Synonyms of the word

congee

• n. Leave, formal permission for some action, originally and particularly.
• n. (obsolete) Formal dismissal; (figuratively) any dismissal, (originally and particularly humorously ironic)…
• n. (obsolete) Formal leavetaking; (figuratively) any farewell.
• n. (obsolete, Scotland) A fee paid to make another go away, (particularly) alms to a persistent beggar.
• n. (archaic) A bow, curtsey, or other gesture (originally) made at departure but (later) including at greeting…
• v. (archaic) To give congee, particularly.
• v. (archaic) To take congee: to leave ceremoniously.
• v. (archaic) To make a congee: to bow, curtsey, etc., particularly (dialectical) while leaving; (figuratively)…
• n. (Asian cooking) A type of thick rice porridge or soup, sometimes prepared with vegetables and/or meat.

bow

• n. A weapon made of a curved piece of wood or other flexible material whose ends are connected by a string,…
• n. A curved bend in a rod or planar surface, or in a linear formation such as a river (see oxbow).
• n. A rod with horsehair (or an artificial substitute) stretched between the ends, used for playing various…
• n. A stringed instrument (chordophone), consisting of a stick with a single taut cord stretched between the…
• n. A type of knot with two loops, used to tie together two cords such as shoelaces or apron strings, and…
• n. Anything bent or curved, such as a rainbow.
• n. The U-shaped piece which goes around the neck of an ox and fastens it to the yoke.
• n. Any instrument consisting of an elastic rod, with ends connected by a string, employed for giving reciprocating…
• n. (nautical) A crude sort of quadrant formerly used for taking the sun's altitude at sea.
• n. (saddlery) Two pieces of wood which form the arched forward part of a saddletree.
• n. The part of a key that is not inserted into the lock and that is used to turn the key.
• v. To play music on (a stringed instrument) using a bow.
• v. (intransitive) To become bent or curved.
• v. (transitive) To make something bend or curve.
• v. (transitive, figuratively) To exercise powerful or controlling influence over; to bend, figuratively;…
• v. (intransitive) To premiere.
• v. (intransitive) To bend oneself as a gesture of respect or deference.
• v. (transitive and intransitive) To debut.
• v. (intransitive) To defer (to something).
• n. A gesture, usually showing respect, made by inclining the head or bending forward at the waist; a reverence.
• n. (nautical) The front of a boat or ship.

conge

• n. (historical units of measure, obsolete) Synonym of congius: one-eighth amphora (about 7 fluid ounces).
• n. (architecture) Alternative form of congé: an apophyge or cavetto.
• n. Alternative form of congee: a leavetaking, a farewell, in various senses; a bow, curtsey, or other similar…
• v. Synonym of congee: to take leave, to bid farewell, in various senses; to bow, to curtsey, etc.

depart

• v. (intransitive) To leave.
• v. (intransitive) To set out on a journey.
• v. (intransitive) To die.
• v. (intransitive) To deviate (from).
• v. (transitive, now rare) To go away from; to leave.
• v. (obsolete, transitive) To divide up; to distribute, share.
• v. (obsolete, transitive) To separate, part.
• n. (obsolete) division; separation, as of compound substances.
• n. (obsolete) A going away; departure.

gruel

• n. A thin, watery porridge, formerly fed to the poor.
• v. (transitive) To exhaust; use up; disable.

jook

• v. (Scotland, Northern England) To dodge; to move quickly to avoid something or to hide; to dart away.
• n. A quick movement to evade something.
• n. A bow or curtsey.
• n. Congee.
• n. Alternative form of juke (“roadside cafe or bar, esp. with dancing”).
• n. (informal, Scotland) A shirtfront; the front of a jumper or t-shirt (sometimes spelled juke).

quit

• v. (transitive, archaic) To pay (a debt, fine etc.).
• v. (transitive, obsolete) To repay (someone) for (something).
• v. (transitive, obsolete) To repay, pay back (a good deed, injury etc.).
• v. (reflexive, archaic) To conduct or acquit (oneself); to behave (in a specified way).
• v. (transitive, archaic) To carry through; to go through to the end.
• v. (transitive) To set at rest; to free, as from anything harmful or oppressive; to relieve; to clear; to…
• v. (transitive) To release from obligation, accusation, penalty, etc.; to absolve; to acquit.
• v. (transitive) To abandon, renounce (a thing).
• v. (transitive) To leave (a place).
• v. (transitive, intransitive) To resign from (a job, office, position, etc.).
• v. (transitive, intransitive) To stop, give up (an activity) (usually + gerund or verbal noun).
• v. (transitive, computing) To close (an application).
• n. Any of numerous species of small passerine birds native to tropical America.