I. verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a nod/smile/glance/look of approval
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‘You’ve thought of everything,’ she said with a smile of approval.
an approving nod/glance/smile etc
have a passing/nodding acquaintance with sth (= have only slight knowledge or experience of something )
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He has a passing acquaintance with a lot of different subjects.
nod your head (= move it up and down, especially to show agreement )
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The audience nodded their heads enthusiastically.
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■ ADVERB
again
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She nodded again , as if I had answered her.
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Sam repeated numbly, nodding again .
off
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Around two in the morning she was just nodding off when suddenly her telephone rang again.
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Inside the reef, on calmer waters, the boy gratefully nodded off to sleep, exhausted by his ordeal.
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Perry has taken a generous hit from his lover and is now nodding off .
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She said that all night long, like a lullaby, sometimes shaking me to keep me from nodding off .
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Richie attempted to press on with An Early Bath for Thompson, but he soon nodded off .
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The groom was brought to me and although he occasionally nodded off in my lap, he never once whined or fidgeted.
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Then a bit later when I was just nodding off he says, Seamed stockings.
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A crew-cut woman in dance tights and a big overcoat nodded off in the corner.
slowly
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He nodded slowly and she felt his gaze drift to the gold band on her wedding finger.
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She looked at me, nodded slowly and set the trowel on the wall.
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Scott nodded slowly , opening his eyes.
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They nodded slowly , solemnly, like a jury passing sentence.
thoughtfully
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Converse nodded thoughtfully and slid back on to the floor to sleep.
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I felt distinctly baffled, but Holmes was nodding thoughtfully .
vigorously
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Malamute stared earnestly at the floor, nodding vigorously at certain points in her narrative.
■ NOUN
agreement
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Once he had learned that it was proving impossible he reluctantly nodded his agreement to a majority verdict.
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The general manager nods in agreement and fires the anchors.
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So she nodded in agreement , but he didn't release her wrist.
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She nodded in agreement with whatever her uncle said.
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Mr Crump nodded his agreement as he too gazed down.
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I nodded in agreement , and I wondered aloud whether she did the same things with feelings.
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Ruth nodded her agreement and he put out his hand and pulled her to her feet.
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She smiled sadly and nodded in agreement .
approval
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He glanced at the referee, who nodded approval .
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They nodded approval , then asked Rice for clarification of certain details.
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The Bishop nodded his approval of this asceticism before accepting the offer of a second helping from Madeleine.
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People parted respectfully to let the Chilcott boys pass, nodding and murmuring their approval .
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He glanced at the clock and nodded his approval without breaking the rhythm created by his fingers on the strings.
direction
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And she'd nod meaningfully in the direction of the hovering Léonie: not in front of the children please.
head
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His eyelids became hooded and heavy, and his old head nodded gently upon his equally aged shoulders.
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Most heads nod in assent; one or two want to keep on with their writing.
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After a few minutes, he turned his head towards me and nodded .
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At times his head would nod sleepily at formal dinners, and he lost the thread of conversations.
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Her hands brushed the keys, her head began to nod , then her body to tremble.
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I lifted him on to the top of my knapsack, where he clutched my head , nodding and falling asleep.
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Advertising proved a more fertile category, with decisions which set heads nodding and shaking in equal measure.
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The four braided and beribboned heads nodded .
man
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The other man returned and nodded .
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The man nodded , smiling faintly.
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The little man nodded his bald head, his eyes simple as a child's.
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The man nodded sadly as though Hicks represented a mode of behavior with which he was wearily familiar.
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The blond man had nodded a greeting to her, and Carol had been aware of his appraising gaze.
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The old man behind the counter nodded , like he knew him.
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Robinson nudged the man in front of him and nodded a greeting as the man turned.
■ VERB
ask
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Litchfield asked , and Sam nodded as he lit his cigarette, trying not to look as eager as he felt.
say
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Her grandmother said nothing, but nodded three times at the little girl.
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Yep, the President said , nodding approvingly.
smile
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So warm were the tributes that the Chancellor finally started to smile and nod his thanks.
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Vassily was smiling and nodding and chuckling hoarsely.
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Then she smiles , nods me in, and leads the way upstairs.
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Tho drank, and then held the helmet towards Langford, smiling and nodding .
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Mandru smiled and nodded , and preceded his entourage from the room.
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She spoke, smiling and nodding .
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Wiggs smiled , and Beach nodded .
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I smiled and nodded but he would not be put off.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
(in) the land of nod
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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I asked her if she was OK, and she nodded.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Everything seemed so strange and silvery in the starlight and every so often my head would nod and I'd stumble and start.
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Gina lay beside him; she had nodded off and was snoring loudly.
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I nodded and the old woman took my hand.
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In 63 minutes Burrows floated over a free and Hunter was there to nod the ball home at the near post.
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Slowly Penny nodded and then silently cast her eyes down to her plate.
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The experts nod across the seminar table.
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The guy nodded as if still trying to make sense of the story.
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The way to deal with him at such moments was to nod approvingly and pray such ideas would be forgotten.
II. noun
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■ ADJECTIVE
brief
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They parted at the front entrance, Silas favouring her with a brief nod before striding away.
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They vary from a brief head nod or sagging of the body to a full-blown fall with injury.
curt
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With a curt nod he beckoned the waiter, settled the bill, ushered her out into the silky darkness.
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He thanks Paul with a curt nod .
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He looked at me as though he had seen me somewhere before, but I passed by with a curt nod .
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When the kitchen had been restored to its former tidiness, he gave her a curt nod , and walked out.
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The nearest guard glanced at it, then ushered him through with a curt nod of his head.
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On the sixth day, after a curt nod from the chef, Mark realised he must be doing something half-right.
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Give what I hope is curt nod , though double chins seem to go on flapping for ever.
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He gave a quick, curt nod to the soldiers on duty and turned on to the Al Ain road.
little
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Alice and Unice came in and gave her little nods , and sat down and knitted.
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Then he gave a little nod , an apology for interrupting, and leaned the bike against the back porch.
slight
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A younger woman with outsize spectacles behind them periodically gave a slight nod of her head.
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Credibility, as we now know, gets not the slightest nod from me, even in passing.
■ VERB
get
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If he does not make it, then utility back Anthony Stewart will get the nod .
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Credibility, as we now know, gets not the slightest nod from me, even in passing.
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Laing built the original centre 10 years ago and is odds-on to carry out the work if the scheme gets the nod .
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Fleet/Norstar got the nod over the larger Bank of Boston for two reasons.
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This time, deserving talent got the nod in many instances.
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Julio Lugo gets the nod at shortstop from the start, assuming he is recovered from a mild shoulder separation.
give
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Sally Baker gave a complimentary nod as Tess reappeared from upstairs.
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Thompson discounted the possibility that Dole would give him the nod .
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He smiled at them and gave a small nod of acknowledgement.
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We see each other in public places and we give each other the nod .
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Lorton, who had been watching anxiously, gave him a nod of approval.
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Once the hostess appeared to ask if we were enjoying our meals, and I managed to give her a silent nod .
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A younger woman with outsize spectacles behind them periodically gave a slight nod of her head.
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Then he gave a nod that included all the young ladies before he turned away.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Daniels gave a slight nod , and Bill started to speak.
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I asked if he was hungry, and he responded with a nod .
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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He looked at Lee from an angle, cool and fixed, with a slow nod of the head to measure remarks.
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The nearest guard glanced at it, then ushered him through with a curt nod of his head.
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Then the silent man simply walked out of the room, with a nod and a smile.
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There is no doubt that this could be done by a nod .
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Thompson discounted the possibility that Dole would give him the nod .