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
(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
nodding
present participle of nod
nodding (plural noddings)
The act by which one nods.
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.
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
8 November 2024
(noun) the act of furnishing an equivalent person or thing in the place of another; “replacing the star will not be easy”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
