nod

I

(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)

n. salute, greeting, recognition; sign, signal; permission, agreement. —v. t. dip, incline, bob. —v. i. greet, signal, sign; sleep, nap, doze, drowse. See command, inactivity, indication, assent.

II

(Roget's IV) n.

1. [A slight bow]

Syn. dip, inclination, greeting; see bow 2 .

2. [*Approval; usually used with the]

Syn. acceptance, affirmative answer, yes; see permission .

v.

1. [To make a nodding movement]

Syn. assent, agree, sign, signal, greet, salaam, bend, curtsy, incline the head, acquiesce, consent, respond, fall in with, concur, acknowledge, recognize; see also agree , approve 1 , bow 1 .

Ant. deny*, dissent, disagree.

2. [To become sleepy or inattentive]

Syn. drowse, nap, drift, drift off; see sleep .

III

(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus)

I

n.

greeting, acknowledgement, gesture, signal, consenting nod. see greeting

II

v.

1. greet or acknowledge recognize, salute, incline the head, bow.

2. consent agree, concur.

3. fall asleep doze off, drop off, nap.

IV

(Roget's Thesaurus II) I verb 1. To respond affirmatively; receive with agreement or compliance: accede, accept, acquiesce, agree, assent, consent, subscribe, yes. See AGREE. 2. To sleep for a brief period. Also used with off: catnap, doze (off), nap, siesta, snooze. Idiom: catch (or grab or take) forty winks. See AWARENESS. II noun 1. An inclination of the head or body, as in greeting, consent, courtesy, submission, or worship: bow1, curtsy, genuflection, kowtow, obeisance. See COURTESY. 2. The act or process of accepting: acceptance, acquiescence, agreement, assent, consent, yes. Informal: OK. See ACCEPT.