Mary got the nod from among some 500 applicants.
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Nod
/nÉ’d/
Synonyms for "nod" (398 found)
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Closest matches (80)
abide byaccedeaccede toacceptacceptanceacclaimaccordaccord toaccostacquiesceacquiesce inaddressadherenceadmirationaffirmanceaffirmationaffirmativeaffirmative attitudeaffirmativenessagree
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agree toagree withaid to navigationalarmamber lightamenapplaudapprobationapprovalapproveapprove ofassentauthenticationauthorizationayebagbalefirebe caught nappingbe neglectfulbe negligentbe willingbeaconbeacon firebeat the drumbeckbeck and callbellbell buoybendbend the kneebend the neckbending the kneebid good daybid good morningbiddingblessingblinkerblue peterbobbob a curtsybob downbowbow and scrapebow downbow the headbow tobowing and scrapingbroad hintbuoybuycallcallingcalling forth
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cascadecatalepsycaution lightcertificationcheercluecomacomplycondescendconfirmationconnive atconsentconsent to silentlyconvocationcountenancecountersignaturecrouchcuecurtsydaggle
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dangledefaultdeigndependdipdipping the colorsdisregarddope offdoze offdrabbledragdraggledrapedroopdrop asleepdrop offdrowse offduckembraceencephalitis lethargicaendorseendorsementesteemevocationexchange colorsfailfallfall asleepfall down beforefavorfavorable voteflagflag downflapflareflashflopflowfog bellfog signalfog whistlefoghorngentle hintgenuflectgenuflectiongesturegive a signalgive consentgive the nodglanceglimmerglimmeringgloss overgo aheadgo along withgo lightgo to sleepgo-aheadgong buoygrantgreen lightgreetgreetinghailhail and speakhalf-masthand clasphand-clasphandshakehanghang downhave no objectionheliographhellohighhigh signhinthoist a bannerhold withhomagehow-do-you-dohugignoreimplicationimprimaturin totoinclinationindentindexindicationindorseinklinginnuendoinsinuation
Noun(5 words)
Related words (199)
international alphabet flaginternational numeral pennantintimationinvocationjohn hancockkickkisskiss handskneelkneelingkowtowlapseleerlet golet ridelet slidelet sliplethargylift the hatlook
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loplose sight oflose track ofmake a legmake a signmake obeisancemaking a legmarker beaconnarcohypnosisnarcolepsynarcomanarcosisnarcotic stupornarcotizationneglectnod assentnod of assentnod offnod tonot care fornot get involvednot heednot refusenot thinknotarizationnudgeobeisanceobsequiousnessokokayoverlookparachute flarepass overpendpermissionpermitpilot flagpokepolice whistlepreconizationpresenting armspromptprostrationpull the forelockquarantine flagradio beaconraise a cryratificationratifyreceivered flagred lightrequisitionrespectrestreverencerocketroman candlerubber stampsagsailing aidsalaamsalutationsalutesanctionsay ayesay hellosay yesscentscrapesealseal of approvalsedationsemaphoresemaphore flagsemaphore telegraphservilitysettle to sleepshakeshake handsshocksigilsignsignalsignal beaconsignal bellsignal firesignal flagsignal gongsignal gunsignal lampsignal lightsignal mastsignal postsignal rocketsignal shotsignal sirensignal towersignalizesignaturesignetsleepsleeping sicknesssmilesmile of recognitionsoporsound an alarmsound the trumpetspar buoyspeakspoorsquatstampstamp of approvalstanding at attentionstoopstop lightstuporsubmissionsubmissivenesssubscribe tosubscriptionsuggestionsummonssupinationsuspicionswagswingswoonsymptomtake for grantedtake kindly totelltalethanatosisthe nodthe winkthumbs-uptouchtouch the hattracktraffic lighttraffic signaltrailtranceuncoverunfurl a flagvalidationvisavisevoicevotevote affirmativelyvote ayevote forwarrantwatch firewavewave a flagwave the handweepwelcomewhisperwhite flagwigwagwigwag flagwinkwink atyeayea voteyea-sayingyellow flagyesyield assent
Verb(1 words)
signal a desire
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8 entriesCollocations
10 entriesbrief nodfirm nodgentle nodgive a nodhead nodnod of acknowledgmentnod of approvalrapid nodsilent nodsubtle nod
Inflections
3 entriesDerivations
4 entriesSample sentences
25 total sentences available.
Nancy greeted me with a nod from across the street.
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A nod is a sign of agreement.
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Last night I began to nod off in front of the TV.
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