19
bow(noun, verb, move, stop, meet)
17
nod(noun, verb, move, stop, meet)
15
kowtow(noun, verb, honor, respect, depression)
13
salaam(noun, verb, stop, meet, honor)
13
bob(noun, verb, move, depression, bow)
12
bend(noun, verb, move, acknowledge, depression)
11
obeisance(noun, respect, depression, courtesy, inclination)
10
genuflection(noun, action, honor, respect, sign)
9
curtsey(noun, bow, bending)
9
reverence(noun, honor, respect, courtesy, salutation)
8
kneel(verb, depression, courtesy, submission, genuflect)
6
bend the knee(expression, idiom, depression, courtesy, submission)
6
genuflect(verb, distort, hunch, arch, nod)
6
greet(verb, move, stop, meet, acknowledge)
6
salutation(noun, honor, respect, greeting, salute)
6
salute(noun, verb, move, stop, meet)
6
wave(verb, action, sign, signal, motion)
5
courtesy(noun, depression, courtesy, evolution, submission)
5
accost(verb, stop, meet, honor, treat)
5
embrace(verb, stop, meet, honor, treat)
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