Word a Day
dance
What does dance mean?
dance (verb): to move with rhythmic steps or movements, especially in time to music.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use dance in a sentence?
- I danced with her all night long. (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0)
- These drum beats are making me dance! (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0)
How do you pronounce dance?
/dæns/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does dance come from?
Inherited from Middle English dauncen, borrowed from Anglo-Norman dauncer, from Vulgar Latin *dantiāre, of uncertain origin.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Words related to dance
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “dance” mean?
to provide support to; to further the progress of; to help; to assist
Not quite: that's what aid means.
to move with rhythmic steps or movements, especially in time to music
Right! That's what “dance” means.
reestablish on a new, usually improved, basis or make new or like new
Not quite: that's what renew means.
to look at and interpret letters or other information that is written
Not quite: that's what read means.
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