All nod synonyms
nod
N n verb nod
- respond β to reply or answer in words: to respond briefly to a question.
- acquiesce β If you acquiesce in something, you agree to do what someone wants or to accept what they do.
- agree β If people agree with each other about something, they have the same opinion about it or say that they have the same opinion.
- approve β If you approve of an action, event, or suggestion, you like it or are pleased about it.
- assent β If someone gives their assent to something that has been suggested, they formally agree to it.
- concur β If one person concurs with another person, the two people agree. You can also say that two people concur.
- consent β If you give your consent to something, you give someone permission to do it.
- curtsy β If a woman or a girl curtsies, she lowers her body briefly, bending her knees and sometimes holding her skirt with both hands, as a way of showing respect for an important person.
- duck β any of numerous wild or domesticated web-footed swimming birds of the family Anatidae, especially of the genus Anas and allied genera, characterized by abroad, flat bill, short legs, and depressed body.
- indicate β to be a sign of; betoken; evidence; show: His hesitation really indicates his doubt about the venture.
- recognise β to identify as something or someone previously seen, known, etc.: He had changed so much that one could scarcely recognize him.
- recognize β to identify as something or someone previously seen, known, etc.: He had changed so much that one could scarcely recognize him.
- fall asleep β go to sleep
- doze β to sleep lightly or fitfully.
- drift β a driving movement or force; impulse; impetus; pressure.
- droop β to sag, sink, bend, or hang down, as from weakness, exhaustion, or lack of support.
- drowse β to be sleepy or half-asleep.
- nap β to sleep for a short time; doze.
- sleep β to take the rest afforded by a suspension of voluntary bodily functions and the natural suspension, complete or partial, of consciousness; cease being awake.
- slump β to drop or fall heavily; collapse: Suddenly she slumped to the floor.
- move β to pass from one place or position to another.
- bob β If something bobs, it moves up and down, like something does when it is floating on water.
- jiggle β a jiggling movement.
- waggle β 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 β to move or sway with short, quick, irregular vibratory movements.
- acknowledge β If you acknowledge a fact or a situation, you accept or admit that it is true or that it exists.
- bend β When you bend, you move the top part of your body downwards and forwards. Plants and trees also bend.
- greet β to lament; bewail.
noun nod
- permission β authorization granted to do something; formal consent: to ask permission to leave the room.
- signal β 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 β a token; indication.
- affirmation β the act of affirming or the state of being affirmed
- go-ahead β permission or a signal to proceed: They got the go-ahead on the construction work.
- thumbs up β the short, thick, inner digit of the human hand, next to the forefinger.
- okay β to put one's endorsement on or indicate one's approval of (a request, piece of copy, bank check, etc.); authorize; initial: Would you OK my application?
- gesture β a movement or position of the hand, arm, body, head, or face that is expressive of an idea, opinion, emotion, etc.: the gestures of an orator; a threatening gesture.
- acknowledgment β An acknowledgment is a statement or action which recognizes that something exists or is true.
- bow β When you bow to someone, you briefly bend your body towards them as a formal way of greeting them or showing respect.
- greeting β the act or words of a person who greets.
- salute β Military. to pay respect to or honor by some formal act, as by raising the right hand to the side of the headgear, presenting arms, firing cannon, dipping colors, etc.
- acceptance β Acceptance of an offer or a proposal is the act of saying yes to it or agreeing to it.
- affirmative β An affirmative word or gesture indicates that you agree with what someone has said or that the answer to a question is 'yes'.
- beckon β If you beckon to someone, you signal to them to come to you.
- dip β to plunge (something, as a cloth or sponge) temporarily into a liquid, so as to moisten it, dye it, or cause it to take up some of the liquid: He dipped the brush into the paint bucket.
- inclination β a disposition or bent, especially of the mind or will; a liking or preference: Much against his inclination, he was forced to resign.
- indication β anything serving to indicate or point out, as a sign or token.
- yes β (used to express affirmation or assent or to mark the addition of something emphasizing and amplifying a previous statement): Do you want that? Yes, I do.