dance vs shimmy

shimmy vs dance

dance and shimmy both are nouns.

dance and shimmy both are verbs.

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

As verbs, shimmy is a hyponym of dance; that is, shimmy 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
shimmy: dance a shimmy

Other hyponyms of dance include jive, hoof, clog, tap dance, belly dance, heel, 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)	shimmy (noun)
taking a series of rhythmical steps (and movements) in time to music	lively dancing (usually to ragtime music) with much shaking of the shoulders and hips
an artistic form of nonverbal communication	a woman's sleeveless undergarment
a party for social dancing	an abnormal wobble in a motor vehicle (especially in the front wheels)
a party of people assembled for dancing

dance (verb)	shimmy (verb)
move in a pattern; usually to musical accompaniment; do or perform a dance	dance a shimmy
move in a graceful and rhythmical way	tremble or shake
skip, leap, or move up and down or sideways

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