English words for 'A composer of dances'
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noun
- music written for a ballet
- a theatrical representation of a story that is performed to music by trained dancers
- (figurative) Any intricate series of operations involving coordination between individuals.
- A theatrical presentation of such dancing, usually with music, sometimes in the form of a story.
- The company of persons who perform this dance.
- (dance) A classical form of dance.
- (heraldry, uncommon) A (small) ball i.e. roundel on a coat of arms, called a bezant, plate, etc., according to colour.
- (music) A light part song, frequently with a fa-la-la chorus, common among Elizabethan and Italian Renaissance composers.
verb
noun
- music written in the bolero rhythm of the beguine dance
- a ballroom dance that originated in the French West Indies; similar to the rumba
- A ballroom dance, similar to a slow rumba, originally from French West Indies and popularized abroad largely through the song "Begin the Beguine"; the music for the dance.
noun
- One who adapts words to music in composition.
- Any of several long-haired breeds of hunting dog that set when they have scented game.
- (sports, in combinations) A game or match that lasts a certain number of sets.
- One who hunts victims for sharpers.
- A shallow seggar for porcelain.
- (volleyball) The player who is responsible for setting, or passing, the ball to teammates for an attack.
- One who sets something, such as a challenge or an examination.
- A typesetter.
- (object-oriented programming) A function used to modify the value of some property of an object, contrasted with the getter.
- one who sets written material into type
- a long-haired dog formerly trained to crouch on finding game but now to point
verb
noun
noun
- a musical composition in several movements; has no fixed form
- a song characteristically played outside the house of a woman
- A love song that is sung directly to one's love interest, especially one performed below the window of a loved one in the evening.
- (music) An instrumental composition in several movements.
verb
noun
- (historical) The music for such a dance.
- A costumed character who mingles with visitors at a theme park etc.
- (business) A walk taken around an office, hospital, etc. in order to communicate with staff members and gauge progress.
- (historical) A competitive dance in blackface minstrel shows of the 19th century.
noun
- a musical composition for two performers
- (ballet) a dance for two people (usually a ballerina and a danseur noble)
- two performers or singers who perform together
- a pair who associate with one another
- two items of the same kind
- A pair or couple, especially one that is harmonious or elegant.
- (music) A song composed for and/or performed by a duo.
- (music) A musical composition in two parts, each performed by a single voice (singer, instrument or univoce ensemble).
verb
noun
- a musical composition for two performers
- two performers or singers who perform together
- a pair who associate with one another
- two items of the same kind
- A meal with two paired components.
- Any cocktail consisting of a spirit and a liqueur.
- Any pair of people.
- Two people who work or collaborate together as partners; especially:
- (musician group) Two musicians who perform music together.
- A song in two parts; a duet.
noun
- a musical composition for three performers
- three people considered as a unit
- a set of three similar things considered as a unit
- the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
- three performers or singers who perform together
- (music) A piece of music written for three musicians.
- Synonym of three-in-one (“type of fast food”).
- A group of three musicians.
- Any cocktail made with a spirit, a liqueur, and a creamy ingredient.
- (music) A passage in the middle of a minuet, frequently in a different key.
- A group of three people or things.
noun
noun
- music written in the rhythm of the bolero dance
- a short jacket; worn mostly by women
- a Spanish dance in triple time accompanied by guitar and castanets
- (fashion) A type of short, buttonless jacket or blouse, open or tied in front and ending at the diaphragm.
- (dance) A lively Spanish dance in 3/4 time; also an unrelated slower-tempo dance of Cuban origin, in 2/4 time.
verb
noun
verb
noun
- (music) The music for this dance.
- A choreographed dressage ride, commonly performed to music, with a minimum of four horses.
- (dance) A dance originating in the mid-1700s with four couples forming a square, rather much like the modern square dance.
- (card games) A Spanish trick-taking card game from the 1700s played with a 40-card deck.
- (mathematics) A square tiling of the plane.
- Quadrille ruled graph paper, quad paper.
- a square dance of 5 or more figures for 4 or more couples
- music for dancing the quadrille
adj
verb
noun
- (music) Music for this dance.
- Synonym of Polish bed.
- (cooking) A garnish made with melted butter, breadcrumbs, and herbs.
- (dance) A stately Polish dance in triple time and moderate tempo.
- A woman's dress having a tight bodice and a skirt divided to show a coloured underskirt.
- A short overcoat bordered with fur.
