Glissade

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A gliding step in ballet.
  • n. A controlled slide, in either a standing or sitting position, used in descending a steep icy or snowy incline.
  • verb-intransitive. To perform a glissade.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A sliding, as down a snow slope in the Alps (Wikipedia).
  • n. A gliding step beginning and ending in a demi-plié in second position (Wikipedia).
  • n. A move in some dances such as the galop (Wikipedia).
  • n. A fencing move that may disarm the opponent (Wikipedia).
  • v. To perform a glissade.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A sliding, as down a snow slope.
  • n. A dance step consisting of a glide or slide to one side.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. The act of sliding, as on ice; a slide.
  • n. In dancing, a sliding or gliding step to the right or left.
  • To slide; glide.
  • n. In music, same as glissando.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. (ballet) a gliding or sliding step in ballet
  • v. perform a glissade, in ballet
  • Verb Form
    glissaded    glissades    glissading   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    dance step    step    dance   
    Same Context
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