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caper
(mass) | caper
- žart |
caper
(encz) | caper,kapara n: [bot.] Pino |
caper
(encz) | caper,kaparovník n: Zdeněk Brož |
caper
(encz) | caper,kousek n: jose |
caper
(encz) | caper,trik n: jose |
caper
(encz) | caper,žert n: Zdeněk Brož |
Caper
(gcide) | Caper \Ca"per\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Capered p. pr. & vb. n.
capering.] [From older capreoll to caper, cf. F. se cabrer
to prance; all ultimately fr. L. caper, capra, goat. See
Capriole.]
To leap or jump about in a sprightly manner; to cut capers;
to skip; to spring; to prance; to dance.
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He capers, he dances, he has eyes of youth. --Shak.
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Caper
(gcide) | Caper \Ca"per\, n.
A frolicsome leap or spring; a skip; a jump, as in mirth or
dancing; a prank.
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To cut a caper, to frolic; to make a sportive spring; to
play a prank. --Shak.
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Caper
(gcide) | Caper \Ca"per\, n. [D. kaper.]
A vessel formerly used by the Dutch, privateer. --Wright.
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Caper
(gcide) | Caper \Ca"per\, n. [F. c[^a]pre, fr. L. capparis, Gr. ?; cf. Ar.
& Per. al-kabar.]
1. The pungent grayish green flower bud of the European and
Oriental caper (Capparis spinosa), much used for
pickles.
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2. (Bot.) A plant of the genus Capparis; -- called also
caper bush, caper tree.
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Note: The Capparis spinosa is a low prickly shrub of the
Mediterranean coasts, with trailing branches and
brilliant flowers; -- cultivated in the south of Europe
for its buds. The Capparis sodada is an almost
leafless spiny shrub of central Africa (Soudan),
Arabia, and southern India, with edible berries.
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Bean caper. See Bran caper, in the Vocabulary.
Caper sauce, a kind of sauce or catchup made of capers.
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caper
(wn) | caper
n 1: any of numerous plants of the genus Capparis
2: pickled flower buds used as a pungent relish in various
dishes and sauces
3: a crime (especially a robbery); "the gang pulled off a bank
job in St. Louis" [syn: caper, job]
4: a playful leap or hop [syn: caper, capriole]
5: 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" [syn: play, frolic,
romp, gambol, caper]
6: a ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement [syn:
antic, joke, prank, trick, caper, put-on]
v 1: jump about playfully |
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caper
(mass) | caper
- žart |
caper
(encz) | caper,kapara n: [bot.] Pinocaper,kaparovník n: Zdeněk Brožcaper,kousek n: josecaper,trik n: josecaper,žert n: Zdeněk Brož |
capers
(encz) | capers,poskakuje Zdeněk Brožcapers,rošťárny n: Zdeněk Brož |
common caper
(encz) | common caper, n: |
landscaper
(encz) | landscaper, |
Bean caper
(gcide) | Bean caper \Bean" ca`per\ (Bot.)
A deciduous plant of warm climates, generally with fleshy
leaves and flowers of a yellow or whitish yellow color, of
the genus Zygophyllum.
[1913 Webster]Caper \Ca"per\, n. [F. c[^a]pre, fr. L. capparis, Gr. ?; cf. Ar.
& Per. al-kabar.]
1. The pungent grayish green flower bud of the European and
Oriental caper (Capparis spinosa), much used for
pickles.
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2. (Bot.) A plant of the genus Capparis; -- called also
caper bush, caper tree.
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Note: The Capparis spinosa is a low prickly shrub of the
Mediterranean coasts, with trailing branches and
brilliant flowers; -- cultivated in the south of Europe
for its buds. The Capparis sodada is an almost
leafless spiny shrub of central Africa (Soudan),
Arabia, and southern India, with edible berries.
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Bean caper. See Bran caper, in the Vocabulary.
Caper sauce, a kind of sauce or catchup made of capers.
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Caper bush
(gcide) | Caper bush \Ca"per bush`\, Caper tree \Ca"per tree`\
See Capper, a plant, 2.
[1913 Webster] CapercailzieCaper \Ca"per\, n. [F. c[^a]pre, fr. L. capparis, Gr. ?; cf. Ar.
& Per. al-kabar.]