- a woman's dress with a tight bodice and an overskirt drawn back to reveal a colorful underskirt
verb
noun
- a musical composition that has been completed or enriched by someone other than the composer
- coming to understand something clearly and distinctly
- making real or giving the appearance of reality
- the completion or enrichment of a piece of music left sparsely notated by a composer
- something that is made real or concrete
- a sale in order to obtain money (as a sale of stock or a sale of the estate of a bankrupt person) or the money so obtained
- (British spelling) Alternative spelling of realization.
noun
- a musical composition that has been completed or enriched by someone other than the composer
- coming to understand something clearly and distinctly
- making real or giving the appearance of reality
- the completion or enrichment of a piece of music left sparsely notated by a composer
- something that is made real or concrete
- a sale in order to obtain money (as a sale of stock or a sale of the estate of a bankrupt person) or the money so obtained
- The act of making real.
- The result of an artistic effort.
- An act of figuring out or becoming aware.
- The manner in which a phoneme is pronounced.
noun
- (music) A piece of music for this dance.
- (dance) A dance move consisting of two steps in approximately the same direction onto the same foot, separated by a joining or uniting step with the other foot.
- (dance) A ballroom dance in duple time, having long, sliding steps.
- a ballroom dance in duple meter; marked by sliding steps
adj
verb
noun
- music composed for dancing the mazurka
- a Polish national dance in triple time
- (music) A classical musical composition inspired by the folk dance and conforming in some respects to its form, particularly as popularized by Chopin.
- (figure skating) A figure skating move that combines elements of the toe loop and bunny-hop.
- (music) A Polish folk dance in triple time, usually moderately fast, containing a heavy accent on the third beat and occasionally the second beat.
noun
- a musical composition of several movements only loosely connected
- a matching set of furniture
- the group following and attending to some important person
- apartment consisting of a series of connected rooms used as a living unit (as in a hotel)
- (music) An excerpt of instrumental music from a larger work that contains other elements besides the music; for example, the Nutcracker Suite is the music (but not the dancing) from the ballet The Nutcracker, and the Carmen Suite is the instrumental music (but not the singing and dancing) from the opera Carmen.
- A group of connected rooms, usually separable from other rooms by means of access.
- A group or train of attendants, servants etc.; a retinue.
- (computing) A group of related computer programs distributed together.
- (music) A musical form, popular before the time of the sonata, consisting of a string or series of pieces all in the same key, mostly in various dance rhythms, with sometimes an elaborate prelude.
- A connected series or succession of objects; a number of things used or classed together.
noun
- music written for a ballet
- a theatrical representation of a story that is performed to music by trained dancers
- (figurative) Any intricate series of operations involving coordination between individuals.
- A theatrical presentation of such dancing, usually with music, sometimes in the form of a story.
- The company of persons who perform this dance.
- (dance) A classical form of dance.
- (heraldry, uncommon) A (small) ball i.e. roundel on a coat of arms, called a bezant, plate, etc., according to colour.
- (music) A light part song, frequently with a fa-la-la chorus, common among Elizabethan and Italian Renaissance composers.
verb
noun
- music written in the bolero rhythm of the beguine dance
- a ballroom dance that originated in the French West Indies; similar to the rumba
- A ballroom dance, similar to a slow rumba, originally from French West Indies and popularized abroad largely through the song "Begin the Beguine"; the music for the dance.
noun
- One who adapts words to music in composition.
- Any of several long-haired breeds of hunting dog that set when they have scented game.
- (sports, in combinations) A game or match that lasts a certain number of sets.
- One who hunts victims for sharpers.
- A shallow seggar for porcelain.
- (volleyball) The player who is responsible for setting, or passing, the ball to teammates for an attack.
- One who sets something, such as a challenge or an examination.
- A typesetter.
- (object-oriented programming) A function used to modify the value of some property of an object, contrasted with the getter.
- one who sets written material into type
- a long-haired dog formerly trained to crouch on finding game but now to point
verb
noun
noun
- a musical composition in several movements; has no fixed form
- a song characteristically played outside the house of a woman
- A love song that is sung directly to one's love interest, especially one performed below the window of a loved one in the evening.
- (music) An instrumental composition in several movements.
verb
noun
- (historical) The music for such a dance.
- A costumed character who mingles with visitors at a theme park etc.
- (business) A walk taken around an office, hospital, etc. in order to communicate with staff members and gauge progress.
- (historical) A competitive dance in blackface minstrel shows of the 19th century.
noun
- a musical composition for two performers
- (ballet) a dance for two people (usually a ballerina and a danseur noble)
- two performers or singers who perform together
- a pair who associate with one another
- two items of the same kind
- A pair or couple, especially one that is harmonious or elegant.
- (music) A song composed for and/or performed by a duo.
