears as...
- tablespoon of capers
- capers in brine
Usage tips
Technical
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/2Childlike Joy
Suggests innocence and happiness, often associated with youthful playfulness.
The puppies' outdoor capers showed their pure joy.
Pro Tip 2/2Energetic Activity
Indicates a burst of energy and active movement.
After the rain stopped, the children resumed their lively capers in the puddles.
Pro Tip 1/2Childlike Joy
Suggests innocence and happiness, often associated with youthful playfulness.
The puppies' outdoor capers showed their pure joy.
Pro Tip 2/2Energetic Activity
Indicates a burst of energy and active movement.
After the rain stopped, the children resumed their lively capers in the puddles.
Pro Tip 1/2Childlike Joy
Suggests innocence and happiness, often associated with youthful playfulness.
The puppies' outdoor capers showed their pure joy.
Pro Tip 2/2Energetic Activity
Indicates a burst of energy and active movement.
After the rain stopped, the children resumed their lively capers in the puddles.
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Safari Live - Day 320 PIPE...
the laughing dad before he has two clearly a ring neck dove caper turtle devil walking in the road you see he's not laughing because he does it he does have a ring on his neck walk around feeding on seeds and one of the one of the interesting characteristics at seed-eating Birds
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A Collection Of Spring...
extraordinary to encounter for the first time in such a situation or capers are only found in pine forests where they feed on the pine needles and shoots it's in april when the males head
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 320 PIPE...
the laughing dad before he has two clearly a ring neck dove caper turtle devil walking in the road you see he's not laughing because he does it he does have a ring on his neck walk around feeding on seeds and one of the one of the interesting characteristics at seed-eating Birds
Video examples
A Collection Of Spring...
extraordinary to encounter for the first time in such a situation or capers are only found in pine forests where they feed on the pine needles and shoots it's in april when the males head
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Quote examples
Neil Warnock
English Businessman
My three-course meal would be: smoked salmon with capers and a few prawns on there as well. Then it would be a dover sole grilled on the bone with a portion of green beans. And if I wasn't dieting or looking after myself, my favourite pudding would be bread and butter pudding with custard, ice cream and clotted cream all together!
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Sriram Raghavan
Indian Director
It is unlike the quintessential thriller where someone is up to something and the audience is speculating. 'Johnny Gaddaar' is the opposite of a thriller. In this case, the audience knows right from the outset what transpires and who the likely culprit is. It is a suspense caper.
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Theodore Sturgeon
American Writer
Once I had all the facts in, I found I didn't have the immoral courage to pull the caper. So I wrote it as a story. As a teenager, I didn't have any skills for writing as such, so it came out in 1500 words.
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Tom Waits
American Musician
There's not much difference between what I appear to be on stage and what I am. I think people like that, that I'm not trying to pull a caper.
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Adam F. Goldberg
American Producer
Breaking In' is a very different office comedy and a caper comedy. Aside from 'Chuck,' there is no half-hour comedy that does stuff like that.
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Austrian Musician
My sole recreations consist in dancing English hornpipes and cutting capers. Italy is a land of sleep; I am always drowsy here.
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Sara Cox
English Entertainer
I don't like cakey things but will devour anything pickled or salty like capers, beetroot and anchovies.
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E. T. A. Hoffmann
Critic
Once you are dancing with the devil, the prettiest capers won't help you.
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Retta
American Comedian
I love a sexy caper show, and I love shows about con artists.
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Steven Soderbergh
American Director
I love caper films.
Quote examples
Neil Warnock
English Businessman
My three-course meal would be: smoked salmon with capers and a few prawns on there as well. Then it would be a dover sole grilled on the bone with a portion of green beans. And if I wasn't dieting or looking after myself, my favourite pudding would be bread and butter pudding with custard, ice cream and clotted cream all together!
Quote examples
Sriram Raghavan
Indian Director
It is unlike the quintessential thriller where someone is up to something and the audience is speculating. 'Johnny Gaddaar' is the opposite of a thriller. In this case, the audience knows right from the outset what transpires and who the likely culprit is. It is a suspense caper.
Quote examples
Theodore Sturgeon
American Writer
Once I had all the facts in, I found I didn't have the immoral courage to pull the caper. So I wrote it as a story. As a teenager, I didn't have any skills for writing as such, so it came out in 1500 words.
Quote examples
Tom Waits
American Musician
There's not much difference between what I appear to be on stage and what I am. I think people like that, that I'm not trying to pull a caper.
Quote examples
Adam F. Goldberg
American Producer
Breaking In' is a very different office comedy and a caper comedy. Aside from 'Chuck,' there is no half-hour comedy that does stuff like that.
Quote examples
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Austrian Musician
My sole recreations consist in dancing English hornpipes and cutting capers. Italy is a land of sleep; I am always drowsy here.
Quote examples
Sara Cox
English Entertainer
I don't like cakey things but will devour anything pickled or salty like capers, beetroot and anchovies.
Quote examples
E. T. A. Hoffmann
Critic
Once you are dancing with the devil, the prettiest capers won't help you.
Quote examples
Retta
American Comedian
I love a sexy caper show, and I love shows about con artists.
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Steven Soderbergh
American Director
I love caper films.
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