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jig

noun verb

any of various old rustic dances involving kicking and leaping

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Word length
3
Starts with
J
Ends with
G
Contains
I
Scrabble score
11
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

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noun

  1. any of various old rustic dances involving kicking and leaping

noun

  1. a device that holds a piece of machine work and guides the tools operating on it

noun

  1. a fisherman's lure with one or more hooks that is jerked up and down in the water

noun

  1. music in three-four time for dancing a jig

verb

  1. dance a quick dance with leaping and kicking motions

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