1. The pungent grayish green flower bud of the European and
Oriental caper (Capparis spinosa), much used for
pickles.
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2. (Bot.) A plant of the genus Capparis; -- called also
caper bush, caper tree.
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Note: The Capparis spinosa is a low prickly shrub of the
Mediterranean coasts, with trailing branches and
brilliant flowers; -- cultivated in the south of Europe
for its buds. The Capparis sodada is an almost
leafless spiny shrub of central Africa (Soudan),
Arabia, and southern India, with edible berries.
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Bean caper. See Bran caper, in the Vocabulary.
Caper sauce, a kind of sauce or catchup made of capers.
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caper bush
(gcide) | Caper bush \Ca"per bush`\, Caper tree \Ca"per tree`\
See Capper, a plant, 2.
[1913 Webster] CapercailzieCaper \Ca"per\, n. [F. c[^a]pre, fr. L. capparis, Gr. ?; cf. Ar.
& Per. al-kabar.]
1. The pungent grayish green flower bud of the European and
Oriental caper (Capparis spinosa), much used for
pickles.
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2. (Bot.) A plant of the genus Capparis; -- called also
caper bush, caper tree.
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Note: The Capparis spinosa is a low prickly shrub of the
Mediterranean coasts, with trailing branches and
brilliant flowers; -- cultivated in the south of Europe
for its buds. The Capparis sodada is an almost
leafless spiny shrub of central Africa (Soudan),
Arabia, and southern India, with edible berries.
[1913 Webster]
Bean caper. See Bran caper, in the Vocabulary.
Caper sauce, a kind of sauce or catchup made of capers.
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Caper sauce
(gcide) | Caper \Ca"per\, n. [F. c[^a]pre, fr. L. capparis, Gr. ?; cf. Ar.
& Per. al-kabar.]
1. The pungent grayish green flower bud of the European and
Oriental caper (Capparis spinosa), much used for
pickles.
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2. (Bot.) A plant of the genus Capparis; -- called also
caper bush, caper tree.
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Note: The Capparis spinosa is a low prickly shrub of the
Mediterranean coasts, with trailing branches and
brilliant flowers; -- cultivated in the south of Europe
for its buds. The Capparis sodada is an almost
leafless spiny shrub of central Africa (Soudan),
Arabia, and southern India, with edible berries.
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Bean caper. See Bran caper, in the Vocabulary.
Caper sauce, a kind of sauce or catchup made of capers.
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Caper tree
(gcide) | Caper bush \Ca"per bush`\, Caper tree \Ca"per tree`\
See Capper, a plant, 2.
[1913 Webster] CapercailzieCaper \Ca"per\, n. [F. c[^a]pre, fr. L. capparis, Gr. ?; cf. Ar.
& Per. al-kabar.]
1. The pungent grayish green flower bud of the European and
Oriental caper (Capparis spinosa), much used for
pickles.
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2. (Bot.) A plant of the genus Capparis; -- called also
caper bush, caper tree.
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Note: The Capparis spinosa is a low prickly shrub of the
Mediterranean coasts, with trailing branches and
brilliant flowers; -- cultivated in the south of Europe
for its buds. The Capparis sodada is an almost
leafless spiny shrub of central Africa (Soudan),
Arabia, and southern India, with edible berries.
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Bean caper. See Bran caper, in the Vocabulary.
Caper sauce, a kind of sauce or catchup made of capers.
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caper tree
(gcide) | Caper bush \Ca"per bush`\, Caper tree \Ca"per tree`\
See Capper, a plant, 2.
[1913 Webster] CapercailzieCaper \Ca"per\, n. [F. c[^a]pre, fr. L. capparis, Gr. ?; cf. Ar.
& Per. al-kabar.]
1. The pungent grayish green flower bud of the European and
Oriental caper (Capparis spinosa), much used for
pickles.
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2. (Bot.) A plant of the genus Capparis; -- called also
caper bush, caper tree.
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Note: The Capparis spinosa is a low prickly shrub of the
Mediterranean coasts, with trailing branches and
brilliant flowers; -- cultivated in the south of Europe
for its buds. The Capparis sodada is an almost
leafless spiny shrub of central Africa (Soudan),
Arabia, and southern India, with edible berries.
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Bean caper. See Bran caper, in the Vocabulary.
Caper sauce, a kind of sauce or catchup made of capers.
