NODDING

cernuous, drooping, nodding, pendulous, weeping

(adjective) having branches or flower heads that bend downward; “nodding daffodils”; “the pendulous branches of a weeping willow”; “lilacs with drooping panicles of fragrant flowers”

NOD

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


Verb

nodding

present participle of nod

Noun

nodding (plural noddings)

The act by which one nods.

Adjective

nodding (not comparable)

(botany) Having the flower facing downwards.

Source: Wiktionary


Nod"ding, a.

Definition: Curved so that the apex hangs down; having the top bent downward.

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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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22 November 2024

SHEET

(noun) (nautical) a line (rope or chain) that regulates the angle at which a sail is set in relation to the wind


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