Collocations for nod - noun

brief, brisk, quick, imperceptible, little, slight, small | curt, perfunctory, terse
He dismissed them with a curt nod.

approving, satisfied
She inspected my work and gave a satisfied nod.

reassuring | passing
(figurative) He gave a passing nod (= a brief acknowledgement) to the show that had launched his career.

give (sb)
My teacher gave me a nod of reassurance and I began.

get
He''s ready to play and just waiting to get the nod from the team coach.

wait for

at a ~, with a ~ | ~ from
At a nod from Lawton, he gently turned the handle.

~ in the direction of, ~ of
a nod of approval

~ to, ~ towards
‘I couldn''t have done this alone’, he said with a nod towards his wife.

a nod of sb''s/the head
She answered with an almost imperceptible nod of the head.