dance

dance is a 5-letter English word with 12 senses as intransitive verb, transitive verb, noun, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To move with measured steps, or to a musical accompaniment; to go through, either alone or in company with others, with a regulated succession of movements, (commonly) to the sound of music; to trip or leap rhythmically. Face value is 8 in Scrabble and 10 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

5 letters · Scrabble 8 · Words With Friends 10 · 12 senses

Definitions

1. intransitive verb. To move with measured steps, or to a musical accompaniment; to go through, either alone or in company with others, with a regulated succession of movements, (commonly) to the sound of music; to trip or leap rhythmically.
2. intransitive verb. To move nimbly or merrily; to express pleasure by motion; to caper; to frisk; to skip about.
3. transitive verb. To cause to dance, or move nimbly or merrily about, or up and down; to dandle.
4. intransitive verb. The leaping, tripping, or measured stepping of one who dances; an amusement, in which the movements of the persons are regulated by art, in figures and in accord with music.
5. intransitive verb. A tune by which dancing is regulated, as the minuet, the waltz, the cotillon, etc.
6. noun. taking a series of rhythmical steps (and movements) in time to music

   Synonyms: dancing, saltation, terpsichore

7. noun. an artistic form of nonverbal communication
8. noun. a party for social dancing
9. noun. a party of people assembled for dancing
10. 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"

11. verb. move in a graceful and rhythmical way

    "The young girl danced into the room"

12. verb. skip, leap, or move up and down or sideways

    "Dancing flames"

    "The children danced with joy"

Synonyms

dancing, saltation, terpsichore

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in dance:

acned, caned, decan

Common word forms

danced, dancer, dances, dancing, danceable

Words from these letters

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