dance+attendance+on

  • 11dance attendance on — v. alwaysbe ready to obey a person s orders, wait on observantly and attentively …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 12dance attendance — Stand and wait (obsequiously), wait upon …

    New dictionary of synonyms

  • 13dance attendance on — do one s utmost to please someone by attending to all possible needs or requests …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 14dance attendance upon someone — v. toady, flatter in the hope of gaining favor, fawn upon with a view to please or gain favor …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 15dance attendance on someone — British to behave like someone s servant by being always ready to do what they ask you to do …

    English dictionary

  • 16dance — ► VERB 1) move rhythmically to music, typically following a set sequence of steps. 2) move in a quick and lively way. ► NOUN 1) a series of steps and movements that match the rhythm of a piece of music. 2) a social gathering at which people dance …

    English terms dictionary

  • 17Dance — Dance, v. t. To cause to dance, or move nimbly or merrily about, or up and down; to dandle. [1913 Webster] To dance our ringlets to the whistling wind. Shak. [1913 Webster] Thy grandsire loved thee well; Many a time he danced thee on his knee.… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 18dance — [dans, däns] vi. danced, dancing [ME dauncen < OFr danser < ? Frank * dintjan, to tremble, move back and forth] 1. to move the body and feet in rhythm, ordinarily to music 2. to move lightly and gaily; caper 3. to bob up and down 4. to be… …

    English World dictionary

  • 19attendance — late 14c., act of attending to one s duties, from O.Fr. atendance attention, wait, hope, expectation, from atendant, prp. of atendre (see ATTEND (Cf. attend)). Meaning action of waiting on someone dates from late 14c. (to dance attendance on… …

    Etymology dictionary

  • 20attendance — n. persons present number of persons present 1) to check attendance; to take attendance (in school) 2) average; daily; low, poor; perfect attendance 3) attendance has gone up; attendance has fallen, gone down presence 4) attendance at (attendance …

    Combinatory dictionary