beguine


Meanings

  • (Roman Catholic Church) a member of a lay sisterhood (one of several founded in the Netherlands in the 12th and 13th centuries); though not taking religious vows the sisters followed an austere life
  • music written in the bolero rhythm of the beguine dance
  • a ballroom dance that originated in the French West Indies; similar to the rumba
  • BEGUINE n pl. -S a lively dance

Synonyms


Scrabble Score: 10

beguine is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word

beguine is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary

beguine is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary


Words With Friends Score: 14

beguine is a valid Words With Friends word