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50 short excerpts of Wiktionnary (A collaborative project to produce a free-content dictionary.)

— English words —

• dance n. A sequence of rhythmic steps or movements usually performed to music, for pleasure or as a form of social interaction.
• dance n. A social gathering where dancing is the main activity.
• dance n. (Uncountable) The art, profession, and study of dancing.
• dance n. (Uncountable) A genre of modern music characterised by sampled beats, repetitive rhythms and few lyrics.
• dance n. A piece of music with a particular dance rhythm.
• dance n. (Figurative) A battle of wits, especially one commonly fought between two rivals.
• dance n. (Figurative, dated) Any strenuous or difficult movement, action, or task.
• dance n. (Heraldry) A normally horizontal stripe called a fess that has been modified to zig-zag across the center…
• dance n. (Apiology) A repetitive movement used in communication between worker honey bees.
• dance n. The death throes of a hanged person.
• dance v. (Intransitive) To move with rhythmic steps or movements, especially in time to music.
• dance v. (Intransitive) To leap or move lightly and rapidly.
• dance v. (Transitive) To perform the steps to.
• dance v. (Transitive) To cause to dance, or move nimbly or merrily about.
• dance v. (Figurative, euphemistic) To make love or have sex.
• dance v. (Apiology, of a worker honey bee) To make a repetitive movement in order to communicate to other worker honey bees.
• dance v. (Figurative, euphemistic) To kick and convulse from the effects of being hanged.
• Dance prop.n. A surname.

— Foreign words, define in English —

• Bambara
  • dancɛ n. Border.
• Czech
  • daňče n. Fallow deer fawn.
• Galician
  • dance v. First-person singular present subjunctive of danzar.
  • dance v. Third-person singular present subjunctive of danzar.
• Middle french - Old french
  • dance n. Dance.
• Polish
  • Dance prop.n. Dative/locative singular of Danka.

— English word, defined in German —

• dance V. Tanzen.

— English words, defined in Dutch —

• dance n. Dans.
• dance w. Dansen.

— English words, defined in French —

• dance n. Danse.
• dance n. (Par ellipse) (Musique) Style musical appelé dance music.
• dance v. Danser.

— English words, defined in Spanish —

• dance s. Baile, danza.
• dance v. Bailar, danzar.
• dance v. Bailar.

— English words, defined in Portuguese —

• dance s. Dança.
• dance v. Dançar.

— English words, defined in Italian —

• dance s. Ballo, danza.
• dance s. Ballare, danzare.

— In Dutch —

• dance n. (Muziek) elektronische dansmuziek die meestal niet live gespeeld…
• dance n. Dans.

— In French —

• dance n.f. (Musique) (Anglicisme) Ensemble de musiques électroniques…
• Dancé n.prop. (Géographie) Commune française, située dans le département…
• Dancé n.prop. (Géographie) Ancienne commune française, située dans…

— In Spanish —

• dance v. Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de danzar.
• dance v. Tercera persona del singular (ella, él, ello; usted, 2.ª…
• dance v. Segunda persona del singular (usted) del imperativo de danzar.
• dancé v. Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito perfecto…

— In Portuguese —

• dance s. (Brasil⚠) ritmo musical característico de músicas eletrônicas…
• dance v. Primeira pessoa do singular do presente do subjuntivo do verbo dançar.
• dance v. Terceira pessoa do singular do presente do subjuntivo do verbo dançar.
• dance v. Terceira pessoa do singular do imperativo do verbo dançar.

133 English words from 24 English definitions

about across action activity and Any Apiology art battle beats bee been bees being between Border called cause center characterised commonly communicate communication convulse dance dancing dated Dative death death␣throes deer difficult effects especially euphemistic Fallow Fallow␣deer fawn fess few Figurative First First␣person First-person␣singular for form fought from gathering genre hanged has have have␣sex Heraldry honey honey␣bee honey␣bees horizontal in␣order in␣order␣to interaction in␣time Intransitive kick leap lightly locative love lyrics main make make␣love merrily modern modified move movement movements music nimbly normally of␣a one order other particular perform performed person piece pleasure present present␣subjunctive profession rapidly repetitive rhythm rhythmic rhythms rivals sampled sequence sex singular social steps steps␣to strenuous stripe study subjunctive surname task that the Third Third␣person Third-person␣singular throes time Transitive two Uncountable used usually where with wits worker zag zig zig-zag

