English dictionary

nod

/n/A/d/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

a sign of assent or salutation or command

noun.communication

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the act of nodding the head

noun.act

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

noun

Source: webster1913

express or signify by nodding

verb.communication

Examples
He nodded his approval.

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lower and raise the head, as to indicate assent or agreement or confirmation

verb.communication

Examples
The teacher nodded when the student gave the right answer.

Source: WordNet 3.0
let the head fall forward through drowsiness

verb.body

Examples
The old man was nodding in his chair.

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sway gently back and forth, as in a nodding motion

verb.motion

Examples
The flowers were nodding in the breeze.

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be almost asleep

verb.body

Examples
The old man sat nodding by the fireplace.

Source: WordNet 3.0
To bend or incline the upper part, with a quick motion; as, <i>nodding</i> plumes.

verb

Source: webster1913
To incline or bend, as the head or top; to make a motion of assent, of salutation, or of drowsiness with; as, to <i>nod</i> the head.

verb

Source: webster1913