caper
/ˈkeɪpər/
verb
- To skip or dance about in a lively, playful way.
- Children capered through the sprinklers on a hot summer day.
- The puppies capered around the yard, chasing each other.
- The goats capered on the rocky hillside.
noun
- A small, pickled flower bud used to add a salty, tangy flavor to food.
- Capers are often used in Mediterranean dishes like puttanesca sauce.
- She added capers to the pasta salad for extra zest.
- The chicken piccata recipe calls for lemon juice and capers.
- A playful leap or skip; a lively, jumping movement.
- With a joyful caper, the child ran across the lawn.
- The lamb did a little caper in the field.
- The dancers ended the routine with a quick caper.
- An illegal or daring adventure, especially a robbery or heist.
- The detective solved the bank caper in just two days.
- They planned a daring caper to steal the famous painting.
- The movie is about a jewel caper that goes wrong.