Nod
Nod verb - To make short up-and-down movements.
Rise
Rise verb - To leave one's bed.
Usage example: I generally rise around six and leave for work by seven
How words are described
| special | special nod | special rise |
| long | long nod | long rise |
| similar | similar nod | similar rise |
| original | original nod | original rise |
| Other adjectives: single, sharp, small, real, big, huge, slow, little, quick, early, later. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- In Britain the court will rise when the Judge enters the room, and then he will nod his head in the direction of the lawyers, who will respond.
Source: Useful Notes / British Courts -
After the arrival of Tiberium and the rise of the Brotherhood of Nod destroyed much of the planet, the GDI has pretty much become a One World Order.
Source: Useful Notes / United Nations -
Continuity Nod: When Fluttershy meets Phoenix, she assumes that he's an actual phoenix and comments that when he'll rise from his ashes into a beautiful flaming bird.
Source: Web Animation / Turnabout Storm
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