caper

caper is a 5-letter English word with 12 senses as intransitive verb, noun, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To leap or jump about in a sprightly manner; to cut capers; to skip; to spring; to prance; to dance. Face value is 9 in Scrabble and 11 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

5 letters · Scrabble 9 · Words With Friends 11 · 12 senses

Definitions

1. intransitive verb. To leap or jump about in a sprightly manner; to cut capers; to skip; to spring; to prance; to dance.
2. noun. A frolicsome leap or spring; a skip; a jump, as in mirth or dancing; a prank.
3. noun. A vessel formerly used by the Dutch, privateer.
4. noun. The pungent grayish green flower bud of the European and Oriental caper (Capparis spinosa), much used for pickles.
5. noun. A plant of the genus Capparis; -- called also caper bush, caper tree.
6. noun. a ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement

   Synonyms: antic, joke, prank, trick

7. noun. 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"

   Synonyms: frolic, gambol, play, romp

8. noun. a playful leap or hop

   Synonyms: capriole

9. noun. a crime (especially a robbery)

   "the gang pulled off a bank job in St. Louis"

   Synonyms: job

10. noun. pickled flower buds used as a pungent relish in various dishes and sauces
11. noun. any of numerous plants of the genus Capparis
12. verb. jump about playfully

Synonyms

antic, joke, prank, trick, frolic, gambol, play, romp, capriole, job

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in caper:

carpe, crape, pacer, perca, recap

Common word forms

capers, capered, caperer, capering

Words from these letters

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