CAPER
\kˈe͡ɪpə], \kˈeɪpə], \k_ˈeɪ_p_ə]\
Definitions of CAPER
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
- 1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
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a ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement
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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"
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pickled flower buds used as a pungent relish in various dishes and sauces
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any of numerous plants of the genus Capparis
By Princeton University
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a ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement
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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"
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pickled flower buds used as a pungent relish in various dishes and sauces
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any of numerous plants of the genus Capparis
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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To leap or jump about in a sprightly manner; to cut capers; to skip; to spring; to prance; to dance.
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A frolicsome leap or spring; a skip; a jump, as in mirth or dancing; a prank.
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A vessel formerly used by the Dutch, privateer.
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The pungent grayish green flower bud of the European and Oriental caper (Capparis spinosa), much used for pickles.
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A plant of the genus Capparis; - called also caper bush, caper tree.
By Oddity Software
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To leap or jump about in a sprightly manner; to cut capers; to skip; to spring; to prance; to dance.
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A frolicsome leap or spring; a skip; a jump, as in mirth or dancing; a prank.
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A vessel formerly used by the Dutch, privateer.
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The pungent grayish green flower bud of the European and Oriental caper (Capparis spinosa), much used for pickles.
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A plant of the genus Capparis; - called also caper bush, caper tree.
By Noah Webster.
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A playful leap or spring; a skip; a prank; a plant, the flower-buds of which are pickled and used as a seasoning.
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To skip; jump.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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The flower-bud of the caper-bush, used for pickling.
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To leap or skip like a goat: to dance in a frolicsome manner.
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
By James Champlin Fernald
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