two-step
Word Rarity
Common
Frequency: 5.09 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A ballroom dance in duple time, having long, sliding steps.
noun
A dance move consisting of two steps in approximately the same direction onto the same foot, separated by a joining or uniting step with the other foot.
noun
A piece of music for this dance.
adj
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see two, step.
verb
To move around as if dancing a two-step.
Example Sentences
- "Square dances were the feature of the evening, but waltzes, two-steps, and a Dan Tucker were also very popular."
- "The dancing shadows on the wall / (The two-step in the hall)"
- "Films corrupted by blotches are often restored in a two-step approach."
- "The data lake, in turn, supports a two-step process to analyze the data."
- "A two-step procedure was performed to induce chronic renal disease (CRD): left heminephrectomy at 20 weeks of age followed by right total nephrectomy 1 week later."
- "2024, Paul Salopek, New Map: Ancient Roads of China, National Geographichttps://outofedenwalk.nationalgeographic.org/articles/2024-07-new-map-ancient-roads-china Pacing off on average 25 kilometers a day, month after month, we two-stepped around roaring superhighways, under bullet-train bridges, through megacities of 22 million that took a week to traverse, as well as past dams, mines, airports, and industrial parks—a buzzing tableau you’d expect from China’s reputation as the “factory of the world.”"