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List of gesturesPeople often use gestures during heated or tense?arguments, such as at this?political?demonstration.Gestures?are a form of?nonverbal communication?in which visible bodily actions are used to communicate important messages, either in place of?speech?or together and in parallel with spoken words.?Gestures include movement of the?hands,?face, or other parts of the?body. Physical non-verbal communication such as purely?expressive?displays,?proxemics, or displays of?joint attention?differ from gestures, which communicate specific messages.?Gestures are culture-specific and can convey very different meanings in different social or cultural settings.?Gesture is distinct from?sign language. Although some gestures, such as the ubiquitous act of pointing, differ little from one place to another, most gestures do not have invariable or universal meanings but connote specific meanings in particular cultures. A single emblematic gesture can have very different significance in different cultural contexts, ranging from complimentary to highly offensive.Single handed gestures[edit]Okay signA-ok?or?Okay, made by connecting the?thumb?and?forefinger?in a circle and holding the other fingers straight, may signal the word?okay. It is considered obscene in?Brazil?and in?Iran, being similar to the Western extended middle finger with the back of the hand towards the recipientAbhayamudra?is a?Hindu?Mudra?or gesture of reassurance and safety.Apology hand gesture?is a?Hindu?custom to apologize in the form of a hand gesture with the right hand when a persons foot accidentally touches a book or any written material (which are considered as a manifestation of the goddess of knowledge?Saraswati), money (which is considered as a manifestation of the goddess of wealth?Lakshmi) or another persons leg. The offending person first touches the object with the fingertips and then the forehead and/or chest.Beckoning sign. In North America or Northern Europe a beckoning sign is made with th