- (music) A musical composition in two parts, each performed by a single voice (singer, instrument or univoce ensemble).
verb
noun
- a musical composition for two performers
- two performers or singers who perform together
- a pair who associate with one another
- two items of the same kind
- A meal with two paired components.
- Any cocktail consisting of a spirit and a liqueur.
- Any pair of people.
- Two people who work or collaborate together as partners; especially:
- (musician group) Two musicians who perform music together.
- A song in two parts; a duet.
noun
- a musical composition for three performers
- three people considered as a unit
- a set of three similar things considered as a unit
- the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
- three performers or singers who perform together
- (music) A piece of music written for three musicians.
- Synonym of three-in-one (“type of fast food”).
- A group of three musicians.
- Any cocktail made with a spirit, a liqueur, and a creamy ingredient.
- (music) A passage in the middle of a minuet, frequently in a different key.
- A group of three people or things.
noun
noun
- music written in the rhythm of the bolero dance
- a short jacket; worn mostly by women
- a Spanish dance in triple time accompanied by guitar and castanets
- (fashion) A type of short, buttonless jacket or blouse, open or tied in front and ending at the diaphragm.
- (dance) A lively Spanish dance in 3/4 time; also an unrelated slower-tempo dance of Cuban origin, in 2/4 time.
verb
noun
verb
noun
- (music) The music for this dance.
- A choreographed dressage ride, commonly performed to music, with a minimum of four horses.
- (dance) A dance originating in the mid-1700s with four couples forming a square, rather much like the modern square dance.
- (card games) A Spanish trick-taking card game from the 1700s played with a 40-card deck.
- (mathematics) A square tiling of the plane.
- Quadrille ruled graph paper, quad paper.
- a square dance of 5 or more figures for 4 or more couples
- music for dancing the quadrille
adj
verb
noun
- (music) Music for this dance.
- Synonym of Polish bed.
- (cooking) A garnish made with melted butter, breadcrumbs, and herbs.
- (dance) A stately Polish dance in triple time and moderate tempo.
- A woman's dress having a tight bodice and a skirt divided to show a coloured underskirt.
- A short overcoat bordered with fur.
- a woman's dress with a tight bodice and an overskirt drawn back to reveal a colorful underskirt
verb
noun
- a musical composition that has been completed or enriched by someone other than the composer
- coming to understand something clearly and distinctly
- making real or giving the appearance of reality
- the completion or enrichment of a piece of music left sparsely notated by a composer
- something that is made real or concrete
- a sale in order to obtain money (as a sale of stock or a sale of the estate of a bankrupt person) or the money so obtained
- (British spelling) Alternative spelling of realization.
noun
- a musical composition that has been completed or enriched by someone other than the composer
- coming to understand something clearly and distinctly
- making real or giving the appearance of reality
- the completion or enrichment of a piece of music left sparsely notated by a composer
- something that is made real or concrete
- a sale in order to obtain money (as a sale of stock or a sale of the estate of a bankrupt person) or the money so obtained
- The act of making real.
- The result of an artistic effort.
- An act of figuring out or becoming aware.
- The manner in which a phoneme is pronounced.
noun
- (music) A piece of music for this dance.
- (dance) A dance move consisting of two steps in approximately the same direction onto the same foot, separated by a joining or uniting step with the other foot.
- (dance) A ballroom dance in duple time, having long, sliding steps.
- a ballroom dance in duple meter; marked by sliding steps
adj
verb
noun
- music composed for dancing the mazurka
- a Polish national dance in triple time
- (music) A classical musical composition inspired by the folk dance and conforming in some respects to its form, particularly as popularized by Chopin.
- (figure skating) A figure skating move that combines elements of the toe loop and bunny-hop.
- (music) A Polish folk dance in triple time, usually moderately fast, containing a heavy accent on the third beat and occasionally the second beat.
noun
- a musical composition of several movements only loosely connected
- a matching set of furniture
- the group following and attending to some important person
- apartment consisting of a series of connected rooms used as a living unit (as in a hotel)
- (music) An excerpt of instrumental music from a larger work that contains other elements besides the music; for example, the Nutcracker Suite is the music (but not the dancing) from the ballet The Nutcracker, and the Carmen Suite is the instrumental music (but not the singing and dancing) from the opera Carmen.
- A group of connected rooms, usually separable from other rooms by means of access.
- A group or train of attendants, servants etc.; a retinue.
- (computing) A group of related computer programs distributed together.
- (music) A musical form, popular before the time of the sonata, consisting of a string or series of pieces all in the same key, mostly in various dance rhythms, with sometimes an elaborate prelude.
- A connected series or succession of objects; a number of things used or classed together.
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