Dictionary Entry
beckon
beckon is a 6-letter English word with 5 senses as transitive verb, noun, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To make a significant sign to; hence, to summon, as by a motion of the hand. Face value is 14 in Scrabble and 17 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
6 letters · Scrabble 14 · Words With Friends 17 · 5 senses
Definitions
- 1transitive verb
To make a significant sign to; hence, to summon, as by a motion of the hand.
- 2noun
A sign made without words; a beck.
- 3verb
signal with the hands or nod
"She waved to her friends"
"He waved his hand hospitably"
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- 4verb
summon with a wave, nod, or some other gesture
- 5verb
appear inviting
"The shop window decorations beckoned"
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