pirouette

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

pirouette
    n 1: (ballet) a rapid spin of the body (especially on the toes
         as in ballet)
    v 1: do a pirouette, usually as part of a dance

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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

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 Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

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

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