Definition: a deep bow with the foot drawn backwards (indicating excessive humility)
Usage: all that bowing and scraping did not impress him
Similar words: obeisance, bow, bowing
Definition: bending the head or body or knee as a sign of reverence or submission or shame or greeting
Synonyms: scrape, scraping, scratch, scratching
Definition: a harsh noise made by scraping
Usage: the scrape of violin bows distracted her
Similar words: noise
Definition: sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)
Usage: he enjoyed the street noises; they heard indistinct noises of people talking; during the firework display that ended the gala the noise reached 98 decibels
Synonyms: scraping
Definition: (usually plural) a fragment scraped off of something and collected
Usage: they collected blood scrapings for analysis
Similar words: fragment
Definition: a piece broken off or cut off of something else
Usage: a fragment of rock