Jig

/d͡ʒɪɡ/

Synonyms for "jig" (254 found)

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Closest matches (51)

Noun(3 words)

allemandeand jumpangle baitbait the hookbarn dancebelly dancebirdlime bob bobble bola bolero boogaloo bounce bound bourree boutade branle breakdownbroad jump

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buck buckjump bumpbunny hopcakewalk can-can capriole cha-cha charleston chonchina chouse clam clog cobweb conga cotillioncountry dancecourante curvet dap demivolt device dib dibble didder dither dragnet drive

Strong matches (76)

falterfan dancefandango feint fidget fish fishhook flamenco flick fling flip flirt flounce fly fly-fishflying jumpfolk dancefox trotgalliard gambit

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gavotte gelandesprung german giggill netgimmickgo fishinggrand jetegrig grimaceground baitguddle handspringhave the fidgetshigh jumphighland flinghippety-hop hitch hokey-pokey hook hootchy-kootchy hop hopak hornpipe hula hula-hula hurdle hustleinterpretative danceitch jack jacklight jar jerk jete jigger jigget jiggle jog joggle jolt jostle jumpjump shotjump turnjump-hop jump-off

Noun(9 words)

fit fixture gauge gigueirish dancejerk jigging jiggling jorder

Related words (127)

kolalambeth walklancers lariat lasso lavolta leap leapfrog limbo lime lindylong jumplure mambo maneuver mazurka meshesmexican hat danceminuet monkey

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morris net nooseox dancepachangapas de deuxpas seulpaso doblepassamezzo peabody play ploy pluck plugpole vaultpolka polonaiseportland fancypouncepound netpurse seinequadrille quake quaver quiverrain dancereel rictus rigadoon rumbarunning broad jumprunning high jumpruse sambasaut de basqueseine shake shimmy shiver shock shrimp shudderski jumpskip snakesnake dancesnare snatch sniggle spin spinner spring springesquare dancesquid start steeplechase still-fish strathspeysudden pullswimsword dancetangotap dancetarantella tic toil toils torchtour jetetrawl tremble tremor trepak trick trollturkey trottweak twist twitch twitter upleap upspring valse vault vellicatevirginia reelwaltzwar dancewatusi whale whizzer wile wobble wobbler wrench yank yerk

Noun(9 words)

lilting position shake shimmystep dancetemplate tittup twitch waggle

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5 relation types

More general

17 entries

art formdancedance formdance musicdevicefish lurefisherman's lurefixturefolk dancefolk dancingmachining manufacturing motion movement tooltrip the light fantastic

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More specific

12 entries

Irish jigcenterdrill jighardshoe jigjerk levelpocket jigrealign reposition shake shimmy twitch

Collocations

10 entries

Irish jigdrill jigfishing jighardshoe jigjig alongjig the componentjig the workpiecejig to the rhythmjig up the assemblypocket jig

Inflections

3 entries

jigged jigging jigs

Derivations

6 entries

jigged jigger jigging jiggly rejig rejigging

Sample sentences

26 total sentences available.

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The jig is up; let's face the music like men.

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The jig, reel and hornpipe are the most popular Irish dances.

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The Irish jig and the French gigue differ in speed, microrhythmics, and German gender.

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Tom burst out laughing when he saw Mary dancing a jig.

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