action |
vigorous activity. [1/8 definitions] |
aerobics |
(used with a sing. or pl. verb) a system of physical conditioning involving sustained and vigorous exercise such as running, swimming, cycling, or dancing, that stimulates the heart and lungs and thereby improves the body's ability to utilize oxygen. |
attack |
the vigorous beginning of an action. [1/9 definitions] |
bloom |
to be in a healthy, vigorous condition. [1/8 definitions] |
bouncing |
full of life; healthy; vigorous. |
bouncy |
lively; energetic; vigorous. [1/2 definitions] |
butterfly stroke |
a vigorous swimming stroke performed face down in which the arms are lifted simultaneously forward and brought back through the water while the legs move simultaneously up and down. |
cancan |
a vigorous stage dance including high kicking, performed by women in long skirts and petticoats. |
champ1 |
to make vigorous biting and chewing movements. [1/4 definitions] |
Charleston |
a lively ballroom dance that uses vigorous kicks and arm movements, popular in the United States in the 1920s. [1/3 definitions] |
churn |
to move with vigorous agitation. [1/6 definitions] |
clamor |
a vigorous public outcry of dissent or dissatisfaction. [1/6 definitions] |
come to life |
to become lively or vigorous. [1/3 definitions] |
con brio |
with vigorous energy and spirit; vivaciously (used as a musical direction). |
dynamism |
the quality of being dynamic, vigorous, energetic, or the like. [1/2 definitions] |
elbow grease |
(informal) vigorous physical exertion, as in doing work. |
energetic |
full of or displaying energy; active; vigorous. [1/2 definitions] |
exert |
to force (oneself) into vigorous or strenuous effort. [1/2 definitions] |
fit1 |
in good bodily condition; healthy and vigorous. [1/11 definitions] |
flourish |
to grow and thrive; be healthy and vigorous. [1/10 definitions] |
foam |
frothy sweat on the skin of a horse or other animal, or frothy saliva at the mouth, esp. after vigorous exercise or as a symptom of rabies. [1/6 definitions] |