shimmy

English Thesaurus

1. lively dancing (usually to ragtime music) with much shaking of the shoulders and hips (noun.act)

hypernym	:	social dancing,
definition	:	dancing as part of a social occasion (noun.act)

2. a woman's sleeveless undergarment (noun.artifact)

hypernym	:	undergarment, unmentionable,
definition	:	a garment worn under other garments (noun.artifact)

part holonym	:	shoulder strap, strap,
definition	:	a band that goes over the shoulder and supports a garment or bag (noun.artifact)

3. an abnormal wobble in a motor vehicle (especially in the front wheels) (noun.event)

hypernym	:	wobble,
definition	:	an unsteady rocking motion (noun.event)

4. dance a shimmy (verb.creation)

hypernym	:	dance, trip the light fantastic, trip the light fantastic toe,
definition	:	move in a pattern; usually to musical accompaniment; do or perform a dance (verb.creation)

domain category	:	dance, dancing, saltation, terpsichore,
definition	:	taking a series of rhythmical steps (and movements) in time to music (noun.act)

5. tremble or shake (verb.motion)

hypernym	:	vibrate,
definition	:	shake, quiver, or throb; move back and forth rapidly, usually in an uncontrolled manner (verb.motion)

6. lively dancing (usually to ragtime music) with much shaking of the shoulders and hips (noun.act)

derivation	:	shimmy,
definition	:	dance a shimmy (verb.creation)

7. dance a shimmy (verb.creation)

derivation	:	shimmy,
definition	:	lively dancing (usually to ragtime music) with much shaking of the shoulders and hips (noun.act)

8. lively dancing (usually to ragtime music) with much shaking of the shoulders and hips (noun.act)

derivation	:	shimmy,
definition	:	dance a shimmy (verb.creation)

9. dance a shimmy (verb.creation)

derivation	:	shimmy,
definition	:	lively dancing (usually to ragtime music) with much shaking of the shoulders and hips (noun.act)