(v. i.) To leap or jump about in a sprightly manner; to cut capers; to skip; to spring; to prance; to dance.
(n.) A frolicsome leap or spring; a skip; a jump, as in mirth or dancing; a prank.
(n.) A vessel formerly used by the Dutch, privateer.
(n.) The pungent grayish green flower bud of the European and Oriental caper (Capparis spinosa), much used for pickles.
(n.) A plant of the genus Capparis; -- called also caper bush, caper tree.
Example Sentences:
(1) The camera’s capers have almost become so commonplace that some presenters just ignore them.
(2) The films are about capers, a gang show, having a right laugh,” he said.
(3) 800g veal shoulder, cut into 4cm dice 1 tbsp plain flour Salt and black pepper 30g unsalted butter 60ml olive oil 1 large onion, peeled and roughly chopped 200ml dry white wine 8 large sage leaves Shaved skin of 1 lemon, plus 3 tbsp lemon juice 1 550g head puntarelle (or 2 heads white chicory, cut widthways into 3cm-long segments) 1 small celeriac, peeled and chopped into 2cm dice (500g net weight) 200g pancetta, cut into 1cm dice 20g capers For the salad 1 clove garlic, peeled and crushed 1 anchovy fillet, finely chopped 2 tsp red-wine vinegar 2 tbsp olive oil 1 white chicory, cut in half lengthways and then into long, 0.5cm thick wedges (or the rest of the puntarelle, if using) 80g rocket Toss the veal in flour seasoned with a teaspoon of salt and a good grind of pepper, until evenly coated, then tap off any excess.
(4) This year alone she stars in three films: ensemble climbing thriller Everest , alongside Jake Gyllenhaal and Keira Knightley; Guy Ritchie’s Cold War caper The Man From UNCLE ; and Justin Kurzel’s richly cinematic take on Macbeth , starring Michael Fassbender and Marion Cotillard.
(5) Some of our favourite things to stir in include: chickpeas and fried chorizo pieces; crisply fried smoked streaky bacon and frozen peas; chunks of aubergine fried in a pan, crumbled ricotta or cream cheese on top; capers and basil; chopped anchovies, a little cream and chopped rosemary; wilted rocket with crumbled feta on top; or chopped basil, a knob of butter, and a little balsamic.
(6) Its gutsy flavour means tarragon goes well with other strong ingredients in a ravigote sauce: chop lots of tarragon, chives, chervil, parsley and watercress, and mix them with some chopped anchovies, capers and cornichons, then stir in some olive oil, a tiny splash of tarragon vinegar, a little lemon juice and a dab of Dijon mustard.
(7) For Tim Robbins, the true significance of The Shawshank Redemption has nothing to do with religion, but resides in the fact that 'it's a film in which you actually see a relationship between two men which isn't based on car chases, or scoring some women, or some kind of caper'.
(8) Stuntdriver George Cottle went through four Batmobiles during filming of Batman Begins, a retelling of Bruce Wayne's pre-cape capers that sees him do battle with a scarecrow on a fire-breathing horse hell-bent on, as ever, poisoning Gotham's water supply.
(9) His universally acclaimed drama 12 Years a Slave picked up nine nominations in total, including best actor for Chiwetel Ejiofor, but was pipped in the race for total nominations by American Hustle , the 70s-set con caper directed by David O Russell, and Gravity , Alfonso Cuarón's space walk thriller, which both scored 10.
(10) In 1909, the American illustrator Rose O’Neill drew a comic strip about “kewpies” (taken from cupid) – preening babylike creatures with tiny wings and huge heads, which were handed out as carnival prizes and capered around Jell-O ads (to this day, Kewpie Mayonnaise, introduced in 1925, is the top-selling brand in Japan).
(11) I was simply serving their need," he said, before describing a career of capers justified by the observation that "you just don't go up to a paedophile priest and say, hello good sir, you are a priest, do you like abusing choir boys?"
(12) 4 tbsp good mayonnaise, plus a little extra for spreading 1 dab Dijon mustard 1 tsp tarragon or cider vinegar 1 small spring onion, finely chopped 1 tsp capers, rinsed and patted dry 4-5 tarragon leaves, finely chopped 5 hard-boiled eggs, roughly chopped Salt and freshly ground black pepper Good bread, sliced A few young salad leaves (optional) Whisk together the mayo, mustard and vinegar, stir in the onion, capers and tarragon, fold in the egg and season to taste.
(13) Well, this month's French capers have put paid to that idea: indeed, the "first lady" is not even the first spouse – the real aggrieved person, you might think, should be Ségolène Royal , the mother of François Hollande 's children.
