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curtsy
Overview of noun curtsy
The noun curtsy has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts)
1. curtsy, curtsey -- (bending at the knees; a gesture of respect made by women)
Overview of verb curtsy
The verb curtsy has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts)
1. curtsy, curtsey -- (bend the knees in a gesture of respectful greeting)
2. curtsy, bob -- (make a curtsy; usually done only by girls and women; as a sign of respect; "She curtsied when she shook the Queen's hand")
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun curtsy
1 sense of curtsy
Sense 1
curtsy, curtsey
=> bow, bowing, obeisance
=> gesture, motion
=> visual communication
=> communication
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Hyponyms of noun curtsy
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun curtsy
1 sense of curtsy
Sense 1
curtsy, curtsey
=> bow, bowing, obeisance
Antonyms of noun curtsy
Member Holonyms of noun curtsy
Substance Holonyms of noun curtsy
Part Holonyms of noun curtsy
Member Meronyms of noun curtsy
Substance Meronyms of noun curtsy
Part Meronyms of noun curtsy
Meronyms of noun curtsy
Holonyms of noun curtsy
Attributes of noun curtsy
Derived Forms of noun curtsy
1 sense of curtsy
Sense 1
curtsy, curtsey
RELATED TO>(verb) curtsy#2
=> curtsy, bob
RELATED TO>(verb) curtsy#1
=> curtsy, curtsey
Domain of noun curtsy
Domain Terms of noun curtsy
Familiarity of noun curtsy
curtsy used as a noun is very rare (polysemy count =1)
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of noun curtsy
1 sense of curtsy
Sense 1
curtsy, curtsey
> bow, bowing, obeisance
=> curtsy, curtsey
=> genuflection, genuflexion
=> kowtow, kotow
=> scrape, scraping
=> salaam
Meronyms of noun curtsy
1 sense of curtsy
Sense 1
curtsy, curtsey
=> bow, bowing, obeisance
=> gesture, motion
=> visual communication
HAS PART: visual signal
Holonyms of noun curtsy
Grep of noun curtsy
curtsy
Antonyms of verb curtsy
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb curtsy
2 senses of curtsy
Sense 1
curtsy, curtsey
=> bow
=> change posture
=> change
Sense 2
curtsy, bob
=> greet, recognize, recognise
=> address, accost, come up to
=> come, come up
=> travel, go, move, locomote
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb curtsy
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb curtsy
2 senses of curtsy
Sense 1
curtsy, curtsey
=> bow
Sense 2
curtsy, bob
=> greet, recognize, recognise
'Cause To' of verb curtsy
Derived Forms of verb curtsy
2 senses of curtsy
Sense 1
curtsy, curtsey
RELATED TO>(noun) curtsy#1
=> curtsy, curtsey
Sense 2
curtsy, bob
RELATED TO>(noun) curtsy#1
=> curtsy, curtsey
Domain of verb curtsy
Domain Terms of verb curtsy
Familiarity of verb curtsy
curtsy used as a verb is rare (polysemy count =2)
Sample Sentences of verb curtsy
2 senses of curtsy
Sense 1
curtsy, curtsey
*> Somebody ----s
Sense 2
curtsy, bob
*> Somebody ----s
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb curtsy
2 senses of curtsy
Sense 1
curtsy, curtsey
> bow
=> take a bow
=> curtsy, curtsey
=> scrape, kowtow, genuflect
=> genuflect
Sense 2
curtsy, bob
> greet, recognize, recognise
=> shake hands
=> curtsy, bob
=> salute
=> salute, present
=> salute
=> hail, herald
=> welcome, receive
=> say farewell
=> wish, bid
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb curtsy
Sense 1
curtsy, curtsey
=> bow
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Sense 2
curtsy, bob
=> greet, recognize, recognise
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Grep of verb curtsy
curtsy
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