DANCES Synonyms

• twining perennials having cordate leaves and flowers arranged in conelike spikes; the dried flowers of this plant are used in brewing to add the characteristic bitter taste to beer

• a region in central Italy, with capital Ancona

• a flight of stairs or a flight of steps

• the course along which a person has walked or is walking in

• (military) signal to turn the lights out

• the quality of a substance that is able to rebound

• a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards

• rebounding from an impact (or series of impacts)

• spring back; spring away from an impact

• hit something so that it bounces

• move up and down repeatedly

• come back after being refused

• leap suddenly

• refuse to accept and send back

• eject from the premises

• a fast gait of a horse; a two-beat stride during which all four legs are off the ground simultaneously

• ride at a galloping pace

• go at galloping speed

• cause to move at full gallop

• a vowellike sound that serves as a consonant

• the act of moving smoothly along a surface while remaining in contact with it

• the activity of flying a glider

• move smoothly and effortlessly

• fly in or as if in a glider plane

• cause to move or pass silently, smoothly, or imperceptibly

• a sudden and decisive increase

• an abrupt transition

• (film) an abrupt transition from one scene to another

• a sudden involuntary movement

• descent with a parachute

• the act of jumping; propelling yourself off the ground

• move forward by leaps and bounds

• move or jump suddenly, as if in surprise or alarm

• make a sudden physical attack on

• increase suddenly and significantly

• be highly noticeable

• enter eagerly into

• rise in rank or status

• jump down from an elevated point

• run off or leave the rails

• jump from an airplane and descend with a parachute

• cause to jump or leap

• start (a car engine whose battery is dead) by connecting it to another car's battery

• bypass

• pass abruptly from one state or topic to another

• go back and forth; swing back and forth between two states or conditions

• a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards

• an abrupt transition

• a sudden and decisive increase

• the distance leaped (or to be leaped)

• move forward by leaps and bounds

• pass abruptly from one state or topic to another

• jump down from an elevated point

• cause to jump or leap

• the act of deciding to do something

• the act of changing your residence or place of business

• a change of position that does not entail a change of location

• the act of changing location from one place to another

• (game) a player's turn to take some action permitted by the rules of the game

• change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

• cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense

• move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion

• change residence, affiliation, or place of employment

• follow a procedure or take a course

• be in a state of action

• go or proceed from one point to another

• perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)

• have an emotional or cognitive impact upon

• give an incentive for action

• arouse sympathy or compassion in

• dispose of by selling

• progress by being changed

• live one's life in a specified environment

• have a turn; make one's move in a game

• propose formally; in a debate or parliamentary meeting

• (ballet) a rapid spin of the body (especially on the toes as in ballet)

• do a pirouette, usually as part of a dance

• a proud stiff pompous gait

• to walk with a lofty proud gait, often in an attempt to impress others

• spring forward on the hind legs

• cause (a horse) to bound spring forward

• ride a horse such that it springs and bounds forward

• a careless leisurely gait

• a leisurely walk (usually in some public place)

• walk leisurely and with no apparent aim

• an abnormal wobble in a motor vehicle (especially in the front wheels)

• a woman's sleeveless undergarment

• lively dancing (usually to ragtime music) with much shaking of the shoulders and hips

• tremble or shake

• dance a shimmy

• a gait in which steps and hops alternate

• a mistake resulting from neglect

• bypass

• intentionally fail to attend

• jump lightly

• leave suddenly

• bound off one point after another

• cause to skip over a surface

• a swift whirling motion (usually of a missile)

• the act of rotating rapidly

• a short drive in a car

• rapid descent of an aircraft in a steep spiral

• a distinctive interpretation (especially as used by politicians to sway public opinion)

• revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis

• stream in jets, of liquids

• cause to spin

• make up a story

• form a web by making a thread

• work natural fibers into a thread

• twist and turn so as to give an intended interpretation

• prolong or extend

• controlling influence

• pitching dangerously to one side

• move back and forth or sideways

• move or walk in a swinging or swaying manner

• win approval or support for

• cause to move back and forth

• a state of steady vigorous action that is characteristic of an activity

• mechanical device used as a plaything to support someone swinging back and forth

• a sweeping blow or stroke

• changing location by moving back and forth

• a style of jazz played by big bands popular in the 1930s; flowing rhythms but less complex than later styles of jazz

• a jaunty rhythm in music

• the act of swinging a golf club at a golf ball and (usually) hitting it

• in baseball; a batter's attempt to hit a pitched ball

• a square dance figure; a pair of dancers join hands and dance around a point between them

• move in a curve or arc, usually with the intent of hitting

• move or walk in a swinging or swaying manner

• change direction with a swinging motion; turn

• influence decisively

• make a big sweeping gesture or movement

• hang loosely

• hit or aim at with a sweeping arm movement

• alternate dramatically between high and low values

• live in a lively, modern, and relaxed style

• have a certain musical rhythm

• be a social swinger; socialize a lot

• play with a subtle and intuitively felt sense of rhythm

• engage freely in promiscuous sex, often with the husband or wife of one's friends

• a sharp bend in a line produced when a line having a loop is pulled tight

• the act of rotating rapidly

• turn in a twisting or spinning motion

• cause to spin