dance vs tapdance

tapdance vs dance

dance is a noun but tapdance is not a noun.

dance and tapdance both are verbs.

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

As verbs, tapdance is a hyponym of dance; that is, tapdance 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
tapdance: dance and make rhythmic clicking sounds by means of metal plates nailed to the sole of the dance shoes

Other hyponyms of dance include jive, hoof, clog, tap dance, belly dance, heel, shimmy, bebop, bop, bump, twist, waltz, waltz around, tap, 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)	tapdance (noun)
taking a series of rhythmical steps (and movements) in time to music
an artistic form of nonverbal communication
a party for social dancing
a party of people assembled for dancing

dance (verb)	tapdance (verb)
move in a pattern; usually to musical accompaniment; do or perform a dance	dance and make rhythmic clicking sounds by means of metal plates nailed to the sole of the dance shoes
move in a graceful and rhythmical way
skip, leap, or move up and down or sideways

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