24 English words from 26 foreign definitions

Baile Brasil commune dance dance␣music dans Danser danza del département die ellipse ello Ensemble live music musical Musique musiques Par perfecto persona singular Style

3 foreign words from 24 English definitions

danzar has␣been zig␣zag

46 foreign words from 26 foreign definitions

Ancienne Anglicisme appelé Bailar Ballo característico Dança dançar Danse Dansen danzar danzare électroniques elektronische ella française Géographie gespeeld imperativo meestal músicas musiques␣électroniques Muziek niet pessoa presente presente␣do␣subjuntivo pretérito pretérito␣perfecto Primeira Primeira␣pessoa Primera Primera␣persona ritmo Segunda Segunda␣persona située Style␣musical subjuntivo Tanzen Terceira Terceira␣pessoa Tercera Tercera␣persona usted verbo

133 suffixes (New words found by adding one or more letters at the end of the word.)

danced Dancel dancen dancer Dancer dances Dances dancey Dancels dancers dancery dancest danceth dance␣fly dance␣mat dance-off dance␣pad dancepop dance-pop dancerly dancette dancetté dancetty danceable danceband dance␣band dance␣belt dancecard dance-card dance␣card dancefest dance␣game dancegoer dance-goer dancehall dance-hall dance␣hall danceless dancelike danceline dance␣mats dance␣move dance-offs dance␣pads dance␣pole danceress danceries dance␣step dancettée dancettes +83 words

267 times in the middle (New words found by adding letters in front and at the end of the word.)

aidances bedanced bedances cadances undanced abidances abodances biddances big␣dances Big␣Dances dad␣dancer fan␣dancer fan-dances fan␣dances guidances lap␣danced lap-dancer lap␣dancer lapdances lap-dances lap␣dances nondancer nondances non-dances outdanced outdances riddances Sandancer sundances sun␣dances tapdanced tapdancer tap-dancer tap␣dancer tapdances tap␣dances tea␣dances tendances toedanced toe-danced toe␣danced toedances toe-dances toe␣dances voidances war␣dances abondances abundances avoidances barn␣danced +217 words

216 prefixes (New words found by adding one or more letters in front of the word.)

adance aidance bedance cadance abidance abodance biddance big␣dance Big␣Dance fan-dance fan␣dance guidance heedance ice␣dance lapdance lap-dance lap␣dance nondance non-dance outdance predance riddance skidance sundance Sundance sun␣dance tapdance tap-dance tap␣dance tea␣dance tendance toedance toe-dance toe␣dance voidance war␣dance abondance abundance acro␣dance antidance avoidance barn␣dance boundance buckdance buck␣dance cage␣dance cinedance clog␣dance e-guidance Eurodance +166 words

7 words-in-word (Words found as is inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

ANC -ance dan Dan DAN -dan Dan.

3 words-in-word RTL (Words found written from right to left, inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

CNA nad NAD

5 anagrams (New words found by changing the order of the letters.)

acned Caden caned decan Decan

61 anagrams found with an extra letter (New words formed with all the letters from the word and an extra letter.)

accend acnode adance ancred ascend Cadden Cadena cadene cadent Caeden caenid Caiden calend Camden candee candie candle Canedo canned canoed canted carden Carden Cayden Cedano cedant cedarn cnidae craned dacent dacine danced Dancel dancen dancer Dancer dances Dances dancey daunce deacon Deacon decane decani decans decant Deccan Decian Declan descan +11 words

35 anagrams found minus a letter (New words formed with all the letters from the word minus a letter.)

aced acne Aden aden- -ance ande cade Cade -cade Caen cand cane Cane CanE cdna cDNA CEDA Cena dace Dane dean Dean deca- Dena ecad Edna eDNA E.D.N.C. Enda NACD Nace nade Nead NECA NEDC

20 cousins (New words found by changing only one letter.)

Bance Danae danc't dancy Dancy Dante dunce hance Hance lance Lance Mance -mance nance Nance pance rance Rance Vance yance

3 lipograms (New words found when removing only one letter.)

-ance dace Dane

One epenthesis (New word found when adding only one letter.)

daunce

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