to doff oneself

  • 1doff — transitive verb Etymology: Middle English, from don to do + of off Date: 14th century 1. a. to remove (an article of wear) from the body b. to take off (the hat) in greeting or as a sign of respect 2. to rid oneself of …

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  • 2doff — verb, literary he doffed his cap as we walked past Syn: take off, remove, strip off, pull off; raise, lift, tip; dated divest oneself of Ant: don …

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  • 3Courtesy — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Courtesy >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 courtesy courtesy Sgm: N 1 respect respect &c. 928 Sgm: N 1 good manners good manners good behavior good breeding Sgm: N 1 manners manners Sgm: N 1 politeness …

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  • 4List of gestures — Further information: Gesture People often use gestures during heated or tense arguments, such as at this political demonstration. Gestures are a form of nonverbal communication in which visible bodily actio …

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  • 5courtesy — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Politeness Nouns 1. courtesy, courteousness; respect; good manners, behavior, or breeding; manners, politeness, urbanity, comity, gentility, breeding, cultivation, polish, grace, civility, culture,… …

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  • 6salute — v 1. address, greet, hello, say hello or how do you do; hallo, hail, call to, Archaic. gratulate. 2. nod to, tip or doff one s hat or cap to, wave to, extend one s hand to, shake hands with, give [s.o.] the glad hand, Inf. glad hand, embrace,… …

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  • 7The Fall (novel) — infobox Book | name = The Fall title orig = La Chute translator = Justin O Brien image caption = Vintage International s 1991 reissue of Justin O Brien s translation of The Fall . author = Albert Camus illustrator = cover artist = country =… …

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  • 8undress — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. strip, disrobe, unclothe, peel (sl.), dismantle, expose. See divestment. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. strip, take off one s clothes, undrape, disrobe, unclothe, dismantle, divest, become naked, assume the… …

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  • 9shed — I noun the rabbit lives in the shed Syn: hut, lean to, outhouse, outbuilding; shack; potting shed, woodshed, tool shed, garden shed II verb 1) the trees shed their leaves Syn: drop, scatter, spill …

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  • 10slip — I 1. verb 1) she slipped on the ice Syn: slide, skid, glide; fall (over), lose one s balance, tumble 2) the envelope slipped through Luke s fingers Syn: fall, drop, slide 3) …

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