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Webster 1913 Edition
Nod
Nod
(nŏd)
, Verb.
I.
[OE.
nodden
; cf. OHG. knōtōn
, genuotōn
, to shake, and E. nudge
.] 1.
To bend or incline the upper part, with a quick motion;
as,
. nodding
plumes2.
To incline the head with a quick motion; to make a slight bow; to make a motion of assent, of salutation, or of drowsiness, with the head;
as, to
. nod
at one3.
To be careless or inattentive; to make a mistake from lack of attention.
Nor is it Homer
nods
, but we that dream. Pope.
Nod
,Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Nodded
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Nodding
.] 1.
To incline or bend, as the head or top; to make a motion of assent, of salutation, or of drowsiness with;
as, to
. nod
the head2.
To signify by a nod;
as, to
. nod
approbation3.
To cause to bend.
[Poetic]
By every wind that
nods
the mountain pine. Keats.
Nod
(nŏd)
, Noun.
1.
A dropping or bending forward of the upper part or top of anything.
Like a drunken sailor on a mast,
Ready with every
Ready with every
nod
to tumble down. Shakespeare
2.
A quick or slight downward or forward motion of the head, in assent, in familiar salutation, in drowsiness, or in giving a signal, or a command;
as, a
. nod
of approvalA look or a
nod
only ought to correct them [the children] when they do amiss. Locke.
Nations obey my word and wait my
nod
. Prior.
The land of Nod
, sleep.
Webster 1828 Edition
Nod
NOD
,Verb.
I.
1.
To incline the head with a quick motion, either forward or sidewise, as persons nod in sleep.2.
To bend or incline with a quick motion; as nodding plumes.The nodding verdure of its brow.
3.
To be drowsy.Your predecessors, contrary to other authors, never pleased their readers more than when they were nodding.
4.
To make a slight bow; also, to beckon with a nod.NOD
,Verb.
T.
NOD
,Noun.
1.
A quick declination of the head.A look or a nod only ought to correct them when they do amiss.
2.
A quick declination or inclination.Like a drunken sailor on a mast, ready with every nod to tumble down.
3.
A quick inclination of the head in drowsiness or sleep.4.
A slight obeisance.5.
A command; as in L. numen, for nutamen.Definition 2024
nód
nód
Irish
Noun
nód m (genitive singular nóid, nominative plural nóid)
Declension
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First declension
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Derived terms
Terms derived from nód
References
- "nód" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.