Word
shimmy, n.
(shimmies)
lively dancing (usually to ragtime music) with much shaking of the shoulders and hips
<noun.act>
shimmy
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
shimmy
semantic pointers
hypernym
social dancing
a woman's sleeveless undergarment
<noun.artifact>
chemise
shift
shimmy
slip
teddy
semantic pointers
hypernym
undergarment, unmentionable
part meronym
strap, shoulder strap
an abnormal wobble in a motor vehicle (especially in the front wheels)
<noun.event>
shimmy
sample sentences
"he could feel the shimmy in the steering wheel"
semantic pointers
hypernym
wobble