Beckon
31beckon — [ˈbekən] verb [I/T] 1) to signal to someone to come towards you 2) to seem to be an attractive possibility to someone A bright future beckoned.[/ex] …
32beckon — beck•on [[t]ˈbɛk ən[/t]] v. i. 1) to signal, summon, or direct by a gesture of the head or hand 2) to lure; entice 3) a nod, gesture, etc., that signals, directs, or summons • Etymology: bef. 950; ME beknen, OE gebē(a)cnian, der. of bēacen beacon …
33beckon — /ˈbɛkən / (say bekuhn) verb (t) 1. to signal, summon, or direct by a gesture of the head or hand. 2. to lure; entice. –verb (i) 3. to make a summoning gesture. –noun 4. a beckoning. {Middle English beknen, Old English bēcnan, from bēacen sign.… …
34beckon — see BEACON …
35beckon — v. 1 tr. attract the attention of; summon by gesture. 2 intr. (usu. foll. by to) make a signal to attract a person s attention; summon a person by doing this. Etymology: OE biecnan, becnan ult. f. WG baukna BEACON …
36Nature's Beckon — An orientation program on Wildbird conservation and bird watching by Nature s Beckon, Assam Nature s Beckon is an environmental activist group from Northeast India. It was established in 1982 by Soumyadeep Datta, an Ashoka Fellow[1] and got… …
37The Fire in Our Throats Will Beckon the Thaw — Infobox Album | Name = The Fire in Our Throats Will Beckon the Thaw Type = studio Artist = Pelican Released = May 22, 2005 Recorded = February 2005, at Electrical Audio, Chicago, Illinois Genre = Post metal Length = 58:44 Label = Hydra Head… …
38Beckoned — 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… …
39Beckoning — 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… …
40beck — {{11}}beck (n.) late 14c., mute signal, from noun use of bekken (v.), variant of becnan to beckon (see BECKON (Cf. beckon)). Transferred sense of slightest indication of will is from late 15c. {{12}}beck (v.) c.1300, shortening of BECKON (Cf.… …
