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- [nod]
- /nɒd/
- /nɒd/
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- [nod]
- /nɒd/
Definitions of nod word
- verb without object nod to make a slight, quick downward bending forward of the head, as in assent, greeting, or command. 1
- verb without object nod to let the head fall slightly forward with a sudden, involuntary movement when sleepy. 1
- verb without object nod to doze, especially in a sitting position: The speaker was so boring that half the audience was nodding. 1
- verb without object nod to become careless, inattentive, or listless; make an error or mistake through lack of attention. 1
- verb without object nod (of trees, flowers, plumes, etc.) to droop, bend, or incline with a swaying motion. 1
- verb with object nod to bend (the head) in a short, quick downward movement, as of assent or greeting. 1
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Origin of nod
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English nodde, of uncertain origin
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Nod
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
nod popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
nod usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for nod
noun nod
- permission — authorization granted to do something; formal consent: to ask permission to leave the room.
- signal — anything that serves to indicate, warn, direct, command, or the like, as a light, a gesture, an act, etc.: a traffic signal; a signal to leave.
- sign — a token; indication.
- affirmation — the act of affirming or the state of being affirmed
- go-ahead — permission or a signal to proceed: They got the go-ahead on the construction work.
verb nod
- move — to pass from one place or position to another.
- bob — If something bobs, it moves up and down, like something does when it is floating on water.
- jiggle — a jiggling movement.
- waggle — to wobble or shake, especially while in motion: The ball waggled slowly to a stop. The leaves of the tree waggled in the wind.
- shake — to move or sway with short, quick, irregular vibratory movements.
Antonyms for nod
verb nod
- differ — to be unlike, dissimilar, or distinct in nature or qualities (often followed by from): The two writers differ greatly in their perceptions of the world. Each writer's style differs from that of another.
- disagree — to fail to agree; differ: The conclusions disagree with the facts. The theories disagree in their basic premises.
- disallow — to refuse to allow; reject; veto: to disallow a claim for compensation.
- disapprove — to think (something) wrong or reprehensible; censure or condemn in opinion.
- dispute — to engage in argument or debate.
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