caper

Examples

• All

• "He would as soon don a buffoon's cap and cut capers in Merrymaker's Round!" He shook his head dolefully.

  Fiction book (1993)

• A perfect cry shall string some constant harmony, relentless caper for all those.

• Everyone loved his canine capers.

  Stage Fright (1997)

• See how he frisks and capers?

  The Fearless Vampire Killers (1967)

• And you would like to buy a manikin clock that chimes the hours with fantastic capers, eh?

  Fiction book (1999)

• Banty yips and capers, tears springing into his eyes as he describes the danger.

  Fiction book (1990)

• First the glowworms gave a torchlight parade, and then the lightning bugs cut all sorts of fiery capers in the air; they circled and made figure-eights.

  Fiction book (1999)

• The children giggled as they capered around the playground, enjoying the sunny day.

• At the party, she couldn't help but caper happily when her favorite song played.

• He did a little caper to impress his friends when they visited the amusement park.

Synonyms

H

hippity

vscaper

• Informal

5 9.3

A small quick jump like a child's hop

is applied to playful movement in dance or adult play rather than childishness

H

hoppity

vscaper

• Informal

4 7.7

A small quick jump someone makes when they feel playful

refers to wider playful leaps used in dancing or energetic play

C

capriole

vscaper

9.9

A small playful jump, often by a young horse or a dancer

is used for general dancing or playful human movement rather than animal acts

Compounds

B

bay-leaved caper

• US

9.9

A small tree or bush with leaves like a bay tree used in tropical gardens

B

bean-caper family

• Specialized

9.9

A group of small trees, shrubs, and herbs that grow in hot, dry, salty places and are sometimes poisonous

B

bean caper

8.7

A small bush whose pickled flower buds are used in cooking

C

caper family

• Specialized

9.2

A group of flowering plants that includes the caper bush

C

caper sauce

5.4

A rich creamy sauce made with capers for fish or vegetables

C

caper spurge

• Specialized

9.9

A poisonous plant with milky sap whose seeds have an oil once used as a laxative

C

caper tree

• US

9.9

A small tree or shrub that has edible flower buds and fruit

C

Colaptes caper collaris

• Specialized

9.9

A woodpecker from the western United States with red feathers under its wings and tail

C

common caper

7.3

A spiny bush from the Mediterranean grown for its pickled flower buds

L

latest caper

• Informal

6.9

A recent playful or bold adventure someone does for fun

H

hilarious caper

4.7

A funny adventure that is playful and makes people laugh

J

Jamaica caper tree

• US

9.1

A small tree or shrub with shiny leaves and sweet-smelling flowers from warm places like Florida and the West Indies

S

Syrian bean caper

9.9

A bush from the eastern Mediterranean and southwest Asia whose flower buds are used as capers in cooking

How Energetic

to bound

19 4.2

leap

107 1.0

caper

1 5.7

to skip

77 1.0

to hop

133 1.0

Surface Forms

Etymology