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Caperberry
(gcide) | Caperberry \Ca"per*ber`ry\, n.
1. The small olive-shaped berry of the European and Oriental
caper, said to be used in pickles and as a condiment.
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2. The currantlike fruit of the African and Arabian caper
(Capparis sodado).
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capercaili
(gcide) | Capercailzie \Ca"per*cail`zie\, or Capercally \Ca"per*cal`ly\,
n. [Gael, capulcoile.] (Zool.)
A species of black Old World grouse (Tetrao uragallus) of
large size and fine flavor, found in northern Europe and
formerly in Scotland; -- called also cock of the woods and
horse of the wood. [Written also capercaillie,
capercaili.]
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capercaillie
(gcide) | Capercailzie \Ca"per*cail`zie\, or Capercally \Ca"per*cal`ly\,
n. [Gael, capulcoile.] (Zool.)
A species of black Old World grouse (Tetrao uragallus) of
large size and fine flavor, found in northern Europe and
formerly in Scotland; -- called also cock of the woods and
horse of the wood. [Written also capercaillie,
capercaili.]
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Capercailzie
(gcide) | Capercailzie \Ca"per*cail`zie\, or Capercally \Ca"per*cal`ly\,
n. [Gael, capulcoile.] (Zool.)
A species of black Old World grouse (Tetrao uragallus) of
large size and fine flavor, found in northern Europe and
formerly in Scotland; -- called also cock of the woods and
horse of the wood. [Written also capercaillie,
capercaili.]
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Capercally
(gcide) | Capercailzie \Ca"per*cail`zie\, or Capercally \Ca"per*cal`ly\,
n. [Gael, capulcoile.] (Zool.)
A species of black Old World grouse (Tetrao uragallus) of
large size and fine flavor, found in northern Europe and
formerly in Scotland; -- called also cock of the woods and
horse of the wood. [Written also capercaillie,
capercaili.]
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Caperclaw
(gcide) | Caperclaw \Ca"per*claw`\, v. t.
To treat with cruel playfulness, as a cat treats a mouse; to
abuse. [Obs.] --Birch.
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Capered
(gcide) | Caper \Ca"per\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Capered p. pr. & vb. n.
capering.] [From older capreoll to caper, cf. F. se cabrer
to prance; all ultimately fr. L. caper, capra, goat. See
Capriole.]
To leap or jump about in a sprightly manner; to cut capers;
to skip; to spring; to prance; to dance.
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He capers, he dances, he has eyes of youth. --Shak.
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Caperer
(gcide) | Caperer \Ca"per*er\, n.
One who capers, leaps, and skips about, or dances.
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The nimble caperer on the cord. --Dryden.
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capering
(gcide) | Caper \Ca"per\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Capered p. pr. & vb. n.
capering.] [From older capreoll to caper, cf. F. se cabrer
to prance; all ultimately fr. L. caper, capra, goat. See
Capriole.]
To leap or jump about in a sprightly manner; to cut capers;
to skip; to spring; to prance; to dance.
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He capers, he dances, he has eyes of youth. --Shak.
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Escaper
(gcide) | Escaper \Es*cap"er\, n.
One who escapes.
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To cut a caper
(gcide) | Cut \Cut\ (k[u^]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Cut; p. pr. & vb. n.
Cutting.] [OE. cutten, kitten, ketten; prob. of Celtic
origin; cf. W. cwtau to shorten, curtail, dock, cwta
bobtailed, cwt tail, skirt, Gael. cutaich to shorten,
curtail, dock, cutach short, docked, cut a bobtail, piece,
Ir. cut a short tail, cutach bobtailed. Cf. Coot.]
1. To separate the parts of with, or as with, a sharp
instrument; to make an incision in; to gash; to sever; to
divide.
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You must cut this flesh from off his breast. --Shak.
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Before the whistling winds the vessels fly,
With rapid swiftness cut the liquid way. --Pope.
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2. To sever and cause to fall for the purpose of gathering;
to hew; to mow or reap.
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Thy servants can skill to cut timer. --2. Chron.
ii. 8
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3. To sever and remove by cutting; to cut off; to dock; as,
to cut the hair; to cut the nails.
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4. To castrate or geld; as, to cut a horse.
