jive
14 points
English
4 letters
Common
Commonness #19,067
Valid in: US and UK dictionaries
Definitions
verb
dance to jive music; dance the jive
noun
a style of jazz played by big bands popular in the 1930s; flowing rhythms but less complex than later styles of jazz
Definition: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Pronunciation
/dʒˈaɪv/ · 1 syllable · CMUdict (BSD-3-Clause)
Word forms
plural jives
Forms from WordNet 3.1 morphology — every form attested in the dictionary.
Synonyms
a style of jazz played by big bands popular in the 1930s
Synonyms grouped by meaning — WordNet 3.1 (Princeton University).
Rhymes
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