nod
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a sign of assent or salutation or command
Types & categories
- motion hypernym
Related & opposite
- nod derivation
Sense 2 verb
express or signify by nodding
He nodded his approval
Types & categories
- motion hypernym
Related & opposite
- nod derivation
Sense 3 noun
the act of nodding the head
Types & categories
Related & opposite
Sense 4 verb
lower and raise the head, as to indicate assent or agreement or confirmation
The teacher nodded when the student gave the right answer
Types & categories
- communicate hypernym
Related & opposite
- nod derivation
Sense 5 verb
let the head fall forward through drowsiness
The old man was nodding in his chair
Related & opposite
- nod derivation
Sense 6 verb
sway gently back and forth, as in a nodding motion
the flowers were nodding in the breeze
Types & categories
- move hypernym
Sense 7 verb
be almost asleep
The old man sat nodding by the fireplace
Types & categories
- drowse hypernym
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | nod |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | motion |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | nod |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | motion |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | nod |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | nod |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | inclining |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | nutation |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | nod |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | communicate |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | nod |
| 6 | hypernym | Types & categories | move |
| 7 | hypernym | Types & categories | drowse |