The Clue
Kind of acquaintance (7 letter answer)
The Answer
NODDING
Tags
Notes
The answer NODDING is so rare that it appears less than once every 2500 puzzles.
Related Clues
Affirmative action
Definition
NOD as a verb:
1. express or signify by nodding; "He nodded his approval"
2. lower and raise the head, as to indicate assent or agreement or confirmation; "The teacher nodded when the student gave the right answer"
3. let the head fall forward through drowsiness; "The old man was nodding in his chair"
4. sway gently back and forth, as is in a nodding motion; "the flowers were nodding in the breeze"
5. be almost asleep; "The old man sat nodding by the fireplace"
NODDING as an adjective:
1. (cernuous, drooping, nodding, pendulous) = having branches or flower heads that bend downward; "nodding daffodils"; "the pendulous branches of a weeping willow"; "lilacs with drooping panicles of fragrant flowers"