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nodding |
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb nod Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb nod Entailment of verb nod Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb nod 5 senses of nod Sense 1 nod => gesticulate, gesture, motion Sense 2 nod => communicate, intercommunicate Sense 3 nod Sense 4 nod, sway => move Sense 5 nod => drowse Familiarity of verb nod nod used as a verb is common (polysemy count = 5) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb nod Sense 1 nod => gesticulate, gesture, motion -------------- Sense 2 nod => communicate, intercommunicate -------------- Sense 3 nod -------------- Sense 4 nod, sway => move -------------- Sense 5 nod => drowse -------------- Grep of noun nodding nodding groundsel nodding onion nodding thistle nodding wild onion Overview of verb nod The verb nod has 5 senses (first 3 from tagged texts) 1. (35) nod -- (express or signify by nodding; "He nodded his approval") 2. (16) nod -- (lower and raise the head, so as to indicate assent) 3. (1) nod -- (let the head fall forward through drowsiness; "The old man was nodding in his chair") 4. nod, sway -- (sway gently back and forth, as of flowers or tress in the wind) 5. nod -- (be almost asleep; "The old man sat nodding by the fireplace") Overview of adj nodding The adj nodding has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. cernuous, drooping, nodding, pendulous -- ((biology) having branches or flower heads that bend downward; "nodding daffodils"; "the pendulous branches of a weeping willow"; "lilacs with drooping panicles of fragrant flowers") 2. drowsy, drowsing, dozy, dozing, napping, nodding -- (half asleep; "made drowsy by the long ride"; "it seemed a pity to disturb the drowsing (or dozing) professor"; "a tired dozy child"; "the nodding (or napping) grandmother in her rocking chair") Antonyms of adj nodding 2 senses of nodding Sense 1 cernuous, drooping, nodding, pendulous INDIRECT (VIA unerect) -> erect, vertical, upright Sense 2 drowsy, drowsing(postnominal), dozy, dozing(postnominal), napping(postnominal), nodding(postnominal) INDIRECT (VIA asleep) -> awake Similarity of adj nodding 2 senses of nodding Sense 1 cernuous, drooping, nodding, pendulous => unerect (vs. erect) Sense 2 drowsy, drowsing(postnominal), dozy, dozing(postnominal), napping(postnominal), nodding(postnominal) => asleep(prenominal) (vs. awake) Attributes of adj nodding Familiarity of adj nodding nodding used as an adjective is rare (polysemy count = 2) Grep of adj nodding nodding Overview of verb nod The verb nod has 5 senses (first 3 from tagged texts) 1. (35) nod -- (express or signify by nodding; "He nodded his approval") 2. (16) nod -- (lower and raise the head, so as to indicate assent) 3. (1) nod -- (let the head fall forward through drowsiness; "The old man was nodding in his chair") 4. nod, sway -- (sway gently back and forth, as of flowers or tress in the wind) 5. nod -- (be almost asleep; "The old man sat nodding by the fireplace") Overview of adj nodding The adj nodding has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. cernuous, drooping, nodding, pendulous -- ((biology) having branches or flower heads that bend downward; "nodding daffodils"; "the pendulous branches of a weeping willow"; "lilacs with drooping panicles of fragrant flowers") 2. drowsy, drowsing, dozy, dozing, napping, nodding -- (half asleep; "made drowsy by the long ride"; "it seemed a pity to disturb the drowsing (or dozing) professor"; "a tired dozy child"; "the nodding (or napping) grandmother in her rocking chair")
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