12
bow(noun, courtesy, pitch, incline, slope)
6
curving(verb, adjective, curving, turning, bending)
5
arching(verb, adjective, curving, turning, winding)
5
bending(noun, verb, adjective, pitch, incline)
5
crooking(verb, curving, bending)
5
inclination(noun, pitch, incline, slant, slope)
5
kowtowing(noun, verb, adjective, greeting, flattering)
5
obeisance(noun, courtesy)
5
submission(noun, surrender, yielding, compliance, obedience)
4
bowed
4
curtsying(noun, verb, greeting)
4
saluting(verb, greeting)
4
twisting(verb, adjective, turning, bending)
3
adhering(verb, complying)
3
assenting(verb, complying)
3
bend(noun, pitch, incline, slope)
3
flexing(verb, bending)
3
nodding(noun, verb, greeting)
3
prostration(noun, surrender, yielding, despair, compliance)
3
stooping
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