ballerina
a principal female dancer in a ballet company.: Compare prima ballerina.
any female ballet dancer.
a woman's very low-heeled or heelless shoe or slipper, made to resemble a ballet slipper.
Origin of ballerina
1- Compare ballet slipper.
Words Nearby ballerina
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How to use ballerina in a sentence
If the original CRISPR-Cas9 is a dancer with two left feet, prime editing is a highly-trained ballerina.
Super-Precise CRISPR Gene Editing Tool Is Set to Tackle Tough Genetic Diseases | Shelly Fan | October 19, 2021 | Singularity HubSilver-furred, shiny-eyed and svelte as they come, Tika boasts a jaw-dropping wardrobe of rainbow-streaked fleece, baggy sweatshirts, rose tulle ballerina dresses and more!
Carla Fracci, a reigning ballerina of the 20th century, acclaimed for the drama she conferred on roles such as Giselle, and for the ethereal grace she brought to stages in her native Italy and around the world, died May 27 at her home in Milan.
Carla Fracci, a reigning star of 20th-century ballet, dies at 84 | Emily Langer | May 30, 2021 | Washington PostCurrently, I am a former professional dancer and former model, former ballerina.
In 1982, Allen hired a young, ambitious ballerina to dance on “Fame.”
Olga had served as a professional ballerina for the Ballets Russes up until she met Picasso in 1917.
Not necessarily having a big fat ass, because ballerina bodies are in.
#ButtSchool - How Porn Stars Work Out: Pop Physique Promises the Perfect Derriere | Aurora Snow | August 23, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHe was bisexual and a ballerina, and this was while I was at the Atlantic Theater Company in Vermont.
Jessica Alba on 'Sin City,' Typecasting, and How Homophobia Pushed Her Away From the Church | Marlow Stern | August 18, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAfter seeing Russian ballerina Anna Pavlova perform in Cairo, Iolas knew he wanted to be an artiste.
Like the gymnast and the ballerina, the distance runner is often defined by drive and compulsion.
Are Female Long-Distance Runners More Prone To Suicidal Depression? | Emily de la Bruyere | February 3, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThere was something of the ballerina in her temperament, also, which she never entirely outgrew.
Memoirs of an American Prima Donna | Clara Louise KelloggYes; my daughter, she was here, and she is a ballerina and she was visiting Dallas a few times and she knew some people here.
Warren Commission (9 of 26): Hearings Vol. IX (of 15) | The President's Commission on the Assassination of President KennedyYou know, my daughter is ballerina and so even I have pictures somewhere with her.
Warren Commission (9 of 26): Hearings Vol. IX (of 15) | The President's Commission on the Assassination of President KennedyPrimo ballerino good; prima ballerina good, and people say pretty, but I have not seen her near.
The Letters of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Vol. 1 | Wolfgang Amadeus MozartHe, Mr. Churchill, and Mr. Lloyd George might almost have been called rivals for the rle of prima ballerina assoluta.
Experiences of a Dug-out, 1914-1918 | Sir Stanley Maude
British Dictionary definitions for ballerina
/ (ˌbæləˈriːnə) /
a female ballet dancer
US the principal female dancer of a ballet company
Origin of ballerina
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Cultural definitions for ballerina
In ballet, a female dancer. (See prima ballerina.)
The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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