Lexic.us

Definition of Nod

1. Noun. A sign of assent or salutation or command.

2. Verb. Express or signify by nodding. "He nodded his approval"

3. Noun. The act of nodding the head.

4. Verb. Lower and raise the head, as to indicate assent or agreement or confirmation. "The teacher nodded when the student gave the right answer"

5. Verb. Let the head fall forward through drowsiness. "The old man was nodding in his chair"

6. Verb. Sway gently back and forth, as in a nodding motion. "The flowers were nodding in the breeze"

7. Verb. Be almost asleep. "The old man sat nodding by the fireplace"

Definition of Nod

1. v. i. To bend or incline the upper part, with a quick motion; as, nodding plumes.

2. v. t. To incline or bend, as the head or top; to make a motion of assent, of salutation, or of drowsiness with; as, to nod the head.

3. n. A dropping or bending forward of the upper part or top of anything.

Definition of Nod

1. to briefly lower the head forward [v NODDED, NODDING, NODS]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Nod

nocturnally nocturnal amblyopia nocturnal diarrhoea nocturnal dyspnea nocturnal emission nocturnal enuresis nocturnal epilepsy nocturnal myoclonus nocturnal periodicity nocturnal vertigo

nocturne nocturnes nocturns nocuous nocuously nod (current term) nodal nodal nodalise nodalised

nodalises nodalities nodality nodalize nodalized nodalizes nodally nodal bigeminy nodal bradycardia nodal fever

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