NOD

v. move the head up and down (usually indicating agreement or assent); fall asleep briefly, drop the head forward while dozing off; lose concentration momentarily

n. moving the head up and down (usually indicating agreement or assent); falling asleep briefly, dropping the head forward while dozing off; losing concentration momentarily

NOD may refer to:Nod (gesture), a gesture of the headBrotherhood of Nod, a shadowy military organization and arch-rival to the Global Defense Initiative in the Command & Conquer computer game seriesLand of Nod may refer to:Land of Nod, Biblical land to which Cain was banishedLand of Nod, small hamlet in the East Riding of Yorkshire, EnglandLand of Nod, associated with being asleep or drugged"The Land of Nod", poem by Robert Louis Stevenson The Land of Nod, a leading catalog, web and retail store company, based in Northbrook, Illinois, specializing in children's furniture, bedding and accessories Night observation device; see night vision deviceNight of Decadence, a Rice University campus partyNod (music), a Louisiana band.NOD protein: intracellular peptidoglycan sensor. Component of the innate immune system.NOD (non-obese diabetic) mice, a strain of mice genetically prone to develop diabetes.Nod, of Wynken, Blynken, and NodNOD32, a software antivirus applicationNotice of defaultNod: A term used to describe a side effect of heavy opiate intoxicationChurch of Nod
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Noun
1. a sign of assent or salutation or command
(hypernym) gesture, motion
2. the act of nodding the head
(hypernym) inclination, inclining
(hyponym) nutation
Verb
1. express or signify by nodding; "He nodded his approval"
(hypernym) gesticulate, gesture, motion
2. lower and raise the head, as to indicate assent or agreement or confirmation; "The teacher nodded when the student gave the right answer"
(hypernym) communicate, intercommunicate
3. let the head fall forward through drowsiness; "The old man was nodding in his chair"
4. sway gently back and forth, as is in a nodding motion; "the flowers were nodding in the breeze"
(hypernym) move
5. be almost asleep; "The old man sat nodding by the fireplace"
(hypernym) drowse

n. Nod, land of Nod, location where Cain lived after murdering his brother Abel

(v. t.)
To signify by a nod; as, to nod approbation.
  

(v. t.)
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 head.
  

(v. t.)
To cause to bend.
  

(v. i.)
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 one.
  

(v. i.)
To bend or incline the upper part, with a quick motion; as, nodding plumes.
  

(v. i.)
To be drowsy or dull; to be careless.
  

(n.)
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.
  

(n.)
A dropping or bending forward of the upper oart or top of anything.