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5. To form or shape by cutting; to make by incision, hewing,
etc.; to carve; to hew out.
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Why should a man. whose blood is warm within,
Sit like his grandsire cut in alabaster? --Shak.
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Loopholes cut through thickest shade. --Milton.
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6. To wound or hurt deeply the sensibilities of; to pierce;
to lacerate; as, sarcasm cuts to the quick.
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The man was cut to the heart. --Addison.
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7. To intersect; to cross; as, one line cuts another at right
angles.
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8. To refuse to recognize; to ignore; as, to cut a person in
the street; to cut one's acquaintance. [Colloq.]
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9. To absent one's self from; as, to cut an appointment, a
recitation. etc. [Colloq.]
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An English tradesman is always solicitous to cut the
shop whenever he can do so with impunity. --Thomas
Hamilton.
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10. (Cricket) To deflect (a bowled ball) to the off, with a
chopping movement of the bat.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
11. (Billiards, etc.) To drive (an object ball) to either
side by hitting it fine on the other side with the cue
ball or another object ball.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
12. (Lawn Tennis, etc.) To strike (a ball) with the racket
inclined or struck across the ball so as to put a certain
spin on the ball.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
13. (Croquet) To drive (a ball) to one side by hitting with
another ball.
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To cut a caper. See under Caper.
To cut the cards, to divide a pack of cards into portions,
in order to determine the deal or the trump, or to change
the cards to be dealt.
To cut both ways, to have effects both advantageous and
disadvantageous.
To cut corners, to deliberately do an incomplete or
imperfect job in order to save time or money.
To cut a dash or To cut a figure, to make a display of
oneself; to give a conspicuous impression. [Colloq.]
To cut down.
(a) To sever and cause to fall; to fell; to prostrate.
"Timber . . . cut down in the mountains of Cilicia."
--Knolles.
(b) To put down; to abash; to humble. [Obs] "So great is
his natural eloquence, that he cuts down the finest
orator." --Addison
(c) To lessen; to retrench; to curtail; as, to cut down
expenses.
(d) (Naut.) To raze; as, to cut down a frigate into a
sloop.
To cut the knot or To cut the Gordian knot, to dispose of
a difficulty summarily; to solve it by prompt, arbitrary
action, rather than by skill or patience.
To cut lots, to determine lots by cuttings cards; to draw
lots.
To cut off.
(a) To sever; to separate.
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I would to God, . . .
The king had cut off my brother's. --Shak.
(b) To put an untimely death; to put an end to; to
destroy. "Iren[ae]us was likewise cut off by
martyrdom." --Addison.
(c) To interrupt; as, to cut off communication; to cut
off (the flow of) steam from (the boiler to) a steam
engine.
(d) To intercept; as,, to cut off an enemy's retreat.
(e) To end; to finish; as, to cut off further debate.
To cut out.
(a) To remove by cutting or carving; as, to cut out a
piece from a board.
(b) To shape or form by cutting; as, to cut out a
garment. " A large forest cut out into walks."
--Addison.
(c) To scheme; to contrive; to prepare; as, to cut out
work for another day. "Every man had cut out a place
for himself." --Addison.
(d) To step in and take the place of; to supplant; as, to
cut out a rival. [Colloq.]
(e) To debar. "I am cut out from anything but common
acknowledgments." --Pope.
(f) To seize and carry off (a vessel) from a harbor, or
from under the guns of an enemy.
(g) to separate from the midst of a number; as, to cut
out a steer from a herd; to cut out a car from a
train.
(h) to discontinue; as, to cut out smoking.
To cut to pieces.
(a) To cut into pieces; as, to cut cloth to pieces.
(b) To slaughter; as, to cut an army to pieces.
To cut a play (Drama), to shorten it by leaving out
passages, to adapt it for the stage.
To cut rates (Railroads, etc.), to reduce the charges for
transportation below the rates established between
competing lines.
To cut short, to arrest or check abruptly; to bring to a
sudden termination. "Achilles cut him short, and thus
replied." --Dryden.
To cut stick, to make off clandestinely or precipitately.
[Slang]
To cut teeth, to put forth teeth; to have the teeth pierce
through the gum and appear.
To have cut one's eyeteeth, to be sharp and knowing.
[Colloq.]
To cut one's wisdom teeth, to come to years of discretion.
