dict_dl/en_MerriamWebster/nod_MW.json
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"nod":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": an indication especially of approval or recognition":[],
": the act or an instance of nodding":[
"gave a nod of greeting"
],
": to bend or sway the upper part gently downward or forward : bob gently":[
"the plumes that nodded on his helmet",
"nodding flowers on long stems"
],
": to bring, invite, or send by a nod":[
"nodded us in"
],
": to incline downward or forward":[
"nodded his head in agreement"
],
": to incline or sway from the vertical as though ready to fall":[
"signposts nodding in the wind"
],
": to make a quick downward motion of the head whether deliberately (as in expressing assent or salutation) or involuntarily (as from drowsiness)":[
"She nodded in agreement.",
"The guard nodded to us as we walked in.",
"He sat nodding by the fire."
],
": to make a slip or error in a moment of abstraction":[
"\u2026 Fuentes nods , and his language then falls into \u2026 an overly learned mumbo-jumbo that stops the drama of his action.",
"\u2014 Robert Maurer"
],
": to signify by a nod":[
"nodded their approval"
]
},
"examples":[
"Verb",
"She nodded when I asked her if she was ready.",
"I asked her if she could hear me, and she nodded her head .",
"\u201cThe bathroom is around the corner,\u201d he said, nodding to the left.",
"She nodded toward the dirty dishes and said she would get to them later.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"This nod toward the impulse to self-annihilate is the very definition of a sobering thought. \u2014 Chris Willman, Variety , 5 June 2022",
"Time was \u2014 not that long ago \u2014 that after a mass shooting, gun rights advocates would nod to the possibility of compromise before waiting for memories to fade and opposing any new legislation to regulate firearms. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 27 May 2022",
"And ideally, it would be tailored to better match the circulating strains du jour, which, for now, requires at least some nod to Omicron and its offshoots. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic , 23 May 2022",
"With Duplessis graduated from the program after earning the first-team All-Conference USA nod last season, Dean is in line to take over as the leader of the special teams group. \u2014 Greg Luca, San Antonio Express-News , 18 May 2022",
"Devin Booker an All-NBA nod away from being eligible for four-year supermax deal for $211 million. \u2014 Duane Rankin, The Arizona Republic , 18 May 2022",
"Both are delicious \u2014 highly sippable, with unique profiles that even the whiskey nerds will nod to. \u2014 Kate Dingwall, Forbes , 18 May 2022",
"In the background, Mayim couldn't help but laugh along and nod in agreeance. \u2014 Rebecca Norris, Good Housekeeping , 11 May 2022",
"Here, a palpable sense of luxury is balanced with details that nod to the property\u2019s previous life as a cultural institution. \u2014 Liam Hess, Vogue , 11 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Breguet\u2019s latest addition is a nod to the original, with, of course, an array of modern updates. \u2014 Demetrius Simms, Robb Report , 29 June 2022",
"The name is a nod to both the building\u2019s address and the restaurant\u2019s mission. \u2014 Mike Sutter, San Antonio Express-News , 29 June 2022",
"Her accessories, too, seemed to be a nod to the decade's fashion. \u2014 Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR , 28 June 2022",
"Wallace says that this look is a nod to Henson's character from The Color Purple, a blues singer named Shug Avery. \u2014 Allure Staff, Allure , 26 June 2022",
"There is the aroma of iris again and the wine\u2019s name \u2014 Maggiolo \u2014 is a nod to the month of May when the local irises are in bloom. \u2014 Cathy Huyghe, Forbes , 22 June 2022",
"The large circular analog instruments are another nod to the period represented by the car's manual-shift transmission. \u2014 Dan Carney, Ars Technica , 22 June 2022",
"The first was a nod to Zalatoris\u2019 local roots: a photo of him at age 7 with his dad, taken long ago (probably by Coplin) at Mariners Point in Foster City. \u2014 Ron Kroichick, San Francisco Chronicle , 20 June 2022",
"The iconic Woodstock Opera House, which opened in 1890, gets a cameo in that shot, as does local bookshop Read Between the Lynes (the punny moniker is a nod to its owner's last name). \u2014 Terri Robertson, Country Living , 17 June 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1":"Verb",
"circa 1541, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English nodden ; perhaps akin to Old High German hnot\u014dn to shake":"Verb"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8n\u00e4d"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"bob",
"bobble",
"jog",
"jounce",
"pump",
"seesaw",
"wag"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-054517",
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"nodding":{
"antonyms":[
"unbending",
"upright"
],
"definitions":{
": bending downward or forward : drooping":[
"nodding flowers"
],
": slight , superficial":[
"a nodding acquaintance"
]
},
"examples":[
"some students, with nodding heads, were helplessly falling asleep during the boring lecture",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"James O\u2019Donoghue, a planetary scientist with the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, likened our planet\u2019s tilting phenomenon to a nodding head. \u2014 Aylin Woodward, WSJ , 21 Dec. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8n\u00e4-di\u014b"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"bowed",
"bowing",
"declined",
"declining",
"descendant",
"descendent",
"descending",
"drooping",
"droopy",
