Gesticulate

  • 111indication — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Directing attention to; implication Nouns 1. indication; symbolism, symbolization; denotation, connotation, signification; specification, designation; sign, symbol; index, indicator; dial; point[er],… …

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  • 112sign — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. omen, portent; indication, symptom, token, mark; symbol, emblem; gesture, signal; trace, vestige; signboard, shingle; guidepost. See indication, direction. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A signal] Syn.… …

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  • 113signalize — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. indicate, point out; celebrate. See indication, celebration. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. honor, acclaim, applaud, lionize; see praise 1 . III (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb 1. To make noticeable or different …

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  • 114wave — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. wag, shake, sway, flutter, stream (in the wind); signal, motion, gesture, indication; roll, undulate; ripple, swell, billow, flood, surge; flaunt, flourish. n. sea, tide, water, ripple, billow, etc.,… …

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  • 115gestikulieren — Vsw erw. fach. (17. Jh.) mit Adaptionssuffix. Entlehnt aus l. gesticulārī, das von l. gesticulus, dem Diminutiv des unter Geste behandelten Wortes, abgeleitet ist. Abstraktum: Gestikulation.    Ebenso nndl. gesticuleren, ne. gesticulate, nfrz.… …

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  • 116gesture — I. n. Action (accompanying oral utterance), gesticulation, gesturing. II. v. n. Gesticulate, make gestures …

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  • 117beckon — verb 1) the guard beckoned to Benny Syn: gesture, signal, wave, gesticulate, motion 2) the countryside beckons you Syn: entice, invite, tempt, coax, lure, charm, attract …

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  • 118gesture — 1. noun 1) a gesture of surrender Syn: signal, sign, motion, indication, gesticulation; show 2) a symbolic gesture Syn: action, act, deed, move 2. verb …

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  • 119motion — 1. noun 1) the rocking motion of the boat a planet s motion around the sun Syn: movement, moving, locomotion, rise and fall, shifting; progress, passage, passing, transit, course, travel, traveling 2) a motion of the …

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  • 120nod — 1. verb 1) she nodded her head Syn: incline, bob, bow, dip 2) he nodded to me to start Syn: signal, gesture, gesticulate, motion, sign, indicate 2. noun 1) …

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