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- pronunciation:
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- parts of speech:
- noun, intransitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, verb)
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a playful bound or leap.
The fawn leapt over the creek with a graceful caper.- synonyms:
- frisk, gambol, romp
- similar words:
- bounce, bound, frolic, hop, jump, leap, prance, skip, spring
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| definition 2: |
a playful, carefree escapade.
April Fools Day is a day for practical jokes and sundry capers.The two old friends reminisced about the capers they'd pulled when they were college.- synonyms:
- antics, lark, monkeyshines, shenanigans
- similar words:
- adventure, carrying-on, dido, escapade, gambol, high jinks, jape, monkey business, practical joke, prank, spree, trick
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| definition 3: |
(informal) a theft or other crime, usu. involving planning and deception.
He denied his role in the diamond theft, but he'd been involved in the caper from the start.This latest caper was the most intriguing that the detective had ever worked on.- similar words:
- crime, deceit, devilment, mischief, roguery, theft
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| definition 4: |
a light-hearted story or film that involves action and mystery.
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| related words: |
trip |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| inflections: |
capers, capering, capered |
| definition: |
to leap, hop, or skip about in a playful manner; frolic; gambol.
- synonyms:
- cavort, frisk, frolic, gambol, prance, rollick, romp
- similar words:
- antic, bounce, bound, hop, jump, leap, skip, spring, strut
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| related words: |
dance, lark, sparkle, sport, trip |
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| derivations: |
caperingly (adv.), caperer (n.) |
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