dance
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
an artistic form of nonverbal communication
Types & categories
- art hypernym
- extension hyponym
- choreography hyponym
Related & opposite
- trip the light fantastic derivation
- choreograph has domain topic
- hoof has domain topic
- tap dance has domain topic
- heel has domain topic
Sense 2 verb
move in a graceful and rhythmical way
The young girl danced into the room
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- dancer derivation
- social dancer derivation
- step entails
- trip the light fantastic verb group
Sense 3 noun
a party of people assembled for dancing
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- trip the light fantastic derivation
Sense 4 verb
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
Types & categories
- move hypernym
- jive hyponym
- hoof hyponym
- clog hyponym
- tap dance hyponym
- belly dance hyponym
- heel hyponym
- shimmy hyponym
- bop hyponym
- bump hyponym
- twist hyponym
- waltz hyponym
- tapdance hyponym
- tango hyponym
- shag hyponym
- foxtrot hyponym
- country-dance hyponym
- break dance hyponym
- cakewalk hyponym
- conga hyponym
- samba hyponym
- two-step hyponym
- Charleston hyponym
- boogie hyponym
- cha-cha hyponym
- disco hyponym
- mambo hyponym
- polka hyponym
- one-step hyponym
- rumba hyponym
- slam dance hyponym
- jig hyponym
- jitterbug hyponym
- folk dance hyponym
- square dance hyponym
- quickstep hyponym
- kick hyponym
- skank hyponym
- grind hyponym
Related & opposite
Sense 5 noun
taking a series of rhythmical steps (and movements) in time to music
Types & categories
- diversion hypernym
- performing arts hypernym
- adagio hyponym
- break dancing hyponym
- courante hyponym
- nautch hyponym
- pavane hyponym
- phrase hyponym
- saraband hyponym
- skank hyponym
- slam dancing hyponym
- step dancing hyponym
- toe dancing hyponym
- stage dancing hyponym
- pas seul hyponym
- pas de deux hyponym
- pas de trois hyponym
- pas de quatre hyponym
- social dancing hyponym
- mambo hyponym
- ritual dancing hyponym
Related & opposite
- trip the light fantastic derivation
- saltate derivation
- terpsichorean derivation
- sidestep has domain topic
- tap has domain topic
- busker has domain topic
- jive has domain topic
- trip the light fantastic has domain topic
- clog has domain topic
- tap dance has domain topic
- belly dance has domain topic
- heel has domain topic
- shimmy has domain topic
Sense 6 verb
skip, leap, or move up and down or sideways
Dancing flames
Types & categories
- move hypernym
Sense 7 noun
a party for social dancing
Types & categories
- party hypernym
- formal hyponym
- barn dance hyponym
- record hop hyponym
- rave hyponym
Related & opposite
- trip the light fantastic derivation
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | trip the light fantastic |
| 1 | has domain topic | Related & opposite | choreograph |
| 1 | has domain topic | Related & opposite | hoof |
| 1 | has domain topic | Related & opposite | tap dance |
| 1 | has domain topic | Related & opposite | heel |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | art |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | extension |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | choreography |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | dancer |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | social dancer |
| 2 | entails | Related & opposite | step |
| 2 | verb group | Related & opposite | trip the light fantastic |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | move |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | glissade |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | chasse |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | capriole |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | trip the light fantastic |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | party |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | ball |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | dancing |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | dance |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | dance |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | dance |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | dancer |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | social dancer |
| 4 | domain topic | Related & opposite | dancing |
| 4 | verb group | Related & opposite | dance |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | move |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | jive |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | hoof |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | clog |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | tap dance |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | belly dance |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | heel |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | shimmy |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | bop |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | bump |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | twist |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | waltz |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | tapdance |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | tango |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | shag |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | foxtrot |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | country-dance |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | break dance |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | cakewalk |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | conga |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | samba |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | two-step |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | Charleston |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | boogie |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | cha-cha |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | disco |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | mambo |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | polka |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | one-step |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | rumba |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | slam dance |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | jig |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | jitterbug |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | folk dance |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | square dance |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | quickstep |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | kick |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | skank |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | grind |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | trip the light fantastic |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | saltate |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | terpsichorean |
| 5 | has domain topic | Related & opposite | sidestep |
| 5 | has domain topic | Related & opposite | tap |
| 5 | has domain topic | Related & opposite | busker |
| 5 | has domain topic | Related & opposite | jive |
| 5 | has domain topic | Related & opposite | trip the light fantastic |
| 5 | has domain topic | Related & opposite | clog |
| 5 | has domain topic | Related & opposite | tap dance |
| 5 | has domain topic | Related & opposite | belly dance |
| 5 | has domain topic | Related & opposite | heel |
| 5 | has domain topic | Related & opposite | shimmy |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | diversion |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | performing arts |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | adagio |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | break dancing |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | courante |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | nautch |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | pavane |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | phrase |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | saraband |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | skank |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | slam dancing |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | step dancing |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | toe dancing |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | stage dancing |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | pas seul |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | pas de deux |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | pas de trois |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | pas de quatre |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | social dancing |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | mambo |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | ritual dancing |
| 6 | hypernym | Types & categories | move |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | trip the light fantastic |
| 7 | hypernym | Types & categories | party |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | formal |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | barn dance |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | record hop |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | rave |