nnoun.communicationbending the knees; a gesture of respect made by womenSynset:curtsey
Derivationally Related Form:curtsycurtsey
Hypernyms:gesture motion reverence
Inherited Hypernyms:curtsygesturevisual communicationcommunicationabstractionentity
Inherited Hypernyms:curtsyreverenceactionacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
vverb.motionbend the knees in a gesture of respectful greetingSynset:curtsey
Derivationally Related Form:curtsycurtsey
Hypernyms:bow
Inherited Hypernyms:curtsybowchange posturechange
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s
vverb.communicationmake a curtsy; usually done only by girls and women; as a sign of respectSynset:bob
Examples:- She curtsied when she shook the Queen's hand
Derivationally Related Form:bobcurtsy
Hypernyms:greet recognise recognize
Inherited Hypernyms:curtsygreetaddresscometravel
Entailment:bow down bow
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s