RAIN DANCE

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

A ritual dance intended to bring rain

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("rain dance" is a kind of...):

ceremonial dance; ritual dance; ritual dancing (a dance that is part of a religious ritual)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "rain dance"):

corn dance (a rain dance of Amerindians)

Hawaiian dancing; hula; hula-hula (a Polynesian rain dance performed by a woman)