dance vs heel

dance and heel both are nouns.

dance and heel both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
dance	Yes	No	Yes	No
heel	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, heel is a hyponym of dance; that is, heel is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than dance:

dance: move in a pattern; usually to musical accompaniment; do or perform a dance
heel: perform with the heels

Other hyponyms of dance include jive, hoof, clog, tap dance, belly dance, shimmy, bebop, bop, bump, twist, waltz, waltz around, tap, tapdance, tango, shag, foxtrot, contra danse, contradance, contredanse, country-dance, break-dance, break, break dance, cakewalk, conga, samba, two-step, Charleston, boogie, cha-cha, disco, mambo, polka, one-step, rhumba, rumba, mosh, slam, slam dance, thrash, jig, jitterbug, folk dance, square dance, quickstep, kick, skank, grind, twerk.

dance (noun)	heel (noun)
taking a series of rhythmical steps (and movements) in time to music	the bottom of a shoe or boot; the back part of a shoe or boot that touches the ground and provides elevation
an artistic form of nonverbal communication	(golf) the part of the clubhead where it joins the shaft
a party for social dancing	the lower end of a ship's mast
a party of people assembled for dancing	the back part of the human foot
	one of the crusty ends of a loaf of bread
	someone who is morally reprehensible

dance (verb)	heel (verb)
move in a pattern; usually to musical accompaniment; do or perform a dance	put a new heel on
move in a graceful and rhythmical way	strike with the heel of the club
skip, leap, or move up and down or sideways	perform with the heels
	follow at the heels of a person
	tilt to one side

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