'Beckon' definitions:

Definition of 'beckon'

(from WordNet)

verb

Signal with the hands or nod; "She waved to her friends"; "He waved his hand hospitably" [syn: beckon, wave]

verb

Appear inviting; "The shop window decorations beckoned"

verb

Summon with a wave, nod, or some other gesture

Definition of 'Beckon'

From: 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]

Definition of 'Beckon'

From: GCIDE

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

Synonyms of 'beckon'

From: Moby Thesaurus

appeal,
attract,
be attractive,
bid,
call,
engage,
fetch,
gesticulate,
gesture,
interest,
invite,
mime,
motion,
motion to,
pantomime,
saw the air,
shrug,
shrug the shoulders,
signal,
summon,
tantalize,
tease,
tempt,
tickle,
titillate,
wave the arms,
whet the appetite

Words containing 'Beckon'

Beckoned,
Beckoning

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