Change
Change noun - The act, process, or result of making different.
Nod
Nod noun - The act of nodding the head.
How words are described
| nice | nice change | nice nod |
| particular | particular change | particular nod |
| similar | similar change | similar nod |
| original | original change | original nod |
| Other adjectives: single, obvious, simple, small, real, big, huge, slow, little, slight, quick, subtle, interesting, deliberate, major, possible, minor, apparent, intentional, visual, technological, stylistic. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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Magneto was never married or had a daughter named Nina (the Adaptation Name Change for Anya) in the original timeline, but he does in the Alternate Timeline, which is a nod to the comics.
Source: Film / X-Men: Apocalypse -
Continuity Nod: Cyd and Shelby change history so that their Sadist Teacher, Miss Nesbit, became a police officer instead.
Source: Series / Best Friends Whenever -
Although, perhaps as a nod to this change, while delirious from drugs and severe injury in the sequel novel, The Lost World, he temporarily takes on a talkative, wisecracking persona similar to his movie one, although much more over-the-top.
Source: Franchise / Jurassic Park
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