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Definition dance

Etymology

From Middle English dauncen, daunsen, a borrowing from Anglo-Norman dauncer, dancer (“to dance”) (compare Old French dancier), from Frankish *dans?n (“to draw, pull, stretch out, gesture”) (compare Old High German dans?n (“to draw, pull”)), from Proto-Germanic *žans?n?, from *žinsan? (“to draw, pull”). More at thin.

Noun

dance (countable and uncountable, plural dances)

  1. A sequence of rhythmic steps or movements usually performed to music, for pleasure or as a form of social interaction.
  2. A social gathering where dancing is the main activity.
  3. (heraldry) A normally horizontal stripe called a fess that has been modified to zig-zag across the center of a coat of arms from dexter to sinister.
  4. A genre of modern music characterised by sampled beats, repetitive rhythms and few lyrics.
  5. (uncountable) The art, profession, and study of dancing.
  6. A piece of music with a particular dance rhythm.
  7. (figuratively) A battle of wits, especially one commonly fought between two rivals.

Verb

dance (third-person singular simple present dances, present participle dancing, simple past and past participle danced)

  1. (intransitive) To move with rhythmic steps or movements, especially in time to music.
  2. (intransitive) To leap or move lightly and rapidly.
  3. (transitive) To perform the steps to.
  4. (transitive) To cause to dance, or move nimbly or merrily about.
  5. (figuratively, euphemistic) To make love or have sex.

Results 292 Words with the letters DANCE

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ACNODE 11
ASCEND 11
CADENT 11
CANDLE 12
CANNED 12
CANOED 11
CANTED 11
CEDARN 11
CRANED 11
DANCED 12
DANCER 11
DANCES 11
DEACON 11
DECANE 11
DECANT 11
LANCED 12
NACRED 11
5 letter words with the letters DANCE 
ACNED 10
CANED 10
DANCE 10
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ACED 8
ACNE 8
CADE 8
CANE 8
DACE 8
DEAN 6
3 letter words with the letters DANCE 
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AND 5
ANE 4
CAD 7
CAN 7
DEN 5
END 5
NAE 4
2 letter words with the letters DANCE 
AD 3
AE 2
AN 3
DA 3
DE 3
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NA 3
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