nod
/nɑd/noun, verb1 syllable
Nod means: a sign of assent or salutation or command.
What does nod mean?7
noun
1
a sign of assent or salutation or command
2
the act of nodding the head
verb
1
express or signify by nodding“He nodded his approval”
2
lower and raise the head, as to indicate assent or agreement or confirmation“The teacher nodded when the student gave the right answer”
3
let the head fall forward through drowsiness“The old man was nodding in his chair”
4
sway gently back and forth, as in a nodding motion“the flowers were nodding in the breeze”
5
be almost asleep“The old man sat nodding by the fireplace”
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What rhymes with nod?13
Nod in a sentence
- If you talk over the heads of the listeners, they'll nod off.sundown
- When you say yes, do you nod your head?SirCourgette
- Nancy greeted me with a nod from across the street.CP
- A nod is as good as a wink to a blind horse.Zifre
- The lifeless rocks nod their heads again and again.riccioberto
- The boss has just given my holiday plans the nod.sundown
- Smile and nod was all she could do.mervert1
- The guests in the international hotel often nod and smile.AlanF_US
Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.
Forms of nod
as a noun
- plural
- nods
as a verb
- past tense
- nodded
- present participle
- nodding
- third-person singular
- nods
- past participle
- nodded