NOD

nod

(noun) the act of nodding the head

nod

(noun) a sign of assent or salutation or command

nod

(verb) be almost asleep; “The old man sat nodding by the fireplace”

nod

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

nod

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

nod

(verb) express or signify by nodding; “He nodded his approval”

nod

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

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Verb

nod (third-person singular simple present nods, present participle nodding, simple past and past participle nodded)

(ambitransitive) To incline the head up and down, as to indicate agreement.

(ambitransitive) To briefly incline the head downwards as a cursory greeting.

(ambitransitive) To sway, move up and down.

(intransitive) To gradually fall asleep.

(transitive) To signify by a nod.

(intransitive) To make a mistake by being temporarily inattentive or tired

(transitive, intransitive, soccer) To head; to strike the ball with one's head.

(intransitive, figuratively) To allude to something.

(intransitive, slang) To fall asleep while under the influence of opiates.

Coordinate terms

• (incline the head): wag, yes

Noun

nod (plural nods)

An instance of inclining the head up and down, as to indicate agreement, or as a cursory greeting.

A reference or allusion to something.

A nomination.

(figurative) Approval.

Anagrams

• DON, Don, Don., ODN, don, don'

Noun

NOD (plural NODs)

(legal) Initialism of notice Of disagreement; filed by an appellant in response to a denial of veteran's benefits in United States law.

(military, US) Initialism of Night Optical/Observation Device.

Anagrams

• DON, Don, Don., ODN, don, don'

Source: Wiktionary

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Nod, v. i. Etym: [OE. nodden; cf. OHG. kn, genuot, to shake, and E. nudge.]

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

2. 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.

3. To be drowsy or dull; to be careless. Nor is it Homer nods, but we that dream. Pope.

Nod, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Nodded; p. pr. & vb. n. Nodding.]

1. 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.

2. To signify by a nod; as, to nod approbation.

3. To cause to bend. [Poetic] By every wind that nods the mountain pine. Keats.

Nod, n.

1. A dropping or bending forward of the upper oart or top of anything. Like a drunken sailor on a mast, Ready with every nod to tumble down. Shak.

2. 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. A look or a nod only ought to correct them [the children] when they do amiss. Locke. Nations obey my word and wait my nod. Prior. The land of Nod, sleep.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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