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Synonyms for nod

agree

Synonyms

incline

salute

give someone the nod

Synonyms

  • give the go-ahead
  • give the green light
  • give the okay
  • greenlight
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

Synonyms for nod

to respond affirmatively; receive with agreement or compliance

to sleep for a brief period

an inclination of the head or body, as in greeting, consent, courtesy, submission, or worship

the act or process of accepting

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Words related to nod

a sign of assent or salutation or command

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the act of nodding the head

express or signify by nodding

lower and raise the head, as to indicate assent or agreement or confirmation

sway gently back and forth, as in a nodding motion

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be almost asleep

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Animal tissues used in this study (paraffin-embedded pancreata and frozen liver and kidneys) belong to female NOD and NOR mice that were purchased from the Jackson Laboratory, USA, for an earlier study [19].
The nine nods for Perry, 26, were the climax of an extraordinary 12 months that has seen the once struggling gospel singer reinvent herself as a pop sex kitten with a string of hits like "California Gurls," "Teenage Dream" and "Firework."
Section 4 analyses the relationship between foreclosures and NODs. The results are presented in Section 5, followed by a conclusion.
Sasha Fierce." The former "Destiny's Child" singer also picked up a nod in the song of the year category.
"With a fish on the screen, I often lift-fall-hold, then nod and hold," he continues.
It snagged nods for best film actor for GEORGE CLOONEY playing a troubled attorney and his co-stars TOM WILKINSON and TILDA SWINTON also earned supporting nominations.
Why it's here: Patricia Clarkson finally, finally, gets a Best Supporting Actress nod for her turn as a mom who doesn't let her cancer diagnosis keep her from being hilariously bitter.
The band's influences are many, drawing a line from The Velvet Underground and Television through Gang of Four and The Smiths to contemporaries like The Lapse and Les Savy Fav-with a nod to e.e.
In a few seconds, the ribbon's chaotic motion settles into a repeating pattern: first a deep bow, then a nod, then another deep bow, a nod and so on.
So, the boss calls them in, sits them down and then goes into his nod routine, a nod here, a nod there, some more nods and a general closing the meeting nod which has Her Majesty's citizens in a bit of a quandary.
Woody Allen - famously averse to awards ceremonies - added to his record for writing nominations with his 16th nod, while composer John Williams has the most nods of any living person, with 49.
IF NOT THE BIG ONE: Annette Bening is generally all right in the Globes' actress categories: six nods, including a win for "Being Julia."
But when I listen to Bill Evans, that white guy from Miles Davis' best band, I don't think about Bill's nods, and when I listen to Glenn Gould play Mozart I don't think about his Valium problem, and when I listen to Coltrane leaving earth orbit I don't think about cirrhosis.