4 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Beckon \Beck"on\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Beckoned} (?); p. pr. & vb. n. {Beckoning}.] To make a significant sign to; hence, to summon, as by a motion of the hand. [1913 Webster] His distant friends, he beckons near. --Dryden. [1913 Webster] It beckons you to go away with it. --Shak. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Beckon \Beck"on\, n. A sign made without words; a beck. "At the first beckon." --Bolingbroke. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: beckon v 1: signal with the hands or nod; "She waved to her friends"; "He waved his hand hospitably" [syn: {wave}] 2: appear inviting; "The shop window decorations beckoned" 3: summon with a wave, nod, or some other gesture From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]: 27 Moby Thesaurus words for "beckon": appeal, attract, be attractive, bid, call, engage, fetch, gesticulate, gesture, interest, invite, mime, motion, motion to, pantomime, saw the air, shrug, shrug the shoulders, signal, summon, tantalize, tease, tempt, tickle, titillate, wave the arms, whet the appetite
Powered by Blog Dictionary [BlogDict]
Kindly supported by
Vaffle Invitation Code
Get a Freelance Job - Outsource Your Projects | Threadless Coupon
All rights
reserved. (2008-2024)