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obeisance vs scraping

scraping vs obeisance

obeisance and scraping both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
obeisance Yes No No No
scraping Yes No No No
As nouns, scraping is a hyponym of obeisance; that is, scraping is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than obeisance:
  • obeisance: bending the head or body or knee as a sign of reverence or submission or shame or greeting
  • scraping: a deep bow with the foot drawn backwards (indicating excessive humility)
Other hyponyms of obeisance include genuflection, genuflexion, kotow, kowtow, scrape, salaam.
obeisance (noun) scraping (noun)
the act of obeying; dutiful or submissive behavior with respect to another person a deep bow with the foot drawn backwards (indicating excessive humility)
bending the head or body or knee as a sign of reverence or submission or shame or greeting a harsh noise made by scraping
(usually plural) a fragment scraped off of something and collected
Difference between obeisance and scraping

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