Dance: alternatives and connections

Slow; slowly, leisurely, and gracefully. When repeated, adagio, adagio, it directs the movement to be very slow.

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Any round or roundish body or mass; a sphere or globe; as, a ball of twine; a ball of snow.

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A skillful hand; a dabster; an expert.

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of Dab

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A composition for two performers, whether vocal or instrumental.

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The act of extending or the state of being extended; a stretching out; enlargement in breadth or continuation of length; increase; augmentation; expa…

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See Methylal.

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To move by successive leaps, as toads do; to spring or jump on one foot; to skip, as birds do.

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An entertainment consisting chiefly of dancing by professional dancing (or Nautch) girls.

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A stately and formal Spanish dance for which full state costume is worn; -- so called from the resemblance of its movements to those of the peacock.

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A brief expression, sometimes a single word, but usually two or more words forming an expression by themselves, or being a portion of a sentence; as,…

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imp. of Rive.

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A slow Spanish dance of Saracenic origin, to an air in triple time; also, the air itself.

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The act of varying; a partial change in the form, position, state, or qualities of a thing; modification; alternation; mutation; diversity; deviation…

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The second person singular, indicative mode, present tense, of the substantive verb Be; but formed after the analogy of the plural are, with the endi…

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The act of turning aside from any course, occupation, or object; as, the diversion of a stream from its channel; diversion of the mind from business.

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To cause to change place or posture in any manner; to set in motion; to carry, convey, draw, or push from one place to another; to impel; to stir; as…

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A part or portion.

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The act of recreating, or the state of being recreated; refreshment of the strength and spirits after toil; amusement; diversion; sport; pastime.

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To strain apart; to sever by fracture; to divide with violence; as, to break a rope or chain; to break a seal; to break an axle; to break rocks or co…

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To strike, as with or against anything large or solid; to thump; as, to bump the head against a wall.

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A leap that a horse makes with all fours, upwards only, without advancing, but with a kick or jerk of the hind legs when at the height of the leap.

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A movement in dancing, as across or to the right or left.

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That which hinders or impedes motion; hence, an encumbrance, restraint, or impediment, of any kind.

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A dance in which the partners are arranged face to face, or in opposite lines.

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See Contradance.

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A skillful hand; a dabster; an expert.

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A sliding, as down a snow slope in the Alps.

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To reduce to powder by friction, as in a mill, or with the teeth; to crush into small fragments; to produce as by the action of millstones.

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To lean or tip to one side, as a ship; as, the ship heels aport; the boat heeled over when the squall struck it.

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The horny substance or case that covers or terminates the feet of certain animals, as horses, oxen, etc.

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A light, brisk musical movement.

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To strike, thrust, or hit violently with the foot; as, a horse kicks a groom; a man kicks a dog.

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A dance of Polish origin, but now common everywhere. It is performed by two persons in common time.

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A lively, spirited march; also, a lively style of dancing.

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Coarse hair or nap; rough, woolly hair.

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A chemise.

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To shut with force and a loud noise; to bang; as, he slammed the door.

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To strike with a slight or gentle blow; to touch gently; to rap lightly; to pat; as, to tap one with the hand or a cane.

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Alt. of Thresh

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To contort; to writhe; to complicate; to crook spirally; to convolve.

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A dance performed by two persons in circular figures with a whirling motion; also, a piece of music composed in triple measure for this kind of dance.

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One who dances or who practices dancing.

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One who dances or who practices dancing.

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of Dance

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of Dance

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To move the foot in walking; to advance or recede by raising and moving one of the feet to another resting place, or by moving both feet in successio…

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of Dance

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A leaping or jumping.

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

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