genuflect

As verbs the difference between genuflect and kneeling

is that genuflect is to bend the knee, as in servitude or worship while kneeling is .

As a noun kneeling is

the act by which someone kneels.

As a verb genuflect

is to bend the knee, as in servitude or worship.

As a noun curtsy is

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In lang=en terms the difference between genuflect and bow

is that genuflect is to behave in a servile manner; to grovel while bow is to defer (to something).

As verbs the difference between genuflect and bow

is that genuflect is to bend the knee, as in servitude or worship while bow is to play music on (a stringed instrument) using a bow or bow can be to bend oneself as a gesture of respect or deference.

As a noun bow is

a weapon made of a curved piece of wood or other flexible material whose ends are connected by a string, used for shooting arrows or bow can be a gesture, usually showing respect, made by inclining the head or bending forward at the waist or bow can be (nautical) the front of a boat or ship.

As verbs the difference between genuflect and prostrate

is that genuflect is to bend the knee, as in servitude or worship while prostrate is (to lie flat or facedown)(Often reflexive) To lie flat or facedown.

As an adjective prostrate is

lying flat, facedown.

In intransitive terms the difference between genuflect and kowtow

is that genuflect is to behave in a servile manner; to grovel while kowtow is to bow very deeply.

As a noun kowtow is

the act of kowtowing.

As a noun taxonomy

is the science or the technique used to make a classification.

As a verb genuflect is

to bend the knee, as in servitude or worship.

As verbs the difference between genuflect and curtsey

is that genuflect is to bend the knee, as in servitude or worship while curtsey is to make a curtsey.

As a noun curtsey is

a small bow, generally performed by a woman or a girl, where she crosses one calf of her leg behind the other and briefly bends her knees and lowers her body in deference.