Clues for the word "NOD"
We've had 481 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 1455 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Daily American crossword on July 27, 2026.
Definition of nod
- v. i. - To bend or incline the upper part, with a quick motion; as, nodding plumes.
- 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 be drowsy or dull; to be careless.
- 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 signify by a nod; as, to nod approbation.
- v. t. - To cause to bend.
- n. - A dropping or bending forward of the upper oart or top of anything.
- 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.
Referring Clues
- O.K. sign, maybe
- Go-ahead
- Signal at Sotheby's
- Visual O.K.
- Land to which Cain fled
- Doze (off)
- Affirmative action
- Dream land
- Doze
- O.K.
- Go-ahead, maybe
- "Yes" signal
- Tacit assent
- Up-and-down motion
- Signal
- Silent assent
- O.K. sign
- O.K., say
- Approval of sorts
- Common consent
- Wordless response
- Go-ahead sign
- Positive sign
- Green-light indicator
- Auction assent
- Affirmative action?
- Sign of approval
- Tacit approval
- Silent O.K.
- Silent agreement
- Give the go-ahead
- "Uh-huh" equivalent
- Get sleepy-eyed
- Silent acknowledgment
- Wink's partner
- Silent go-ahead
- Go-ahead signal
- Auction motion
- Subtle auction bid indicator
- Make a slip
- Approval
- Signal at Christie's
- Assent
- Indication of a green light
- Why isn't one done?
- St. Nicholas gives one in "A Visit From St. Nicholas"
- Silent approval
- "Yes" gesture
- Indication of approval
- Assent from a silent partner?
- Auction action
- Voiceless assent
- High sign, perhaps
- Partner of Wynken and Blynken
- Say yes silently
- Begin to drowse off
- Be inattentive
- Silent sanction
- Start to snooze
- Sign of assent
- Signal approval
- Land east of Eden
- Doze off
- Nonverbal agreement
- Silent sayso
- Auction agreement
- Silent indication of approval
- Silent bid
- Silent answer
- Head movement
- Wynken and Blynken's partner
- Acknowledge silently
- Wordless okay
- Yes signal
- OK sign
- Fall asleep, with "off"
- Sign of agreement
- Bobblehead bob
- Bean dip?
- Silent signal
- Neither's partner
- Wordless acknowledgment
- Drop (off)
- Indication of recognition
- Christie's signal
- Mute salute
- Nonverbal "yes"
- With 37-Across, fall asleep
- Bedtime land
- Silent greeting
- Start to drift off
- Wordlessly agree
- "Uh-huh" indicator
- Nomination, in Variety-speak
- Wordless greeting
- "Go ahead" signal
- Bid, maybe
- Bedtime "Land"
- Nonverbal assent
- Auction gesture
- Across-the-room signal
- Subtle greeting
- Slight downward movement
- Agree, in a way
- Quiet bid
- Quiet okay
- Nursery-rhyme angler
- Evince agreement
- Show agreement silently
- Signal one's agreement
- Genesis land
- Land where Cain lived
- One way to agree
- Auction signal
- Green light
- Indicate agreement
- Go out for a while
- Express agreement
- Approval, so to speak
- Silent OK
- Agree silently
- Friend of Wynken and Blynken
- Unspoken assent
- Sleepytime land
- Use your head positively?
- Wynken and Blynken's companion
- Visibly agree
- Wordless agreement
- Drowsy droop
- Show sleepiness
- Show agreement, in a way
- OK sign, maybe
- Give silent assent
- Signal an OK
- Affirmative signal
- Affirmation of a sort
- Gesture of agreement
- Affirmative gesture
- Sotheby's signal
- Show approval
- Gesture of assention
- Signal of comprehension
- Listener's approval
- Nomination
- Betray inattention
- Mute assent
- Show agreement
- Wordless "yes"
- Wordless assent
- What a bobblehead doll will do
- Cain's destination
- Whither Cain fled
- Bobblehead movement
- Indicate "yes" silently
- Sleep precursor
- Signal agreement
- Start to doze
- Eden neighbor
- Bob the head
- Land in the Bible
- Genesis place
- Nonverbal approval
- Show approval, in a way
- Approving head shake
- Companion of Winken and Blinken
- Companion of Wynken and Blynken
- Partner of Winken and Blinken
- Winken and Blinken companion
- Silent say-so
- Show assent
- Signify approval
- Silently indicate agreement
- Choice indicator
- Tacitly agree
- Companion of Wynken and Blynken
- Make a little mistake
- Land of ___
- Approval of a kind
- Indicate "yes"
- Wynken and Blynken's pal
- 'Wynken, Blynken and ___'
- Silent okay
- Auction indication
- Auction bid
- Drift off
- Indicate assent
- Bow the head
- Wynken, Blynken and ___
- Wooden shoe passenger
- Pal of Wynken and Blynken
- Affirma-tive action?