To cut under, to undersell; as, to cut under a competitor
in trade; more commonly referred to as undercut.
To cut up.
(a) To cut to pieces; as, to cut up an animal, or bushes.
(b) To damage or destroy; to injure; to wound; as, to cut
up a book or its author by severe criticism. "This
doctrine cuts up all government by the roots."
--Locke.
(c) To afflict; to discourage; to demoralize; as, the
death of his friend cut him up terribly. [Colloq.]
--Thackeray.
[1913 Webster +PJC]Caper \Ca"per\, n.
A frolicsome leap or spring; a skip; a jump, as in mirth or
dancing; a prank.
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To cut a caper, to frolic; to make a sportive spring; to
play a prank. --Shak.
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bay-leaved caper
(wn) | bay-leaved caper
n 1: shrub or small tree of southern Florida to Central and
South America [syn: caper tree, bay-leaved caper,
Capparis flexuosa] |
bean caper
(wn) | bean caper
n 1: perennial shrub of the eastern Mediterranean region and
southwestern Asia having flowers whose buds are used as
capers [syn: bean caper, Syrian bean caper,
Zygophyllum fabago] |
bean-caper family
(wn) | bean-caper family
n 1: small trees, shrubs, and herbs of warm arid and saline
regions; often resinous; some poisonous: genera
Zygophyllum, Tribulus, Guaiacum, Larrea [syn:
Zygophyllaceae, family Zygophyllaceae, {bean-caper
family}] |
caper
(wn) | caper
n 1: any of numerous plants of the genus Capparis
2: pickled flower buds used as a pungent relish in various
dishes and sauces
3: a crime (especially a robbery); "the gang pulled off a bank
job in St. Louis" [syn: caper, job]
4: a playful leap or hop [syn: caper, capriole]
5: 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" [syn: play, frolic,
romp, gambol, caper]
6: a ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement [syn:
antic, joke, prank, trick, caper, put-on]
v 1: jump about playfully |
caper family
(wn) | caper family
n 1: a dilleniid dicot family of the order Rhoeadales that
includes: genera Capparis, Cleome, Crateva, and Polanisia
[syn: Capparidaceae, family Capparidaceae, {caper
family}] |
caper sauce
(wn) | caper sauce
n 1: allemande sauce with capers |
caper spurge
(wn) | caper spurge
n 1: poisonous Old World spurge; adventive in America; seeds
yield a purgative oil [syn: caper spurge, {myrtle
spurge}, mole plant, Euphorbia lathyris] |
caper tree
(wn) | caper tree
n 1: shrub or small tree of southern Florida to Central and
South America [syn: caper tree, bay-leaved caper,
Capparis flexuosa]
2: shrub of southern Florida to West Indies [syn: caper tree,
Jamaica caper tree, Capparis cynophallophora] |
capercaillie
(wn) | capercaillie
n 1: large black Old World grouse [syn: capercaillie,
capercailzie, horse of the wood, Tetrao urogallus] |
capercailzie
(wn) | capercailzie
n 1: large black Old World grouse [syn: capercaillie,
capercailzie, horse of the wood, Tetrao urogallus] |
colaptes caper collaris
(wn) | Colaptes caper collaris
n 1: western United States bird with red undersurface to wings
and tail [syn: red-shafted flicker, {Colaptes caper
collaris}] |
common caper
(wn) | common caper
n 1: prostrate spiny shrub of the Mediterranean region
cultivated for its greenish flower buds which are pickled
[syn: common caper, Capparis spinosa] |
jamaica caper tree
(wn) | Jamaica caper tree
n 1: shrub of southern Florida to West Indies [syn: {caper
tree}, Jamaica caper tree, Capparis cynophallophora] |
landscaper
(wn) | landscaper
n 1: someone who arranges features of the landscape or garden
attractively [syn: landscape architect, {landscape
gardener}, landscaper, landscapist] |
syrian bean caper
(wn) | Syrian bean caper
n 1: perennial shrub of the eastern Mediterranean region and
southwestern Asia having flowers whose buds are used as
capers [syn: bean caper, Syrian bean caper,
Zygophyllum fabago] |
CAPERS
(bouvier) | CAPERS. Vessels of war owned by private persons, and different from ordinary
privateers (q.v.) only in size, being smaller. Bea. Lex. Mer. 230.
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