Nod
Nod verb - To make short up-and-down movements.
Wake
Wake verb - To cease to be asleep.
Usage example: I woke with a start when the door slammed
How words are described
| good | good nod | good wake |
| nice | nice nod | nice wake |
| long | long nod | long wake |
| similar | similar nod | similar wake |
| Other adjectives: original, sharp, real, big, huge, major. | ||
Common collocations
Cite this Source
Wake and Nod. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 18, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/nod/wake
Nod & Wake. N.p., 2016. Web. 18 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/nod/wake>.
Wake or Nod. 2016. Accessed August 18, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/nod/wake.
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