jazz

Definition

• n. a genre of popular music that originated in New Orleans around 1900 and developed through increasingly complex styles
• n. a style of dance music popular in the 1920s; similar to New Orleans jazz but played by large bands
• v. play something in the style of jazz

Word forms

Present participle

jazzing

Past tense

jazzed

Third person singular

jazzes

Past participle

jazzed

Plural

jazzs

Example sentences

1. n.

   The jazz at the festival attracted many music lovers.

2. a.

   The jazz band played loudly, filling the room with energy.

3. vi.

   They decided to jazz at the local club every Friday night.

4. vt.

   She knows how to jazz up the party with her amazing playlist.