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7 VERB If you dance somewhere, you move there lightly and quickly, usually because you are happy or excited. [LITERARY ] □ [V adv/prep] He danced off down the road.

8 VERB If you say that something dances , you mean that it moves about, or seems to move about, lightly and quickly. [LITERARY ] □ [V adv/prep] Light danced on the surface of the water.

9to dance to someone's tune → see tune

10to make a song and dance about → see song and dance

da nce floor (dance floors ) also dancefloor N‑COUNT In a restaurant or night club, the dance floor is the area where people can dance.

da nce hall (dance halls ) N‑COUNT Dance halls were large rooms or buildings where people used to pay to go and dance, usually in the evening. [OLD-FASHIONED ]

danc|er /dɑː nsə ^r , dæ ns-/ (dancers )

1 N‑COUNT A dancer is a person who earns money by dancing, or a person who is dancing. □  His previous girlfriend was a dancer with the Royal Ballet.

2 N‑COUNT [adj N ] If you say that someone is a good dancer or a bad dancer , you are saying how well or badly they can dance. □  He was the best dancer in LA.

da nce stu|dio (dance studios ) N‑COUNT A dance studio is a place where people pay to learn how to dance.

danc|ing ◆◇◇ /dɑː ns I ŋ, dæ ns-/ N‑UNCOUNT When people dance for enjoyment or to entertain others, you can refer to this activity as dancing . □  All the schools have music and dancing as part of the curriculum. □  Let's go dancing tonight. □  …dancing shoes.

dan|de|lion /dæ nd I la I ən/ (dandelions ) N‑COUNT A dandelion is a wild plant which has yellow flowers with lots of thin petals. When the petals of each flower drop off, a fluffy white ball of seeds grows.

dan|druff /dæ ndrʌf/ N‑UNCOUNT Dandruff is small white pieces of dead skin in someone's hair, or fallen from someone's hair. □  He has very bad dandruff.

dan|dy /dæ ndi/ (dandies )

1 N‑COUNT A dandy is a man who thinks a great deal about his appearance and always dresses in smart clothes.

2 ADJ If you say that something is dandy , you mean it is good or just right. [AM , INFORMAL , OLD-FASHIONED ]

Dane /de I n/ (Danes ) N‑COUNT A Dane is a person who comes from Denmark.

dan|ger ◆◆◇ /de I ndʒə ^r / (dangers )

1 N‑UNCOUNT Danger is the possibility that someone may be harmed or killed. □  My friends endured tremendous danger in order to help me. □  His life could be in danger.

2 N‑COUNT A danger is something or someone that can hurt or harm you. □ [+ of ] …the dangers of smoking. □ [+ to ] Britain's roads are a danger to cyclists.

3 N‑SING [N that] If there is a danger that something unpleasant will happen, it is possible that it will happen. □  There is a real danger that some people will no longer be able to afford insurance.

4 PHRASE If someone who has been seriously ill is out of danger , they are still ill, but they are not expected to die.

dan|ger|ous ◆◆◇ /de I ndʒərəs/ ADJ If something is dangerous , it is able or likely to hurt or harm you. □  It's a dangerous stretch of road. □  …dangerous drugs. □  It's dangerous to jump to early conclusions. ●  dan|ger|ous|ly ADV [oft ADV after v] □  He is dangerously ill. □  The coach rocked dangerously.

dan|gle /dæ ŋg ^ə l/ (dangles , dangling , dangled )

1 VERB If something dangles from somewhere or if you dangle it somewhere, it hangs or swings loosely. □ [V prep/adv] A gold bracelet dangled from his left wrist. □ [V n prep/adv] He and I were sitting out on his jetty dangling our legs in the water. [Also V , V n]

2 VERB If you say that someone is dangling something attractive before you, you mean they are offering it to you in order to try to influence you in some way. □ [V n + before/in front of ] They've dangled rich rewards before me.

Dan|ish /de I n I ʃ/