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Synonyms for dance
dæns, dɑnsdance

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Princeton's WordNet1.0 / 2 votes

  1. dancenoun

    an artistic form of nonverbal communication

    Synonyms:
    terpsichore, saltation, dancing

  2. dancenoun

    a party of people assembled for dancing

    Synonyms:
    terpsichore, saltation, dancing

  3. dancing, dance, terpsichore, saltationnoun

    taking a series of rhythmical steps (and movements) in time to music

    Synonyms:
    saltation, bounce, spring, terpsichore, bound, leaping, jump, leap, dancing

  4. danceverb

    a party for social dancing

    Synonyms:
    terpsichore, saltation, dancing

  5. danceverb

    move in a graceful and rhythmical way

    "The young girl danced into the room"

    Synonyms:
    trip the light fantastic toe, trip the light fantastic

  6. dance, trip the light fantastic, trip the light fantastic toeverb

    move in a pattern; usually to musical accompaniment; do or perform a dance

    "My husband and I like to dance at home to the radio"

    Synonyms:
    trip the light fantastic toe, trip the light fantastic

  7. danceverb

    skip, leap, or move up and down or sideways

    "Dancing flames"; "The children danced with joy"

    Synonyms:
    trip the light fantastic toe, trip the light fantastic

Editors Contribution0.0 / 0 votes

  1. woaaaa

    when you put your hands like a ex

    if someone says catch you hit the woahh

    Submitted by sukejibest on June 24, 2019  

Dictionary of English Synonymes2.0 / 1 vote

  1. danceverb

    Synonyms:
    frisk, caper, hop about

  2. danceverb

    Synonyms:
    dandle, toss up and down

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words0.0 / 0 votes

  1. dancenoun

    Synonyms:
    ballet, cotillion, quadrille, waltz, reel, fandango, polka, two-step, polonaise, mazurka, schottische, allemande cancan, minuet, courant, bolero, gavot

    Associated words:
    terpsichorean, terpsichore, choregraphy, dervish

Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MD0.0 / 0 votes

  1. DANCE

    Synonyms:
    FBLN5, see there

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How to use dance in a sentence?

  1. Francis Faber:

    Rudy Vallee, conductor of the Connecticut Yankees dance orchestra if the 1930's was heart to sing; "My Time is Your Time

  2. Jerry Martini:

    She covered a lot of ground, she was the first female trumpet player and the first African-American trumpet player in Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. She wasn't in the back. She was out front telling you to get up and dance to the music, and she could blow with the best of 'em, always.

  3. Marcus Tullius Cicero:

    No Sane man will dance.

  4. Nick Kosir:

    I never took a dance class or lesson in my life, never have prided myself on dancing prior to this, it’s endlessly entertaining to me because it's so weird that people think I'm a good dancer.

  5. Cheryl Burke:

    The one thing I truly regret and want to make amends with is Ian Ziering, i was completely out of line a few years ago, and I did a podcast where they were asking me who my favorite partner was and who did I hate the most. And I answered Ian Ziering, and I said something along the lines of 'I'd rather slit my wrists than dance with Ian Ziering again.'.


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