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noun:
- A gesture of beckoning or summons.
- Chiefly British A small brook; a creek.
- A stream or small river.
- an important nod, or movement of the head or hand, especially as a call or demand.
- See beak.
- a little brook.
- A vat. See straight back.
- an important nod, or movement associated with the head or hand, esp. as a call or command.
- A brook; a small stream; especially, a brook with a stony bed or tough course.
- The area of a beck; a field or spot of ground adjacent to a brook. See group.
- A nod of this mind or other significant gesture meant to be recognized as expressive of a desire, or as an indication of demand.
- A gesture of beckoning or summons.
- Chiefly British a little brook; a creek.
- A stream or small river.
- A significant nod, or movement associated with mind or hand, particularly as a call or demand.
- A gesture of salutation or recognition; a bow; a courtesy.
- An agricultural implement with two hooks, utilized in dressing turnips, etc.; a kind of mattock.
- See beak.
- A beak.
- a little brook.
- Any pointed or projecting area of the dress, especially of a head-dress, at the time of the bycocket.
- A vat. See back.
- A vat or vessel utilized in a dye-house; a back.
- Same as beck-harman.
- a beckoning motion
- an important nod, or motion associated with mind or hand, esp. as a call or command.
- A brook; a little flow; specifically, a brook with a stony bed or durable program.
- The area of a beck; a field or patch of floor next to a brook. See batch.
- A nod associated with the head or any other considerable gesture meant to be grasped as expressive of a desire, or as an indication of command.
- A gesture of salutation or recognition; a bow; a courtesy.
- An agricultural implement with two hooks, found in dressing turnips, etc.; a form of mattock.
- A beak.
- Any pointed or projecting part of the dress, especially of a head-dress, by the bycocket.
- A vat or vessel utilized in a dye-house; a back.
- identical to beck-harman.
- a beckoning motion
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idiom:
- at (somebody's) beck and call willing to conform to any wish or demand.
- at (a person's) beck and phone prepared to conform to any wish or demand.
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verb:
- To nod or movement with all the mind.
- To nod or movement aided by the mind.
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verb-intransitive:
- To nod, or make a sign aided by the mind or hand.
- To nod, or make an indication aided by the mind or hand.
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verb-transitive:
- To notify or phone by a nod, or a motion of mind or hand; to intimate a command to.
- To alert or phone by a nod, or a motion associated with mind or hand; to intimate a command to.
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others:
- To signal by a nod or other significant motion; beckon.
- to identify an individual by a small bow or nod.
- To summon or intimate some demand or desire to by a nod or gesture; beckon to.
- To express by a gesture: because, to beck thanks.
- To signal by a nod or any other considerable motion; beckon.
- To recognize an individual by hook bow or nod.
- To summon or intimate some demand or want to by a nod or gesture; beckon to.
- To express by a gesture: since, to beck many thanks.
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