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Thesaurus entry: dance
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dance
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verb
1.
he danced with Katherine
synonyms
: sway, trip, twirl, whirl, pirouette, gyrate;
informal
bop, disco, rock, boogie, shake a leg, hoof it, cut a/the rug, trip the light fantastic, get down, mosh, groove.
2.
little girls danced around me
synonyms
: caper, cavort, frisk, frolic, skip, prance, gambol, jig; leap, jump, hop, bounce.
3.
flames danced in the fireplace
synonyms
: flicker, leap, dart, play, flit, quiver; twinkle, shimmer.
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noun
1.
they met at a dance
synonyms
: ball, masquerade, prom, hoedown, disco;
dated
hop, sock hop.
See table.
2.
the last dance had been played
synonym
: (piece of) dance music.
Dances