- Okay
- Drift (off)
- Nonverbal 'yes'
- Signal 'yes'
- Silent 'OK'
- Signal 'OK'
- Tacit agreement
- Keep time with the music, perhaps
- Genesis 4:16 location
- Say "yes" without speaking
- Affirmation
- Show boredom
- Discreet signal
- Quiet approval
- Realm of dreams
- Move like a bobblehead doll
- Signal to the auctioneer
- Positive gesture
- Save one's breath, maybe?
- Drop off
- Bit of body language
- Signal consent
- Land where Cain dwelt
- "Wynken, Blynken and ___"
- Pal of Winken and Blinken
- Silent 'yes'
- Silently assent
- Go to sleep, with "off"
- Sign of sleepiness
- A way to do one's bidding
- Bob of hope, maybe
- Doze momentarily (with "off")
- Fall asleep (with "off")
- Agree wordlessly
- Signal of approval
- Bobbleheads do it
- Approval of a sort
- Subtle assent
- Assent wordlessly
- Head-moving assent
- Nomination, so to speak
- Say "yes" without saying it
- Exhibit drowsiness
- Wordless yes
- Succumb to drowsiness
- Silent "yes"
- Fall asleep
- Winken Blinken and ____
- Silent OK signal
- Head-moving approval
- Bidding action
- Betray boredom
- Head's "yes"
- Head dip
- Visual greeting
- Auction bid, often
- Buddy of Wynken and Blynken
- Agree quietly
- Pitch-selecting gesture
- Subtle auction motion
- Begin to doze off
- One way to bid
- Quick approval
- Wordless authorization
- Motion 'yes'
- Signal "yes" with one's head
- Subtle acknowledgment
- Bobblehead's action
- Quiet assent
- Discreet approval
- Oscar nomination, informally
- 'Yes' signal
- Gesture of concession
- Gesture
- Land in Genesis
- Gesture while saying 41-Down
- Zone, so to speak
- Signal "OK" with one's head
- Bidder's gesture
- "Certainly!" signal
- Wordless opinion
- Pal of Winken and
- Silent affirmative
- Anagram of the letters O-N-D
- Signal "OK" silently
- Shout-out
- Auction bid of a sort
- Gesture that might be made with a wink
- "Ain't gonna happen!"
- Start dozing
- Acknowledgment of a sort
- Yes gesture
- Signal "OK"
- Silent affirmation
- "Go ahead" gesture
- Indicate yes
- Show that you understand
- Academy Award nomination, informally
- Third of a kid's poem trio
- Body language
- OK gesture
- Beckon
- Drowse
- Silent consent
- Snooze
- Signal assent
- Head motion
- Greet silently
- Head gesture
- Give silent consent
- Take a nap
- Bow one's head
- Move your head up and down
- Do this to gesture "yes"
- Bow the head in agreement
- Go-ahead cue
- Indicate "yes" using one's head
- Show agreement without speaking
- Say "yes" using only your head
- Give the okay by moving one's head
- Indicate "yes" without speaking
- Gesture that means "yes"
- Say "yes" without words
- Say "yes" with the head
- Drift into dreamland
- Say "yes" with just the head
- Yes, to a mime
- Fellow coming back to give silent assent
- Fellow turning to move his head?
- Bid silently
- Head bob
- Silent assent to the dealer, e.g.
- "Yup," silently
- "Yes" indication
- Shipmate of Wynken
- "Just ___ if you can hear me" (Pink Floyd)
- Down might give one as a hello?
- Doobie Bros. "Wynken, Blynken and ___"
- Will Smith "Black Suits Comin' (___ Ya Head)"
- Donovan "Wynken, Blynken and ___"
- Natalie Merchant "The Land of ___"
- Paul McCartney "___ Your Head"
- Agree non-verbally
- Bow
- Agreement number 500!
- To a dunderhead, no means yes!
- Though endlessly negative, it's of positive significance
- Agree the rider has lost heart
- Show willing
- Sign an agreement!
- Look agreeable, but to no good end
- Agreement number five hundred
- Seem willing to raise some donations
- No bad end, you'll agree
- Bow to wear, twisted
- Gesture of approval with head
- Signal with the head
- Wordless approval
- Signify agreement
- Endorsement
- Move head in agreement
- Indicate agreement (or sleepiness!)
- Show agreement (or sleepiness?)
- Acquiesce and go to sleep
- Silent permission
- Where Cain settled
- Cain's second home
- Green-light signal
- Noggin bob
- "Wynken, Blynken, and ___" (Eugene Field poem)
- Positive motion
- ___ off (fall asleep)
- Doze, ___ off
- Bob head
- Non-verbal yes
- Assent with head
- Affirmative action?
