Sound Effect ♬♬♬♬♬♬a type of music that developed in the late 19th century in which there is a strong lively beat and the players often improvise (=make up the music as they play)
a jazz band
Synonyms and related words
Types of music
acid house
acid jazz
ambient
phrases
and all that jazz
jazz
noun uncountable
US /dʒæz/
Other entries for this word
jazzverb
acid jazznoun
trad jazznoun
jazz fusionnoun
jazz handsnoun
and all that jazzphrase
DEFINITIONS1
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Sound Effect ♬♬♬♬♬♬a type of music that developed in the late 19th century in which there is a strong lively beat and the players often improvise (=make up the music as they play)
a jazz band
Synonyms and related words
Types of music
acid house
acid jazz
ambient
phrases
and all that jazz
jazz
verb
UK /dʒæz/
Other entries for this word
jazznoun
acid jazznoun
trad jazznoun
jazz fusionnoun
jazz handsnoun
and all that jazzphrase
Word Forms
present tense
I/you/we/they
jazz
he/she/it
jazzes
present participle
jazzing
past tense
jazzed
past participle
jazzed
phrasal verb
jazz up
transitive
Word Forms
present tense
I/you/we/they
jazz up
he/she/it
jazzes up
present participle
jazzing up
past tense
jazzed up
past participle
jazzed up
informal
1
to make something more lively, exciting, or interesting
Synonyms and related words
To become, or to make something more interesting or exciting
gussy up
wake up
enliven
jazz
verb
US /dʒæz/
Other entries for this word
jazznoun
acid jazznoun
trad jazznoun
jazz fusionnoun
jazz handsnoun
and all that jazzphrase
Word Forms
present tense
I/you/we/they
jazz
he/she/it
jazzes
present participle
jazzing
past tense
jazzed
past participle
jazzed
phrasal verb
jazz up
transitive
Word Forms
present tense
I/you/we/they
jazz up
he/she/it
jazzes up
present participle
jazzing up
past tense
jazzed up
past participle
jazzed up
informal
1
to make something more lively, exciting, or interesting
Synonyms and related words
To become, or to make something more interesting or exciting