beckon
Signal to come
To beckon is to signal someone to approach, usually with a gesture of the hand or head: She beckoned him over.
The word extends to anything that attracts or draws: Adventure beckons, The open road beckoned.
A beckoning gesture is inviting, suggesting something desirable awaits.
Oscillating motion through medium
- motionChange in position
- signalMessage-conveying cue
- nodBrief head tilt
- hand signalMotion conveying information
summoning · indication · cue · sign · handwave · flirtation · greeting · salute
Contact by phone
- summonsFormal court notification
- bidOffer to purchase
- inviteRequest attendance
- commandAuthoritative instruction given
hail · convene · rally · muster · gather · assemble · convoke · request
wave
Oscillating motion through medium
hand signal · summoning · indication · cue · sign · handwave · flirtation · greeting · salute · body language
call
Contact by phone
command · hail · convene · rally · muster · gather · assemble · convoke · request · page
tempt
Draw toward wrongdoing
draw · appeal · charm · seduce · captivate · enchant · fascinate · magnetize · tantalize · beguile
prompt
Incite to action
beseech · entreat · exhort · bid · enjoin · incite · press · call upon · appeal to · spur
- enticementsenticement, inducement, lure, allure, temptation
- gesturesgesture, hand gestures, applause, hand raise, tap on shoulder
- getting attentionhey, psst, yoo-hoo, ahoy, hey there
- hand gestureswave, point, clap, snap, pinch
- social actionsinteract, communicate, connect, socialize, engage
- allureattraction, attract, magnetism, charisma, attractiveness
- beckoning catFortune-bringing waving figurine