Webster's English Dictionary

Enter the word to look up:

gesture

1. ges.ture \'jes(h)-ch*r\ n [ML gestura mode of action, fr. L gestus, pp.] 
   archaic  1: CARRIAGE, BEARING  2: the use of motions of the limbs or body 
   as a means of expression  3: a movement usu. of the body or limbs that 
   expresses or emphasizes an ide a, sentiment, or attitude 4: something said 
   or done by way of formality or courtesy, as a symbol or t oken, or for its 
   effect on the attitudes of others
2. gesture vi : to make a gesture to express or direct by a gesture