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nod

n.

A slight bow
dip, inclination, greeting; see bow 2.
*Approval; usually used with the
acceptance, affirmative answer, yes; see permission.

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nod

v.

To make a nodding movement
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.
Antonyms deny*, dissent, disagree.
To become sleepy or inattentive
drowse, nap, drift, drift off; see sleep.

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Another word for nod

verb

To respond affirmatively; receive with agreement or compliance:
accede, accept, acquiesce, agree, assent, consent, subscribe, yes. See agree
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

noun

An inclination of the head or body, as in greeting, consent, courtesy, submission, or worship:
bow¹, curtsy, genuflection, kowtow, obeisance. See courtesy
The act or process of accepting:
acceptance, acquiescence, agreement, assent, consent, yes. (Informal) OK. See accept