Salute

Noun

 * 1) A formal gesture done in honor of someone or something, usually with the hand or hands in one of various particular positions.
 * The soldiers greeted the dignitaries with a crisp salute.
 * 1) Any action done for the purpose of honor or  tribute.
 * The orchestra performed the concert as a salute to Gershwin.

Verb

 * 1) To make a gesture in honor of someone or something.
 * They saluted the flag as it passed in the parade.
 * 1) To act in thanks, honor, or tribute; to thank or extend gratitude.
 * I would like to salute the many dedicated volunteers that make this project possible.

Adjectives for Salute
obedient; reverential; characteristic; rattling; roistering; royal; noisy; parting; graceful; sketched; customary; silent; presidential.

Verbs for Salute
acknowledge ceive—; bestow—; bow to—; con-give—; greet with—; master -—; perform—; present—; return—; —announces; —compliments; —expresses; — favors; —honors; —troubles.

Adverbs for Salute
courteously; formally; cordially; thunderously; respectfully; civilly; vehemently;gravely; obediently; fraternally; affectionately; obsequiously.

Thesaurus
accost, acknowledge, address, adulate, anniversaries, apostrophize, apotheosize, appeal to, approach, beat the drum, belaud, bend, bending the knee, bepraise, bespeak, bid good day, bid good morning, bless, blow up, boast of, bob, bow, bow to, bowing and scraping, brag about, buttonhole, call to, celebrate, celebrating, celebration, ceremony, commemoration, cry up, curtsy, deify, demonstrate respect for, dip, dip the colors, dip the ensign, dipping the colors, do homage to, dress ship, dressing ship, emblazon, embrace, eulogize, exalt, exchange colors, exchange greetings, extol, fanfare, fanfaronade, festivity, flag, flag down, flash, flatter, flourish of trumpets, genuflection, give a signal, give the nod, glance, glorify, greet, greeting, hail, hail and speak, half-mast, halloo, hand-clasp, handshake, hello, hero-worship, hoist a banner, holiday, homage, honor, how-do-you-do, hug, idolize, inclination, invoke, jubilee, kick, kiss, kiss hands, kneeling, kowtow, laud, leer, lift the hat, lionize, magnify, make a sign, make a signal, make much of, making a leg, marking the occasion, memorialization, memory, nod, nod to, nudge, obeisance, obsequiousness, observance, ovation, overpraise, panegyrize, pay homage to, pay respect to, pay tribute, pay tribute to, poke, porter aux nues, praise, present arms, presenting arms, prostration, puff, puff up, pull the forelock, raise a cry, recognize, rejoicing, religious rites, remembrance, render honor to, revel, reverence, rite, ritual observance, salaam, salutation, salvo, say hello, scrape, servility, shake, shake hands, sign, signal, signalize, smile, smile of recognition, solemn observance, solemnization, sound an alarm, sound the trumpet, speak, speak fair, speak to, stand at attention, stand to attention, standing at attention, submission, submissiveness, take aside, talk to, testimonial, testimonial banquet, testimonial dinner, toast, touch, touch the hat, tribute, triumph, trumpet, uncover, unfurl a flag, wave, wave a flag, wave the hand, wink

Etymology
from Latin salutare "to greet"; literally, "wish health to," from salus (gen. salutis) "greeting, good health", related to salvus "safe".

Noun

 * Finnish: (1),  (2)
 * German:
 * Greek:


 * Norwegian: hilsen, honnør
 * Scottish Gaelic: fàilte
 * Spanish:

Verb

 * Greek: -cheretizo


 * Norwegian:

Related terms

 * salubrious
 * salutary
 * salutation

Anagrams

 * Aleuts

Noun

 * 1) health, wellbeing

Interjection
salute!


 * 1) cheers!
 * 2) bless you!

Anagrams

 * esulta