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caper::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | antic, joke, prank, put-on, trick |
| Type of | recreation, diversion |
| Has types | dirty trick, practical joke |
caper::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | shrub, bush |
| Has types | bay-leaved caper, capparis spinosa, common caper, native pomegranate, capparis mitchellii, jamaica caper tree, caper tree, capparis arborea, capparis cynophallophora, capparis flexuosa, native orange |
caper::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | pickle |
Examples of caper
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Some recent meals included stuffed pork chops and salmon with lemon caper sauce.
From the sacbee.com
Firth is about to star in a remake of the 1966 Michael Caine comedy caper Gambit.
From the thisislondon.co.uk
A toothy British crook and his gang involve their daffy landlady in a bank caper.
From the post-gazette.com
At the same time, they can't help but chuckle at the odd simplicity of the caper.
From the washingtonpost.com
To make lemon-caper sauce, melt butter in small saucepan over medium-high heat.
From the timesunion.com
An unabashedly adorable caper, this crowd-pleaser already feels like a classic.
From the nytimes.com
This will all be put back in the bottle after the student loans caper blows up.
From the economist.com
Versions with dominant or prominent comic elements are often called caper movies.
From the en.wikipedia.org
It all happens in seconds, and from time to time the caper pays off in a big way.
From the edition.cnn.com
- Any of numerous plants of the genus Capparis
- Jump about playfully
- Pickled flower buds used as a pungent relish in various dishes and sauces
- A crime (especially a robbery); "the gang pulled off a bank job in St. Louis"
- A playful leap or hop
- Play: 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"
- The caper bush (Capparis spinosa L.) is a perennial winter-deciduous species that bears rounded, fleshy leaves and big white to pinkish-white flowers. A caper is also the pickled bud of this plant. ...
- The Camara Argentina de Proveedores y Fabricantes de Equipos de Radiodifusion (CAPER) is an organization that promotes and protects the interests of radio and television broadcasters in the Republic of Argentina. Created in 1988 as replacement of Camara Argentina de Industria Electronica (CADIE).
- 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), which is pickled and eaten; A plant of the genus Capparis, also called caper ...
