Beckon

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  • intransitive verb. To signal or summon, as by nodding or waving.
  • intransitive verb. To attract because of an inviting or enticing appearance.
  • intransitive verb. To make a signaling or summoning gesture.
  • intransitive verb. To be inviting or enticing.
  • noun. A gesture of summons.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To make a significant gesture with the head or hand, intended as a hint or an intimation, especially of a desire for approach or departure, or for silence.
  • To make a significant sign to; summon or direct by making signs.
  • noun. A significant gesture: as, “at the first beckon,” Boling-broke, Parties.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • transitive verb. To make a significant sign to; hence, to summon, as by a motion of the hand.
  • noun. A sign made without words; a beck.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • verb. To wave and/or to nod to somebody with the intention to make the person come closer.
  • noun. A sign made without words; a beck.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • verb. signal with the hands or nod
  • verb. summon with a wave, nod, or some other gesture
  • verb. appear inviting
  • Word Usage
    "The Tibetan scarves that dance and beckon from the tables of street vendors are orange."
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    reckon  second  
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    appeal  attract  be attractive  beck  bid  
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