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PIROUETTE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(ballet) a rapid spin of the body (especially on the toes as in ballet)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("pirouette" is a kind of...):
spin; twirl; twist; twisting; whirl (the act of rotating rapidly)
Domain category:
ballet; concert dance (a theatrical representation of a story that is performed to music by trained dancers)
Derivation:
pirouette (do a pirouette, usually as part of a dance)
II. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they pirouette ... he / she / it pirouettes
Past simple: pirouetted
-ing form: pirouetting
Sense 1
Meaning:
Do a pirouette, usually as part of a dance
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Hypernyms (to "pirouette" is one way to...):
pivot; swivel (turn on a pivot)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s
Derivation:
pirouette ((ballet) a rapid spin of the body (especially on the toes as in ballet))