NOUN | communication | curtsey, curtsy | bending the knees |
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VERB | motion | curtsey, curtsy | bend the knees in a gesture of respectful greeting |
Meaning | bending the knees; a gesture of respect made by women. | |
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Synonym | curtsy | |
Broader | gesture, motion | The use of movements (especially of the hands) to communicate familiar or prearranged signals |
reverence | An act showing respect (especially a bow or curtsy) | |
Spanish | reverencia | |
Catalan | reverència | |
Verbs | curtsey | bend the knees in a gesture of respectful greeting |
Meaning | Bend the knees in a gesture of respectful greeting. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s | |
Synonym | curtsy | |
Broader | bow | bend the head or the upper part of the body in a gesture of respect or greeting |
Spanish | hacer una reverencia | |
Nouns | curtsey | bending the knees |
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