Synonyms of the word

curtsy

• n. Alternative spelling of curtsey.

bob

• v. (intransitive) To move gently and vertically, in either a single motion or repeatedly up and down, at…
• v. (transitive) To move (something) as though it were bobbing in water.
• v. To curtsy.
• v. To strike with a quick, light blow; to tap.
• n. A bobbing motion.
• n. A bobber.
• n. A curtsy.
• n. A bob haircut.
• n. Any round object attached loosely to a flexible line, a rod, a body part etc., so that it may swing when…
• n. The dangling mass of a pendulum or plumb line.
• n. The docked tail of a horse.
• n. A short line ending a stanza of a poem.
• n. The short runner of a sled.
• n. A small wheel, made of leather, with rounded edges, used in polishing spoons, etc.
• n. A working beam in a steam engine.
• n. A particular style of ringing changes on bells.
• n. A blow; a shake or jog; a rap, as with the fist.
• n. (obsolete) A knot or short curl of hair; also, a bob wig.
• n. (obsolete) The refrain of a song.
• n. (obsolete) A jeer; a sharp jest or taunt.
• v. (transitive) To cut (hair) into a bob haircut.
• v. (transitive) To shorten by cutting; to dock; to crop.
• v. Short form of bobsleigh.
• n. (Kenya, slang ; UK and Australia, historical, dated slang) A shilling.
• n. (Australia, dated slang) A 10-cent coin.
• n. (slang) An unspecified amount of money.
• n. Abbreviation of shishkabob.
• n. (computer graphics, demoscene) A graphical element, resembling a hardware sprite, that can be blitted…

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.

bowing

• v. present participle of bow (bend).
• n. The act of bending at the waist, as a sign of respect or greeting.
• n. A bending.
• n. A technique for bowing a musical instrument, such as a violin.

curtsey

• n. A small bow, generally performed by a woman or a girl, where she crosses one calf of her leg behind the…
• v. To make a curtsey.

greet

• v. (transitive) To welcome in a friendly manner, either in person or through another means e.g. writing or…
• v. (transitive) To arrive at or reach, or meet (talking of something which brings joy).
• v. (transitive) To accost; to address.
• v. (intransitive) To meet and give salutations.
• v. (transitive) To be perceived by (somebody).
• adj. (obsolete outside Scotland) Great.
• v. (Scotland, Northern England) To weep; to cry.
• n. (obsolete) Mourning, weeping, lamentation.

obeisance

• n. Demonstration of an obedient attitude, especially by bowing deeply; a deep bow which demonstrates such…
• n. An obedient attitude.

recognise

• v. (transitive) To match something or someone which one currently perceives to a memory of some previous…
• v. (transitive) To acknowledge the existence or legality of something; treat as worthy of consideration or…
• v. (transitive) To acknowledge or consider as something.
• v. (transitive) To realise or discover the nature of something; apprehend quality in; realise or admit that.
• v. (transitive) To give an award.

recognize

• v. (transitive) To match something or someone which one currently perceives to a memory of some previous…
• v. (transitive) To acknowledge the existence or legality of something; treat as valid or worthy of consideration.
• v. (transitive) To acknowledge or consider as something.
• v. (transitive) To realize or discover the nature of something; apprehend quality in; realize or admit that.
• v. (transitive) To give an award.
• v. To show appreciation of.
• v. (obsolete) To review; to examine again.
• v. (obsolete) To reconnoiter.
• v. (immunology) To have the property to bind to specific antigens.
• v. To cognize again.