beckons
Waves someone over
Beckons is a gesture or signal calling someone toward you—a wave of the hand, a nod of the head, a crooked finger.
The word extends to anything that attracts or invites: Adventure beckons, The open road beckons.
When opportunity beckons, it presents itself enticingly.
She beckoned him over with a slight tilt of her chin.
Oscillating motion through medium
indicate · point · flourish · cue · greet · salute · mime · gesticulate
Contact by phone
- summonsFormal court notification
- inviteRequest attendance
- welcomeHospitable greeting offered
- overtureIntroductory orchestral piece
entreaty · bid · appeal · solicitation · request · proposition · come hither · open door
Urge toward the unwise
- enticementSomething that attracts
- lureThing that tempts
- seductionEnticing someone romantically
- charmAttractive personal quality
appeal · fascination · magnetism · attraction · siren call · enchantment · captivation · draw
Apparent earth-sky meeting
- futureTime still to come
- adventureRisky exciting undertaking
- possibilityState of being achievable
- prospectPotential client or opportunity
destiny · fortune · promise · new beginnings · open road · uncharted territory · calling · potential
wave
Oscillating motion through medium
signal · indicate · point · flourish · cue · greet · salute · mime · gesticulate · hand signal
call
Contact by phone
overture · entreaty · bid · appeal · solicitation · request · proposition · come hither · open door · warm reception
temptation
Urge toward the unwise
- enticementSomething that attracts
- lureThing that tempts
- seductionEnticing someone romantically
charm · appeal · fascination · magnetism · attraction · siren call · enchantment · captivation · draw · pull
horizon
Apparent earth-sky meeting
- futureTime still to come
- adventureRisky exciting undertaking
- possibilityState of being achievable
prospect · destiny · fortune · promise · new beginnings · open road · uncharted territory · calling · potential · dreams
unknown
Not yet discovered
ethereal · otherworldly · distant · elusive · hidden · obscure · haunting · spectral · whispering · cryptic
beckonswaves away
Rejects with hand gesture
shoos · waves off · dismisses · turns away · sends away
beckonsrepels
Drives back, resists
repulses · pushes away · drives away · deters · wards off
- beckoning catFortune-bringing waving figurine