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Noun
S:
(n)
curtsy
,
curtsey
(bending the knees; a gesture of respect made by women)
direct hypernym
/
inherited hypernym
/
sister term
S:
(n)
reverence
(an act showing respect (especially a bow or curtsy))
S:
(n)
action
(something done (usually as opposed to something said))
"there were stories of murders and other unnatural actions"
S:
(n)
act
,
deed
,
human action
,
human activity
(something that people do or cause to happen)
S:
(n)
event
(something that happens at a given place and time)
S:
(n)
psychological feature
(a feature of the mental life of a living organism)
S:
(n)
abstraction
,
abstract entity
(a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples)
S:
(n)
entity
(that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving))
S:
(n)
gesture
,
motion
(the use of movements (especially of the hands) to communicate familiar or prearranged signals)
S:
(n)
visual communication
(communication that relies on vision)
S:
(n)
communication
(something that is communicated by or to or between people or groups)
S:
(n)
abstraction
,
abstract entity
(a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples)
S:
(n)
entity
(that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving))
derivationally related form
Verb
S:
(v)
curtsy
,
curtsey
(bend the knees in a gesture of respectful greeting)