Analysis Complete

caper

/ caper /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
a playful leap or hop
Type of:
leap leaping spring
noun Sense 2
a crime (especially a robbery)
"the gang pulled off a bank job in St. Louis"
Type of:
robbery
noun Sense 3
pickled flower buds used as a pungent relish in various dishes and sauces
Type of:
pickle
Has parts:
common caper Capparis spinosa
noun Sense 4
any of numerous plants of the genus Capparis
Type of:
shrub bush
Kinds of:
native pomegranate Capparis arborea caper tree Jamaica caper tree Capparis cynophallophora
Has parts:
Capparis genus Capparis
verb Sense 5
jump about playfully
Type of:
jump leap bound
Derived:
play frolic romp gambol
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
noun Sense 6
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"
Type of:
diversion recreation
Kinds of:
flirt flirting flirtation coquetry dalliance
Derived:
frolic lark rollick skylark disport
noun Sense 7
a ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement
Type of:
diversion recreation
Kinds of:
dirty trick practical joke
Derived:
clown clown around antic
Semantic Complexity
72%
Sense Count
7
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
42
Times Searched
3
Relationship Distribution

Word Relationship Graph

Synonyms Antonyms Hypernyms Hyponyms

Related Words

leap leaping spring robbery pickle shrub bush native pomegranate Capparis arborea caper tree Jamaica caper tree Capparis cynophallophora