Demand and Nod

Demand

Demand verb - To ask for (something) earnestly or with authority.

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Nod and demand are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Nod" instead a verb "Demand".

Nearby Words: demanding, demanded, demandant

Nod verb - To make short up-and-down movements.

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Demand and nod are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Demand" instead a verb "Nod".

Nearby Words: nodded, nodding

clear	clear demand	clear nod
long	long demand	long nod
similar	similar demand	similar nod
short	short demand	short nod
Other adjectives: direct, single, blatant, simple, small, real, big, huge, little, amusing, possible, minor, later, additional.

number	demand number	nod number
everyone	demand everyone	nod everyone

Hypocrisy Nod: Often, Josh complains heartily about some aspect of a comic, only to turn around and demand that the very next strip include more of what he disliked about the first comic.

Source: Blog / The Comics Curmudgeon
Grand Adventures also provides a possible explanation (and a Continuity Nod to their debts in The Wrong Trousers): Wallace's mail in the first episode is full of bills that are in "final demand", so it's possible that Wallace keeps changing jobs because his business ventures keep failing.

Source: Franchise / Wallace & Gromit

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