saltation vs skank

skank vs saltation

saltation and skank both are nouns.

saltation is not a verb while skank is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
saltation	Yes	No	No	No
skank	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, skank is a hyponym of saltation; that is, skank is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than saltation:

saltation: taking a series of rhythmical steps (and movements) in time to music
skank: a rhythmic dance to reggae music performed by bending forward and extending the hands while bending the knees

Other hyponyms of saltation include adagio, break dance, break dancing, courante, nauch, nautch, nautch dance, pavan, pavane, phrase, saraband, slam dance, slam dancing, hoofing, step dancing, toe dance, toe dancing, choreography, stage dancing, pas seul, variation, duet, pas de deux, pas de trois, pas de quatre, social dancing, mambo, ceremonial dance, ritual dance, ritual dancing, dab, dabbing, kagura.

saltation (noun)	skank (noun)
a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards	a rhythmic dance to reggae music performed by bending forward and extending the hands while bending the knees
taking a series of rhythmical steps (and movements) in time to music	any substance considered disgustingly foul or unpleasant
(genetics) a mutation that drastically changes the phenotype of an organism or species
an abrupt transition
(geology) the leaping movement of sand or soil particles as they are transported in a fluid medium over an uneven surface

saltation (verb)	skank (verb)
	dance the skank

Difference between saltation and skank

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