Nod

[nɒd] or [nɑd]

Definition

(noun.) the act of nodding the head.

(noun.) a sign of assent or salutation or command.

(verb.) be almost asleep; 'The old man sat nodding by the fireplace'.

(verb.) let the head fall forward through drowsiness; 'The old man was nodding in his chair'.

(verb.) lower and raise the head, as to indicate assent or agreement or confirmation; 'The teacher nodded when the student gave the right answer'.

(verb.) express or signify by nodding; 'He nodded his approval'.

(verb.) sway gently back and forth, as in a nodding motion; 'the flowers were nodding in the breeze'.

Checked by Alden--From WordNet

Definition

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

(v. i.) To incline the head with a quick motion; to make a slight bow; to make a motion of assent, of salutation, or of drowsiness, with the head; as, to nod at one.

(v. i.) To be drowsy or dull; to be careless.

(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.

(v. t.) To signify by a nod; as, to nod approbation.

(v. t.) To cause to bend.

(n.) A dropping or bending forward of the upper oart or top of anything.

(n.) A quick or slight downward or forward motion of the head, in assent, in familiar salutation, in drowsiness, or in giving a signal, or a command.

Edited by Donnie

Synonyms and Synonymous

v. a. & n. Bow.

n. Bow, beck.

Typist: Owen

Definition

v.i. to give a quick forward motion of the head: to bend the head in assent: to salute by a quick motion of the head: to let the head drop in weariness.—v.t. to incline: to signify by a nod:—pr.p. nod′ding; pa.t. and pa.p. nod′ded.—n. a bending forward of the head quickly: a slight bow: a command.—ns. Nod′der; Nod′ding.—adj. inclining the head quickly: indicating by a nod: acknowledged by a nod merely as a nodding acquaintance: (bot.) having the flower looking downwards.—Land of Nod the state of sleep.

Edited by Dorothy