ALL meanings of caper
ca·per
C c - adjective caper designating a family (Capparaceae) of dicotyledonous plants (order Capparales), including the bee plant and cleome 3
- countable noun caper Capers are the small green buds of caper plants. They are usually sold preserved in vinegar. 3
- verb caper If you caper about, you run and jump around because you are happy or excited. 3
- countable noun caper A dishonest or illegal activity can be referred to as a caper. 3
- countable noun caper Activities or behaviour that are not at all serious can be referred to as capers. 3
- noun caper a playful skip or leap 3
- noun caper a high-spirited escapade 3
- noun caper a crime, esp an organized robbery 3
- noun caper a job or occupation 3
- noun caper a person's behaviour 3
- verb caper to leap or dance about in a light-hearted manner 3
- noun caper a spiny trailing Mediterranean capparidaceous shrub, Capparis spinosa, with edible flower buds 3
- noun caper any of various similar plants or their edible parts 3
- intransitive verb caper to skip or jump about in a playful manner; frisk; gambol 3
- noun caper a playful jump or leap 3
- noun caper a wild, foolish action or prank 3
- noun caper a criminal plan or act, esp. a robbery 3
- noun caper any of a genus (Capparis) of trees and shrubs of the caper family, esp. a prickly, trailing Mediterranean bush (C. spinosa) whose tiny, green flower buds are pickled and used to flavor sauces, etc. 3
- noun caper bean caper 3
- noun caper any of these buds 3
- verb without object caper to leap or skip about in a sprightly manner; prance; frisk; gambol. 1
- noun caper a spiny shrub, Capparis spinosa, of Mediterranean regions, having roundish leaves and solitary white flowers. 1
- noun caper its flower bud, which is pickled and used for garnish or seasoning. 1
- idioms caper cut a caper. cut (def 84). 1
- noun caper escapade 1
- intransitive verb caper frolic 1
- noun caper bud eaten pickled 1
- noun caper Skip or dance about in a lively or playful way. 1
- noun caper A frolicsome leap or spring; a skip; a jump, as in mirth or dancing; a prank. 0
- noun caper A crime, especially theft, or a narrative about such a crime. 0
- noun caper A vessel formerly used by the Dutch; privateer. 0
- noun caper The pungent grayish green flower bud of the European and Oriental caper (Capparis spinosa), which is pickled and eaten. 0
- noun caper A plant of the genus Capparis. 0
- noun caper (Scotland) The capercaillie. 0
- verb caper To leap or jump about in a sprightly manner; to cut capers; to skip; to spring; to prance; to dance. 0