The Meaning of dance

• (v. i.) 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.
• (v. i.) To move nimbly or merrily; to express pleasure by motion; to caper; to frisk; to skip about.
• (v. t.) To cause to dance, or move nimbly or merrily about, or up and down; to dandle.
• (v. i.) 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.
• (v. i.) A tune by which dancing is regulated, as the minuet, the waltz, the cotillon, etc.

Synonyms

dancing , terpsichore , saltation , trip the light fantastic , trip the light fantastic toe

Rhymes

advance , anse , askance , chance , circumstance , crance , enhance , expanse , finance , france , freelance , glance , hance , hanse , happenstance , lafrance , lance , mance , manse , nance , perchance , pomerance , pomeranz , prance , rance , refinance , romance , schanz , schranz , stance , trance , underfinance , vance