Definition of Nod

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

Generic synonyms: Gesture, Motion

2. Verb. Express or signify by nodding. "He nodded his approval"
Generic synonyms: Gesticulate, Gesture, Motion

3. Noun. The act of nodding the head.
Generic synonyms: Inclination, Inclining
Specialized synonyms: Nutation

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"
Generic synonyms: Communicate, Intercommunicate

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"
Generic synonyms: Move

7. Verb. Be almost asleep. "The old man sat nodding by the fireplace"
Generic synonyms: Drowse

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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