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Dabbing

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Dance 76% connected

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 mov…

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Dancing 76% connected

of Dance

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Saltation 76% connected

A leaping or jumping.

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Smoke 76% connected

The visible exhalation, vapor, or substance that escapes, or expelled, from a burning body, especially from burning vegetable matter, as wood, coal,…

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Smoking 76% connected

of Smoke

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Terpsichore 76% connected

The Muse who presided over the choral song and the dance, especially the latter.

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Dab 92% connected

A skillful hand; a dabster; an expert.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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