beckon

Verb
Synonyms: wave

WordNet 3.0

Verb (3)

  1. signal with the hands or nod“She waved to her friends”“He waved his hand hospitably”Synonyms: wave
  2. appear inviting“The shop window decorations beckoned”
  3. summon with a wave, nod, or some other gesture
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Webster's Dictionary (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]

Beckon \Beck"on\, n. A sign made without words; a beck. "At the first beckon." --Bolingbroke. [1913 Webster]
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