Pirouette

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Pirouette \Pir`ou*ette"\, n. [F.; of uncertain origin.]
     1. A whirling or turning on the toes in dancing.
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     2. (Man.) The whirling about of a horse.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Pirouette \Pir`ou*ette"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Pirouetted}; p.
     pr. & vb. n. {Pirouetting}.] [F. pirouetter.]
     To perform a pirouette; to whirl, like a dancer.
     [1913 Webster] Pirry

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  pirouette
       n : (ballet) a rapid spin of the body (especially on the toes as
           in ballet)
       v : do a pirouette, usually as part of a dance

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  42 Moby Thesaurus words for "pirouette":
     Charybdis, circle, circulate, circumrotate, circumvolute, crank,
     dizzy round, eddy, go around, go round, gurge, gyrate, gyre,
     maelstrom, pivot, pivoting, rat race, reel, revolution, revolve,
     rotate, round, screw, spin, surge, swing, swirl, swivel, turn,
     turn a pirouette, turn around, turn round, twirl, twist, vortex,
     wamble, wheel, whirl, whirligig, whirlpool, whirlwind, wind