salute — OET · Shobdo

salute

noun

1 he gave the Brigadier a smart salute:

gesture of respect, greeting, salutation, address, hail, welcome, tribute, wave;

homage, obeisance, acknowledgement.

2 the awards were described as an American salute to British courage:

tribute, testimonial, honour, homage, toast, compliment, bouquet, eulogy;

recognition of, celebration of, acknowledgement of.

verb

1 the Emperor saluted the assembled ambassadors:

greet, address, hail, welcome, acknowledge, pay one's respects to, toast, make obeisance to, wave to, accost.

2 we salute a truly great photographer:

pay tribute to, pay homage to, honour, recognize, celebrate, acknowledge, take one's hat off to.

salute Oxford Dictionary of English