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   nod

   /nɒd/

   verb

   • 1. lower and raise one's head slightly and briefly, especially in greeting, assent, or understanding, or to give someone a signal: "he looked around for support and everyone nodded" Similar inclinebobbowdipwagduck
   • ▪ signify or express (greeting, assent, or understanding) by nodding: "he nodded his consent" Similar signalgesturegesticulatemotionsignindicate
   • ▪ move one's head up and down repeatedly: "he shut his eyes, nodding to the beat"
   • 2. let one's head fall forward when drowsy or asleep: "Anna nodded over her book"
   • ▪ make a mistake due to a momentary lack of alertness or attention: "scientific reason, like Homer, sometimes nods" Similar make a mistakebe mistakenbe in errorbe wrongbe incorrectget something wrongmake an errormake a sliperrtrip upstumblebe carelessbe inattentivebe negligentinformal:slip up
   • 3. head (the ball) without great force: "Henry nodded the ball over the line"

   noun

   • 1. an act of nodding the head: "at a nod from his father he left the room" Similar signalindicationsigncuegestureinclinationbobbowdipduckgreetingacknowledgement
   • ▪ a gesture of acknowledgement or concession to: "the device is a nod to the conventions of slapstick"

   Word Origin late Middle English (as a verb): perhaps of Low German origin; compare with Middle High German notten ‘move about, shake’. The noun dates from the mid 16th century.

   Scrabble Points: 4

   • N

     1

   • O

     1

   • D

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