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hoedown

noun as in ball

noun as in barn dance

noun as in dance

Strongest matches

Weak match

noun as in square dance

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“The Giver” was a stomping glitter-country hoedown, “Naked in Manhattan” a naughty electro-pop romp.

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The Times: "The pop hoedown single Texas Hold 'Em remains the best piece, but the acoustic guitar-driven sexy ode Bodyguard is another highlight. Will this finally win Beyoncé her best album Grammy?"

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Kiss With A Fist became a sort of witchy hoedown, Blinding opened with a sinister cacophony of whispered incantations, and You Got The Love made ample use of the Royal Albert Hall's "Voice of Jupiter" pipe organ.

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Perhaps you’ll be asked to act in a moving-picture show, participate in a mustache contest, take a drawing class, help a gang rob a bank or inspire a bashful Calico resident to ask a lady to the afternoon hoedown.

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It’s rocking-chair porch music or accompaniment for a foot-stomping hoedown.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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