Light
Light noun - The steady giving off of the form of radiation that makes vision possible.
Nod
Nod noun - The act of nodding the head.
How words are described
| good | good light | good nod |
| best | best light | best nod |
| similar | similar light | similar nod |
| direct | direct light | direct nod |
| Other adjectives: single, small, brilliant, big, huge, little, interesting, early, possible, literal, realistic. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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Conner having his DJ Owen wear a light-up robot head while on stage is a nod to Daft Punk.
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A nod is also given to "Mickey's Christmas Carol" (another Disney incarnation of the tale) when Scrooge is hanging from a root in his own grave while a hellish light beams up from his coffin.
Source: Film / A Christmas Carol (2009) -
Machalcon also gains light-up wheels while racing through the neon-lit streets of Machine World, which could be a nod to TRON: Legacy as Machalcon's primary complaint was of Parental Abandonment.
Source: Series / Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger
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