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Nouns (24)

n. an artistic form of nonverbal communication

n. a party for social dancing

n. a thin flat strip of flexible material that is worn around the body or one of the limbs (especially to decorate the body)

band

n. a restraint put around something to hold it together

band

n. instrumentalists not including string players

band, ring

n. jewelry consisting of a circlet of precious metal (often set with jewels) worn on the finger; "she had rings on every finger"; "he noted that she wore a wedding band"

band, frequency band

n. a band of adjacent radio frequencies (e.g., assigned for transmitting radio or television signals)

dancing, dance, terpsichore

n. taking a series of rhythmical steps (and movements) in time to music

band, banding, stripe

n. an adornment consisting of a strip of a contrasting color or material

band, stria, striation

n. a stripe or stripes of contrasting color; "chromosomes exhibit characteristic bands"; "the black and yellow banding of bees and wasps"

circle, set, band, lot

n. an unofficial association of people or groups; "the smart set goes there"; "they were an angry lot"

band, dance orchestra

n. a group of musicians playing popular music for dancing

Verbs (6)

dance

v. move in a graceful and rhythmical way; "The young girl danced into the room"

band, bind together

v. bind or tie together, as with a band

dance, do a dance, perform a dance

v. move in a pattern; usually to musical accompaniment; do or perform a dance; "My husband and I like to dance at home to the radio"

Adverbs (0)

Adjectives (0)

Fuzzynyms (161)

cord

n. a line made of twisted fibers or threads; "the bundle was tied with a cord"

cord, corduroy

n. a cut pile fabric with vertical ribs; usually made of cotton

belt

n. endless loop of flexible material between two rotating shafts or pulleys

binding, book binding

n. the protective covering on the front, back, and spine of a book; "the book had a leather binding"

tie, necktie

n. neckwear consisting of a long narrow piece of material worn (mostly by men) under a collar and tied in knot at the front; "he stood in front of the mirror tightening his necktie"; "he wore a vest and tie"

tie, link, linkup, tie-in

n. a fastener that serves to join or connect; "the walls are held together with metal links placed in the wet mortar during construction"

string, tie, drawstring

n. cord used as a fastener

belt

n. a band to tie or buckle around the body (usually at the waist)

line, cable, electrical cable, transmission line

n. a conductor for transmitting electrical or optical signals or electric power

cord, electric cord

n. a light insulated conductor for household use

strand, filament, fibril

n. a very slender natural or synthetic fiber

fleet

n. a group of steamships operating together under the same ownership

company, troupe

n. organization of performers and associated personnel (especially theatrical); "the traveling company all stayed at the same hotel"

assembly

n. a group of persons gathered together for a common purpose

circle, set, band, lot

n. an unofficial association of people or groups; "the smart set goes there"; "they were an angry lot"

fold, congregation, faithful

n. a group of people who adhere to a common faith and habitually attend a given church

gathering, assemblage

n. a group of persons together in one place

team, squad

n. a cooperative unit

conference, league

n. an association of sports teams that organizes matches for its members

party, political party

n. an organization to gain political power; "in 1992 Perot tried to organize a third party at the national level"

line

n. a spatial location defined by a real or imaginary unidimensional extent

lie

n. position or manner in which something is situated

slip, strip

n. artifact consisting of a narrow flat piece of material

tie, necktie

group, grouping

n. any number of entities (members) considered as a unit

cabal, faction, junta, junto, camarilla

n. a clique (often secret) that seeks power usually through intrigue

society, beau monde, bon ton, high society, smart set

n. the fashionable elite

assembly

n. a group of persons gathered together for a common purpose

body

n. a group of persons associated by some common tie or occupation and regarded as an entity; "the whole body filed out of the auditorium"

company, troupe

n. organization of performers and associated personnel (especially theatrical); "the traveling company all stayed at the same hotel"

axis, bloc

n. a group of countries in special alliance

division

n. an army unit large enough to sustain combat; "two infantry divisions were held in reserve"

section

n. a small army unit usually having a special function

side

n. one of two or more contesting groups; "the Confederate side was prepared to attack"

detail, contingent

n. a temporary military unit; "the peacekeeping force includes one British contingent"

flock, troop

n. an orderly crowd; "a troop of children"

gang, bunch, crowd, crew

n. an informal body of friends; "he still hangs out with the same crowd"

rout, mob, rabble

n. a disorderly crowd of people

gang, ring, pack, mob

n. an association of criminals; "police tried to break up the gang"; "a pack of thieves"

drove, swarm, horde

n. a moving crowd

host, horde, legion

n. a vast multitude

horde

n. a nomadic community

fleet

n. group of aircraft operating together under the same ownership

brief, legal brief

n. a document stating the facts and points of law of a client's case

array

n. an orderly arrangement; "an array of troops in battle order"

number

n. the grammatical category for the forms of nouns and pronouns and verbs that are used depending on the number of entities involved (singular or dual or plural); "in English the subject and the verb must agree in number"

fleet

n. group of motor vehicles operating together under the same ownership

fleet

n. a group of warships organized as a tactical unit

matrix, x-y matrix

n. a rectangular array of elements (or entries) set out by rows and columns

band

n. instrumentalists not including string players

band, dance orchestra, dance band

n. a group of musicians playing popular music for dancing

team, squad

n. a cooperative unit

conference, league

n. an association of sports teams that organizes matches for its members

party, political party

n. an organization to gain political power; "in 1992 Perot tried to organize a third party at the national level"

cult

n. adherents of an exclusive system of religious beliefs and practices

group, grouping

n. any number of entities (members) considered as a unit

expedition

n. an organized group of people undertaking a journey for a particular purpose; "an expedition was sent to explore Mars"

body

n. a group of persons associated by some common tie or occupation and regarded as an entity; "the whole body filed out of the auditorium"

company

n. a unit of firefighters including their equipment; "a hook-and-ladder company"

troop, scout troop, scout group

n. a unit of girl or boy scouts

legion

n. a large military unit; "the French Foreign Legion"

company, troupe

n. organization of performers and associated personnel (especially theatrical); "the traveling company all stayed at the same hotel"

assembly

n. a group of persons gathered together for a common purpose

circle, set, band, lot

n. an unofficial association of people or groups; "the smart set goes there"; "they were an angry lot"

fold, congregation, faithful

n. a group of people who adhere to a common faith and habitually attend a given church

gathering, assemblage

n. a group of persons together in one place

team, squad

n. a cooperative unit

conference, league

n. an association of sports teams that organizes matches for its members

party, political party

n. an organization to gain political power; "in 1992 Perot tried to organize a third party at the national level"

bounce, jounce

v. move up and down repeatedly

sport, lark, frolic, romp, gambol, frisk, skylark, rollick, disport, cavort, run around, lark about, romp about, romp around

v. play boisterously; "The children frolicked in the garden"; "the gamboling lambs in the meadows"; "The toddlers romped in the playroom"

skip, hop, hop-skip

v. jump lightly

league

v. unite to form a league

stripe

v. mark with stripes

Synonyms (0)

Antonyms (1)

separate

n. a garment that can be purchased separately and worn in combinations with other garments

dance band

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