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dance
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- pronunciation:
- daens
- parts of speech:
- verb, noun
- features:
- Word Builder, Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
dances, dancing, danced |
| definition 1: |
When you dance, you move your feet and body to music. You can dance fast or slow, and you can dance alone, with a partner, or in a group of people.
Everyone danced when the band started playing.
- similar words:
- rock, twirl
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| definition 2: |
When you jump or skip from one place to another because you are happy or excited, we can say you are dancing.
When she found out about her good grade, she danced home from school.- similar words:
- bounce, hop, skip
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| definition 3: |
When something moves around quickly and easily up and down, we sometimes say it is dancing.
The leaves danced in the wind.The shadows danced on the wall.- similar words:
- flicker, skip, trip
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| related words: |
act, blink |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
Dance is a form of movement that is also an art. It is usually performed to music and follows the beat of music. Dance uses special kinds of movements that are graceful and sometimes difficult. There are many different kinds of dance that people study seriously or learn to do for fun.
Ballet is a form of dance.
- similar words:
- ballet
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| definition 2: |
A dance is a set of movements performed to music.
The "tango" is a dance from South America. People do the tango in pairs. The dance began over a hundred years ago, but it is still very popular.- similar words:
- waltz
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| definition 3: |
A dance is a party or event where people come to dance.
The high school dance is on Saturday night.
- similar words:
- formal, hop, party, social
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| definition 4: |
When you do a dance, you do an act of dancing to one piece of music. When someone asks you for a dance, it means that they want to dance with you while a song is played.
I was late for the party and only got to have one dance.- similar words:
- number
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broader categories that include dance |
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art, culture |
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similar to dancing |
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march, skip |
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some actions in dancing |
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bow, clap, glide, hop, jump, leap, rock, skip, tap, twist |
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some descriptions of dancing |
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acrobatic, classical, elegant, graceful, lively, popular |
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some kinds of dance |
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ballet, waltz |
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some parts of dances |
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movement, sequence, step |
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some people associated with dancing |
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dancer, performer |
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some places for dancing |
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auditorium, concert, formal, party, recital, social |
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used in dancing |
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costume, tights |
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