caper

  • 21caper — n. 1) to cut a caper 2) a childish caper * * * [ keɪpə] a childish caper to cut a caper …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 22caper — [“kepa* ] 1. n. any stunt or event; a trick or a scam. □ That little caper the kids did with the statue from the town square was a dandy. □ Another caper like that and I call your parents. 2. n. a criminal job: theft, kidnapping, blackmail, etc.… …

    Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

  • 23caper — ca|per1 [ˈkeıpə US ər] v [I always + adverb/preposition] [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: Probably from capriole jump made by a horse (16 21 centuries), from French, from Latin caper; CAPRICORN] to jump around and play in a happy excited way caper 2… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 24caper — {{11}}caper (n.) late 14c., from L. capparis (Cf. It. cappero, Fr. cápre, Ger. Kaper), from Gk. kapparis the caper plant or its fruit, of uncertain origin. Arabic kabbar, Pers. kabar are from Greek. Perhaps reborrowed into English 16c. The final… …

    Etymology dictionary

  • 25caper — dygliuotasis kaparis statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Kaparinių šeimos dekoratyvinis, maistinis, prieskoninis, vaistinis augalas (Capparis spinosa), paplitęs šiaurės Afrikoje, pietų Europoje, Azijoje ir Australijoje. Iš jo gaminami maisto… …

    Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

  • 26caper — I. noun Etymology: back formation from earlier capers (taken as a plural), from Middle English caperis, from Latin capparis, from Greek kapparis Date: 14th century 1. any of a genus (Capparis of the family Capparidaceae, the caper family) of low… …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 27Caper — Heist Movie (von engl. heist ˈhaɪst ‚Raubüberfall‘; sofern er Komik beinhaltet, auch Caper Movie von engl. caper ‚Gaunerei‘) ist ein Filmgenre, das zur Gruppe der Thriller gehört. Filme dieses Genres befassen sich mit der Planung, Vorbereitung… …

    Deutsch Wikipedia

  • 28Caper — Original name in latin Caper Name in other language Caper State code ID Continent/City Asia/Jakarta longitude 7.1354 latitude 111.6124 altitude 33 Population 0 Date 2012 01 20 …

    Cities with a population over 1000 database

  • 29caper — ca|per1 [ keıpər ] noun count 1. ) a food with a strong flavor that consists of a small green flower BUD preserved in salt or VINEGAR 2. ) INFORMAL an activity that is not honest or not very serious: How did you get involved in that caper? caper… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 30caper — 1 verb (intransitive always + adv/prep) to jump about and play in a happy, excited way: lambs capering in the fields 2 noun (C) 1 a small dark green part of a flower used in cooking to give a sour taste to food 2 informal a planned activity,… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English