gestures
Definitions
Noun
- Motion of hands or body to emphasize or help to express a thought or feeling
- The use of movements (especially of the hands) to communicate familiar or prearranged signals
- Something done as an indication of intention
Verb
- Show, express or direct through movement
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Words that sound like the term "gestures".
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Words that are spelled similarly to the term "gestures".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | features | 2 | 80 |
| 2 | measures | 2 | 49 |
| 3 | gesture | 2 | 32 |
| 4 | lectures | 2 | 15 |
| 5 | textures | 2 | 6 |
| 6 | ventures | 2 | 4 |
| 7 | gestured | 2 | 3 |
| 8 | postures | 2 | 2 |
| 9 | pastures | 2 | 2 |
| 10 | estuaries | 4 | 1 |
| 11 | ensures | 2 | 1 |
| 12 | estes | 2 | 1 |
| 13 | dentures | 2 | 1 |
| 14 | sutures | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | sturges | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | sures | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | sturgess | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | kestrels | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | guesthouses | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | testes | 2 | 0 |
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Term
Definitions: 4
Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 12
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 0
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
This Word in the News:
Hand Gestures Aren’t Always Universal — but We All Use Them to Communicate
Mar 13, 2026 Discover Magazine
Mar 13, 2026 Discover Magazine
What can dogs tell us about how robots can locate objects? Gestures may be as important as words
Mar 13, 2026 Brown University
Mar 13, 2026 Brown University