- Accept academic's retirement
- Affirmative act
- Silently indicate "yes"
- ___ off (start to fall asleep)
- Mate of Wynken and Blynken
- Gesture OK
- Silently 14-Across
- Signal approval by moving your head up and down
- Subtle signal
- Tacit okay
- Drift away
- Motion of assent
- Land of ___ (where 1-Down lived)
- OK signal
- Approving act
- Show consent
- Seem ready to drop off
- "Go" signal, maybe
- Subtle auction signal
- Movement at a boring concert?
- Head gesture of agreement
- Fellow turning to move his head?
- Gesture of acknowledgment or concession
- Encouragement to no good end?
- Be agreeably sleepy?
- An encouraging sign
- Head-bobbing acknowledgment
- Agree you have no key!
- Approving gesture
- Look sleepy, yet show willing
- Silent show of approval
- Agree no figure!
- Gesture of acknowledgment
- Doze, with "off"
- Up-and-down agreement
- Nonverbal okay
- Signal to go ahead
- Brief acknowledgment
- One gesture of a number on the quarter deck
- Wooden shoe sailor
- Say yes quietly
- A positive gesture
- Show of approval
- Unstated assent
- Show tiredness
- Give a silent affirmative
- Silent sign of approval
- Number 500 looks agreeable
- Nonverbal sign of agreement
- Wordlessly express approval
- Say "yes" with your head
- Start to snooze, with "off"
- Christie’s motion
- Approve gesturally
- Silently agree
- Show of satisfaction
- Motion agreement
- Wag
- Bit of recognition
- Signal "yes" with your head
- Agree without speaking
- ___ off (start to doze)
- Bobblehead's movement
- Silent signal of approval
- Get the ___ (be chosen)
- "Hey there" equivalent
- It's positively significant
- Nonverbal OK
- Agree the fellow must retire
- Rest for a bit
- Head's gesture of agreement
- Show assent with a head bob
- Give silent approval
- Member of a noted sailing trio
- Quiet go-ahead
- "What's up?" gesture
- Nonverbal greeting
- Sly acknowledgment
- Silent assent ... or, in two parts, a hint to three long answers
- Wordless consent
- Indicate "go ahead"
- Thumbs-up alternative
- Give the ___
- Get the ___
- Head signal
- Unspoken greeting
- Signal to proceed
- Silent way to say yes
- Minimal gesture of acknowledgment
- Nonverbal "mm-hmm"
- Agreement from a silent partner?
- Positive response
- Poetic partner of Wynken and Blynken
- Silent indication of "yes"
- Positive indication?
- Biblical land
- Gesture agreement
- An aye for the eye?
- Gesture that means "no" in some cultures
- Opposite of a snub
- Silently say "sure"
- Silently Âindicate "I agree"
- Place a bid at a silent auction, say
- Wordless "What's up?"
- Gesture of approval
- "And giving a ___, up the chimney he rose" ("A Visit From St. Nicholas" excerpt)
- Bobblehead's motion
- Silent "Go for it"
- Allude (to)
- Unspoken "yes"
- (The) OK
- Land of ___ (Genesis locale)
- Assent nonverbally
Last Seen In
- Daily American - July 27, 2026
- LA Times - July 20, 2026
- Evening Standard Easy - July 20, 2026
- Your Life Choices - July 15, 2026
- Evening Standard Easy - June 30, 2026
- Mindfood Daily - June 21, 2026
- Evening Standard Easy - June 18, 2026
- Evening Standard Quick - June 16, 2026
- LA Times - June 15, 2026
- Mindfood Daily - June 09, 2026
- Evening Standard Cryptic - June 03, 2026
- Mindfood Daily - May 29, 2026
- Mindfood Daily - May 21, 2026
- Evening Standard Cryptic - May 20, 2026
- Penny Dell Daily - May 16, 2026
- Mindfood Daily - May 15, 2026
- Evening Standard Easy - May 11, 2026
- Your Life Choices - May 10, 2026
- Evening Standard Cryptic - May 06, 2026
- Mindfood Daily - May 05, 2026
- Penny Dell Daily - May 03, 2026
- Mindfood Daily - May 01, 2026
- Evening Standard Easy - April 27, 2026
- Mindfood Daily - April 19, 2026
- New Zealand Herald - April 08, 2026
- Your Life Choices - April 03, 2026
- Evening Standard Cryptic - April 03, 2026
- Your Life Choices - March 27, 2026
- Your Life Choices - March 23, 2026
- Evening Standard Quick - March 20, 2026
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