| NOUN | event | shimmy | an abnormal wobble in a motor vehicle (especially in the front wheels) |
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| artifact | shimmy, chemise, shift, slip, teddy | a woman's sleeveless undergarment | |
| act | shimmy | lively dancing (usually to ragtime music) with much shaking of the shoulders and hips | |
| VERB | motion | shimmy, wobble | tremble or shake |
| creation | shimmy | dance a shimmy |
| Sounds | shih'miy | |
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| Rhymes | academy ... yummy: 83 rhymes with miy... | |
| Meaning | An abnormal wobble in a motor vehicle (especially in the front wheels). | |
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| Example | "he could feel the shimmy in the steering wheel" | |
| Broader | wobble | An unsteady rocking motion / motion |
| Meaning | A woman's sleeveless undergarment. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | chemise, shift, slip, teddy | |
| Parts | strap, shoulder strap | A band that goes over the shoulder and supports a garment or bag |
| Broader | undergarment, unmentionable | A garment worn under other garments |
| Meaning | lively dancing (usually to ragtime music) with much shaking of the shoulders and hips. | |
|---|---|---|
| Broader | social dancing | dancing as part of a social occasion |
| Spanish | shimmy | |
| Verbs | shimmy | dance a shimmy |
| Meaning | tremble or shake. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s | |
| Synonym | wobble | |
| Broader | vibrate | shake, quiver, or throb |
| Spanish | temblar, tiritar | |
| Meaning | dance a shimmy. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s | |
| Model | Sam and Sue shimmy | |
| Category | dancing, dance, terpsichore, saltation | Taking a series of rhythmical steps (and movements) in time to music |
| Broader | dance, trip the light fantastic, trip the light fantastic toe | Move in a pattern |
| Spanish | bailar el shimmy | |
| Nouns | shimmy | lively dancing (usually to ragtime music) with much shaking of the shoulders and hips |
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