Pirouette

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A full turn of the body on the point of the toe or the ball of the foot in ballet.
  • verb-intransitive. To execute a pirouette.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A whirling or turning on the toes in dancing, primarily in ballet.
  • n. The whirling about of a horse.
  • v. To perform a pirouette; to whirl on the toes, like a dancer.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A whirling or turning on the toes in dancing.
  • n. The whirling about of a horse.
  • verb-intransitive. To perform a pirouette; to whirl, like a dancer.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. In dancing, a rapid whirling on one leg or on the points of the toes, as performed by ballet-dancers.
  • n. In the manège, a quick, short turn or whirl of a horse.
  • To perform a pirouette; turn or whirl on one leg, or on the toes, as in dancing; advance or move along in a series of pirouettes, or short graceful turns, as a horse.
  • n. In old reed-instruments of the oboe class, the globular cup or bowl in which the reed was inclosed and which served as a kind of mouthpiece.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. (ballet) a rapid spin of the body (especially on the toes as in ballet)
  • v. do a pirouette, usually as part of a dance
  • Verb Form
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    whirl    twist    spin    twirl    twisting    pivot    swivel   
    Form
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    whir   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Des    Moshe    Ye    eh    heh    reh    ye    yeh   
    Same Context
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