"hanging",
"hung",
"inclining",
"pendulous",
"sagging",
"stooping",
"weeping"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-231654",
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"noddle":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": head , pate":[]
},
"examples":[
"tapped his noddle to indicate he was thinking",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"And Kraft's iconic noddle smile now appears larger and dripping with liquid cheese. \u2014 Wyatte Grantham-philips, USA TODAY , 22 June 2022",
"Both sauces on the noddle dishes contain either pieces of meat or are made with animal products mixed in. \u2014 Lauren Saria, azcentral , 2 Jan. 2020"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1572, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English nodle back of the head or neck":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8n\u00e4-d\u1d4al"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"bean",
"block",
"dome",
"head",
"mazard",
"mazzard",
"nob",
"noggin",
"noodle",
"nut",
"pate",
"poll"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-093853",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"noddy":{
"antonyms":[
"brain",
"genius"
],
"definitions":{
": a stupid person":[],
": any of several stout-bodied terns (especially genus Anous ) of warm seas":[]
},
"examples":[
"which one of you noddies put an empty milk carton back in the fridge",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The bird reserve is home to four species of pelagic seabirds\u2014the greater crested tern, lesser crested tern, sooty tern, and the brown noddy . \u2014 K A Shaji, Quartz India , 5 May 2020",
"During the summer months, see the migration of some 200,000 birds, such as egrets, white-bellied sea eagles, buff banded rails, and white capped noddy \u2019s. \u2014 Anne Farrar, National Geographic , 19 June 2019",
"During the summer months, see the migration of some 200,000 birds, such as egrets, white-bellied sea eagles, buff banded rails, and white capped noddy \u2019s. \u2014 Anne Farrar, National Geographic , 19 June 2019",
"The atoll is a nature sanctuary that lures bird watchers (for parrots and seabirds like the great frigate and noddy ) as well as snorkelers and divers that come to see colorful parrotfish, blacktip sharks, bonefish, and nesting turtles. \u2014 Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveler , 20 Oct. 2017"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1534, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"probably short for obsolete noddypoll , alteration of hoddypoll fumbling inept person":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8n\u00e4-d\u0113"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"airhead",
"birdbrain",
"blockhead",
"bonehead",
"bubblehead",
"chowderhead",
"chucklehead",
"clodpoll",
"clodpole",
"clot",
"cluck",
"clunk",
"cretin",
"cuddy",
"cuddie",
"deadhead",
"dim bulb",
"dimwit",
"dip",
"dodo",
"dolt",
"donkey",
"doofus",
"dope",
"dork",
"dullard",
"dum-dum",
"dumbbell",
"dumbhead",
"dummkopf",
"dummy",
"dunce",
"dunderhead",
"fathead",
"gander",
"golem",
"goof",
"goon",
"half-wit",
"hammerhead",
"hardhead",
"idiot",
"ignoramus",
"imbecile",
"jackass",
"know-nothing",
"knucklehead",
"lamebrain",
"loggerhead",
"loon",
"lump",
"lunkhead",
"meathead",
"mome",
"moron",
"mug",
"mutt",
"natural",
"nimrod",
"nincompoop",
"ninny",
"ninnyhammer",
"nit",
"nitwit",
"noodle",
"numskull",
"numbskull",
"oaf",
"pinhead",
"prat",
"ratbag",
"saphead",
"schlub",
"shlub",
"schnook",
"simpleton",
"stock",
"stupe",
"stupid",
"thickhead",
"turkey",
"woodenhead",
"yahoo",
"yo-yo"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-205424",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"node":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a discrete mass of one kind of tissue enclosed in tissue of a different kind":[],
": a pathological swelling or enlargement (as of a rheumatic joint)":[],
": a point at which a curve intersects itself in such a manner that the branches have different tangents":[],
": a point at which a wave has an amplitude of zero":[],
": a point at which subsidiary parts originate or center":[],
": a point on a stem at which a leaf or leaves are inserted":[],
": a point, line, or surface of a vibrating body or system that is free or relatively free from vibratory motion":[],
": an entangling complication (as in a drama) : predicament":[],
": vertex sense 2b":[]
},
"examples":[
"the doctor examined the node on my knee before deciding it was the result of arthritis",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Check the water to make sure the node is submerged every couple of days. \u2014 Deanna Kizis, Sunset Magazine , 19 Apr. 2022",
"The carrier aggregates all data traffic through the node without the ability to prioritize individual needs or speeds. \u2014 Ken Mills, Forbes , 28 Sep. 2021",
"Meanwhile, Dubai is one of the world\u2019s leading dirty-money hubs, a key node in illicit financial networks offering a financial safe haven for warlords, sanction-evaders, terrorist organizations and mobsters. \u2014 Andreas Krieg, Time , 3 June 2022",
"That means Apple won\u2019t make the jump to 4nm yet, a node that rivals already use. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 27 May 2022",
"Loihi 2 has been built on the pre-production version of the Intel 4 process and has benefited from the use of EUV technology in that node . \u2014 Karl Freund, Forbes , 30 Sep. 2021",
"In an assessment Friday, British military intelligence said the Moskva had served a crucial role as command vessel and air defense node . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 15 Apr. 2022",
"Cut just above a node where a leaf bud has been or above a branch. \u2014 oregonlive , 2 Apr. 2022",