(14) The capering of his talented youngsters in this tournament has generally had a limited relevance for Wenger and bids to win the competition have mostly been half-hearted.
(15) The toxic and irritant principles of the seed oil and of the latex of the caper spurge (Euphorbia lathyris L.) were isolated together with several non irritants of similar chemical structure.
(16) American Hustle, the 70s-set caper based on the real life Abscam con, took two awards for acting – best actress (comedy or musical) for Amy Adams and best supporting actress for Jennifer Lawrence – as well as best film (comedy or musical).
(17) (As one of the few Celtic players at the time to own his own vehicle, McNeill naturally found himself named after actor Cesar Romero, the getaway driver in the popular movie caper Ocean's 11.)
(18) This week, I'm focusing on soft, fudgy dates; next week, it's the turn of salty capers, the week after, juicy olives.
(19) The 1970s-set caper took three major prizes in the film section of the awards show.
(20) A glossy British caper, released earlier this year, it told of a crew of young sunbed types who go on a crime spree with stolen credit cards.
Dido
Definition:
(n.) A shrewd trick; an antic; a caper.
Example Sentences:
(1) A calculational study of a conceptual tangential beam and a filtered radial beam in the DIDO type reactor HIFAR was undertaken.
(2) Structural separation of Openreach is at the heart of creating an industry that provides the incentive to invest Jeremy Darroch, Sky TalkTalk’s chief executive, Dido Harding, said Ofcom should use the review to end the conflict of interest that deterred Openreach from meeting its obligations to BT’s competitors.
(3) With Dido and Norah Jones ruling the album chart, the Beatles and Led Zeppelin selling plenty of DVDs, Duran Duran and Tears for Fears suddenly returning from oblivion and Franz Ferdinand achieving instant success, it looks as if the fifty-quid bloke is keeping the music business afloat.
(4) Dido In Virgil's Aeneid, the queen of Carthage, an exile from Tyre after the murder of her husband, was doing very nicely thank you very much, founding a new city in what is now Tunisia.
(5) But the TalkTalk chief executive, Dido Harding, insisted the data stolen in the cyberattack would not allow criminals to plunder customers’ bank accounts.
(6) Britain's broadband logo Photograph: Guardian The £2.5bn fibre broadband network that BT Group is building risks remaining empty unless the regulator acts now to promote competition, according to the TalkTalk chief executive, Dido Harding.
(7) Belle is inspired by a portrait of Dido Belle and her cousin … the first in the UK where a person of colour is treated as an equal.
(8) Dido Harding, TalkTalk’s chief executive, told Sky News: “The financial information they have on its own is not enough for them to access your bank account.” She warned customers not to give out financial details if they were contacted by phone or email by anyone asking for personal information: “Those are criminals doing that and we all need to make sure that we don’t let them win.” The Metropolitan police cybercrime unit’s criminal investigation was continuing, the company added.
(9) We also did a production of Purcell's Dido and Aeneas .
(10) Dido Harding, chief executive at TalkTalk, revealed that the rate of demand among its customers has surged from about 1,000 per day in mid-November to a current rate of 10,000 a week with "momentum strengthening".
(11) Dido Harding, the chief executive of TalkTalk, said a full split was needed, and believes that it will eventually happen.
(12) We welcome the fact that the regulator has finally made a decision,” said Dido Harding, the chief executive at TalkTalk.
(13) "We have the UK's fastest-growing new TV business and our customers clearly appreciate its comprehensive content and value-for-money pricing," said the TalkTalk chief executive, Dido Harding.
(14) Seven three-bedroom apartments have been built for fly-in fly-out (Fifo) or drive-in drive-out (Dido) mining industry workers on a single block at the end of the cul-de-sac.
(15) "Reaching this milestone in less than a year is a great achievement, but it's just the beginning," said Dido Harding, chief executive of TalkTalk .
(16) Like, it was ironic and also, totally funny at the same time.” Luke & Charlotte, however, are duller than Dido in a load of beige-grey ditchwater.
(17) Dido Harding, the chief executive of TalkTalk, said on Wednesday that it will reveal to investors on 26 July the roll-out and pricing of its YouView-enabled TV service.
(18) TalkTalk chief executive Dido Harding has insisted the company’s cybersecurity is “head and shoulders” better than its competitors in the wake of the massive hack attack affecting thousands of customers.
(19) Facebook Twitter Pinterest TalkTalk chief executive Dido Harding has apologised to customers for the third cyber-attack.
(20) Turner's art is full of references to antiquity – from Dido to Ulysses – and also to contemporary events, whether it was the burning of the Houses of Parliament or the scandal of a slave ship captain throwing his dying cargo overboard.