nod

nod
v
1. motion, make a sign, signal, signify, signalize, indicate; incline the head, acknowledge, recognize, greet, give salutation, salute, say hello, hail.
2. acquiesce, show agreement, agree, concur, consent, assent.
3. doze off, drop off, drowse, be sleepy, fall asleep, go to sleep, nap.
4. be indifferent, be lax, be listless, become careless, become inattentive, become neglectful; bungle, botch, blunder, slip up, trip up, falter; be mistaken, be wrong, make a mistake, err.
5.(of trees, flowers, etc.) droop, bend, bow, hang down; give way, sag, sink, slump; dip, lean, curve, incline.
n
6. motion, gesture, sign, signal, cue, indication; beckoning, command.
7. acknowledgement, sign of recognition, greeting, salutation, salute, hello, hail; obeisance, sign of reverence; sign of acquiescence, show of agreement, sign of approval.

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  • nod — ► VERB (nodded, nodding) 1) lower and raise one s head slightly and briefly in greeting, assent, or understanding, or as a signal. 2) let one s head fall forward when drowsy or asleep. 3) (nod off) informal fall asleep. 4) make a mistake due to a …   English terms dictionary

  • Nod — ist ein in der Genesis (Gen 4,16 EU) erwähntes Land „östlich von Eden“: “וַיֵּ֥צֵא קַ֖יִן מִלִּפְנֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה וַיֵּ֥שֶׁב בְּאֶֽרֶץ־נ֖וֹד קִדְמַת־עֵֽדֶן׃ ” “wayyēṣê qayin millip̄ney YHWH wayyēšeḇ bə’ereṣ nôḏ qiḏmaṯ ‘ēḏen” Nachdem Kain seinen… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

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  • nod — [näd] vi. nodded, nodding [ME nodden, prob. in basic sense “to shake the head,” akin to Ger notten, to move about, OHG hnotōn, to shake, OE hnossian, to knock < IE * kneudh < base * ken , to scratch, scrape > NIP1] 1. to bend the head… …   English World dictionary

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  • Nod — (n[o^]d), v. i. [OE. nodden; cf. OHG. kn[=o]t[=o]n, genuot[=o]n, to shake, and E. nudge.] 1. To bend or incline the upper part, with a quick motion; as, nodding plumes. [1913 Webster] 2. To incline the head with a quick motion; to make a slight… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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