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   waltz

   /wɔːl(t)s/

   noun

   • 1. a dance in triple time performed by a couple, who as a pair turn rhythmically round and round as they progress around the dance floor: "he thought the waltz the most difficult dance to master"
   • ▪ a piece of music written for or in the style of a waltz.

   verb

   • 1. dance a waltz: "I waltzed across the floor with the lieutenant"
   • ▪ guide (someone) in or as if in a waltz: "he waltzed her round the table"
   • 2. act casually, confidently, or inconsiderately: "you can't waltz in here and bark orders at me"
   • ▪ achieve something without difficulty: "the car has waltzed through test after test"

   Word Origin late 18th century: from German Walzer, from walzen ‘revolve’.

   Scrabble Points: 17

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