| Main Entry: | curtsy |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | bending |
Synonyms: |
bob, bow, curtsey, dip, gesture, obeisance |
| Main Entry: | bow |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | bend from waist |
Synonyms: |
angle, arc, arch, bend, bending, bob, curtsy, curvation, curvature, curve, flection, flexure, genuflection, inclination, kowtow, nod, obeisance, round, salaam, turn, turning |
Antonyms: |
straighten |
| Main Entry: | bow |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | bend over |
Synonyms: |
arch, bob, cower, crook, curtsy, curve, debase, dip, do obeisance, droop, duck, genuflect, hunch, incline, nod, round, stoop |
| Main Entry: | gesture |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | motion as communication |
Synonyms: |
action, body language, bow, curtsy, expression, genuflection, gesticulation, high sign, indication, intimation, kinesics, mime, nod, pantomime, reminder, salute, shrug, sign, sign language, signal, token, wave, wink |
| Notes: | gesticulate and gesture are based on Latin gerere 'bear, carry, perform' and gesticulation is more exaggerated than a gesture, often involving flailing; originally, a person's gesture was their 'bearing' or the way they 'carried' themselves |
Antonyms: |
speech |
| Main Entry: | greet |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | welcome |
Synonyms: |
accost, acknowledge, address, approach, attend, bow, call to, compliment, curtsy, embrace, exchange greetings, extend one's hand, flag, hail, herald, high-five, highball, meet, move to, nod, pay respects, receive, recognize, roll out the red carpet, salaam, salute, say hello, say hi, shake hands, shoulder, speak to, stop, tip one's hat, usher in, whistle for |
Antonyms: |
say farewell, say goodbye |
| Main Entry: | nod |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | gesture with head |
Synonyms: |
acknowledge, acquiesce, agree, approve, assent, beckon, bend, bow, concur, consent, curtsy, dip, duck, greet, indicate, recognize, respond, salute, say yes, sign, signal |
| Main Entry: | obeisance |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | salutation |
Synonyms: |
allegiance, bending of the knee, bow, curtsy, deference, fealty, genuflection, homage, honor, kowtow, loyalty, praise, respect, reverence, salaam |
Antonyms: |
bad manners, disobedience, disregard, disrespect |
| Main Entry: | genuflect |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | kneel |
Synonyms: |
bend the knees, bow, curtsy, stoop |
| Main Entry: | bow and scrape |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | be excessively polite |
Synonyms: |
bob a curtsy, bow, curtsy, grovel, kowtow, stoop |
| Main Entry: | salutation |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | greeting |
Synonyms: |
address, aloha, ave, bow, curtsy, hail, hello, howdy, kiss, salaam, salute, toast |