prance

  • 21prance — verb 1》 (of a horse) move with high springy steps. 2》 (of a person) walk or move around with ostentatious, exaggerated movements. noun an act of prancing. Derivatives prancer noun Origin ME: of unknown origin …

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  • 22prance — verb (I) 1 (always + adv/prep) to walk moving your body in a confident way in order to make people notice and admire you (+around/in/up): Leo s always prancing around as if he owns the place. 2 if a horse prances, it moves with high steps …

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  • 23prance — verb prancing around in his underpants Syn: cavort, dance, jig, trip, caper, jump, leap, spring, bound, skip, hop, frisk, romp, frolic …

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  • 24prance — v cavort, caper, frolic, frisk, romp, gambol; skip, hop, dance about; leap, jump, spring, bounce, bound; vault, gambado, Dressage. curvet; hop, bob, trip, whirl, turn, caracole; strut, swagger, parade, peacock …

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  • 25prance — [prɑːns] verb [I] showing disapproval to move around in a lively way that seems silly to other people …

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  • 26prance —   Ka inapu. See gambol …

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  • 27prance — v. & n. v.intr. 1 (of a horse) raise the forelegs and spring from the hind legs. 2 (often foll. by about) walk or behave in an elated or arrogant manner. n. 1 the act of prancing. 2 a prancing movement. Derivatives: prancer n. Etymology: ME: orig …

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  • 28Miles Prance — (fl. 1678) was an English Roman Catholic who was caught up in and perjured himself during the Popish Plot and the anti Catholicism of London during the reign of Charles II. He was born on the Isle of Ely, the son of a Roman Catholic, and he rose… …

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  • 29Ghillean Tolmie Prance — Sir Ghillean ( Iain ) Tolmie Prance est un botaniste britannique, né le 13 juillet 1937. Après avoir passé 25 années au Jardin botanique de New York, Prance est le onzième directeur des Jardins botaniques royaux de Kew de 1988 à 1999.… …

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  • 30Ghillean Tolmie Prance — Sir Ghillean Tolmie Prance (o Ghillean Prance) (* 13 de julio de 1937) es un prominente botánico y ecólogo inglés. Ha publicado extensamente de taxonomía de familias botanicas como las Chrysobalanaceae, Lecythidaceae, y prestando atención en… …

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