"The central node in that effort was a single lawyer, Kathleen Cady. \u2014 New York Times , 17 Nov. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, from Latin nodus knot, node; akin to Middle Irish naidm bond":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8n\u014dd"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"bump",
"knot",
"lump",
"nodule",
"swelling"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-084144",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"nodule":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a small abnormal knobby bodily protuberance (such as a tumorous growth or a calcification near an arthritic joint)":[],
": a small mass of rounded or irregular shape: such as":[],
": a small rounded lump of a mineral or mineral aggregate":[],
": a swelling on a leguminous root that contains symbiotic bacteria":[]
},
"examples":[
"The examination revealed a nodule on his lung.",
"a nodule on the leaf indicated that a worm had laid eggs there",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Since LaPorte was in good her health, she was told to watch the nodule and wait. \u2014 Jacqueline Howard, CNN , 13 Oct. 2021",
"The Metals Company wants to mine a nodule -rich region of the Pacific between Hawaii and Mexico known as the Clarion-Clipperton Zone. \u2014 Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker , 26 Dec. 2021",
"Physicians hadn't looked at the nodule again until LaPorte experienced worsening symptoms last year. \u2014 Jacqueline Howard, CNN , 13 Oct. 2021",
"Half the height of the tomato start should be planted into the ground, because roots will grow out of each stem/leave nodule . \u2014 oregonlive , 11 Aug. 2021",
"By digesting many examples, the algorithms can learn patterns of pixels statistically associated with those labels, such as the texture or shape of a lung nodule . \u2014 Tom Simonite, Wired , 5 Aug. 2021",
"But at one end, each seed has a yellow nodule full of fats that are nutritious for young ants. \u2014 Leslie Nemo, Scientific American , 29 June 2021",
"Her doctor has since ruled out Graves' disease, and will determine if Stewart has sub-acute thyroiditis or a nodule on her throat by the end of the week. \u2014 Julie Mazziotta, PEOPLE.com , 10 June 2021",
"In the patients with nodules, the images produced by the brain scans reveal at least one nodule on the eye's macular region, which is integral to central vision. \u2014 Claire Gillespie, Health.com , 18 Feb. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, from Latin nodulus , diminutive of nodus":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8n\u00e4-(\u02cc)j\u00fcl",
"\u02c8n\u00e4-j\u00fcl",
"\u02c8n\u00e4j-(\u02cc)\u00fc(\u0259)l"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"bump",
"knot",
"lump",
"node",
"swelling"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-000547",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"nodus":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": complication , difficulty":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8n\u014d-d\u0259s"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Latin, knot, node":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"circa 1738, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-180936"
},
"nodulose":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":{
": having minute nodules : finely knobby":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"nodule + -ose or -ous":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-114952"
},
"nodulize":{
"type":[
"transitive verb"
],
"definitions":{
": to convert (as finely divided ores) into nodules":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8n\u00e4j\u0259\u02ccl\u012bz"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-154500"
},
"noduled":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":{
": having or occurring in the form of nodules":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"-ld"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-173043"
},
"nodding cap":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a slender tuberous woodland orchid ( Triphora trianthophora ) of eastern North America having a pale pink or whitish nodding flower with three-lobed lip":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-201914"
},
"nodding onion":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a widely distributed North American bulbous herb ( Allium cernuum ) with white to deep rose flowers":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-205017"
},
"nodulated":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":{
": having nodules":[],
": having nodules containing symbiotic bacteria on the roots":[],
": nodular sense 2":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"-\u0101t\u0259\u0307d"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"nodule + -ated":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-225752"
},
"nodding mandarin":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a North American disporum ( Disporum maculatum ) with yellow purple-spotted flowers":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-001412"
},
"nodulation":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": the process of forming nodules and especially root nodules containing symbiotic bacteria":[],
": nodule":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccn\u00e4-j\u0259-\u02c8l\u0101-sh\u0259n",
"\u02ccn\u00e4j-\u0259-\u02c8l\u0101-sh\u0259n"
],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1862, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-013215"
},
"nodding thistle":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": musk thistle":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-020856"
}
}