dance vs twist

dance and twist both are nouns.

dance and twist both are verbs.

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

As verbs, twist is a hyponym of dance; that is, twist 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
twist: do the twist

Other hyponyms of dance include jive, hoof, clog, tap dance, belly dance, heel, shimmy, bebop, bop, bump, 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)	twist (noun)
taking a series of rhythmical steps (and movements) in time to music	social dancing in which couples vigorously twist their hips and arms in time to the music; was popular in the 1960s
an artistic form of nonverbal communication	any clever maneuver
a party for social dancing	the act of rotating rapidly
a party of people assembled for dancing	turning or twisting around (in place)
	the act of winding or twisting
	a hairdo formed by braiding or twisting the hair
	an interpretation of a text or action
	an unforeseen development
	a miniature whirlpool or whirlwind resulting when the current of a fluid doubles back on itself
	a jerky pulling movement
	a sharp bend in a line produced when a line having a loop is pulled tight
	a circular segment of a curve
	a sharp strain on muscles or ligaments

dance (verb)	twist (verb)
move in a pattern; usually to musical accompaniment; do or perform a dance	twist suddenly so as to sprain
move in a graceful and rhythmical way	form into twists
skip, leap, or move up and down or sideways	practice sophistry; change the meaning of or be vague about in order to mislead or deceive
	turn in the opposite direction
	form into a spiral shape
	cause (an object) to assume a crooked or angular form
	twist or pull violently or suddenly, especially so as to remove (something) from that to which it is attached or from where it originates
	to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling)
	do the twist
	extend in curves and turns

Difference between dance and twist

Words related to "dance"

Words related to "twist"

© WordCmp.com 2024, CC-BY 4.0 / CC-BY-SA 3.0.