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Definition rod

Etymology

From Middle English rodde, from Old English *rodd or *rodde (attested in dative plural roddum), of uncertain origin.

Noun

rod (plural rods)

  1. A straight, round stick, shaft, bar, cane, or staff.
  2. A longitudinal pole used for forming part of a framework such as an awning or tent.
  3. (fishing) A long slender usually tapering pole used for angling; fishing rod.
  4. A stick, pole, or bundle of switches or twigs (such as a birch), used for personal defense or to administer corporal punishment by whipping.
  5. An implement resembling and/or supplanting a rod (particularly a cane) that is used for corporal punishment, and metonymically called the rod, regardless of its actual shape and composition.
  6. A stick used to measure distance, by using its established length or task-specific temporary marks along its length, or by dint of specific graduated marks.
  7. (archaic) A unit of length equal to 1 pole, a perch, ¼ chain, 5½ yards, 16½ feet, or exactly 5.0292 meters (these being all equivalent).
  8. An implement held vertically and viewed through an optical surveying instrument such as a transit, used to measure distance in land surveying and construction layout; an engineer's rod, surveyor's rod, surveying rod, leveling rod, ranging rod. The modern (US) engineer's or surveyor's rod commonly is eight or ten feet long and often designed to extend higher. In former times a surveyor's rod often was a single wooden pole or composed of multiple sectioned and socketed pieces, and besides serving as a sighting target was used to measure distance on the ground horizontally, hence for convenience was of one rod or pole in length, that is, 5½ yards.
  9. (archaic) A unit of area equal to a square rod, 30¼ square yards or 1/160 acre.
  10. A straight bar that unites moving parts of a machine, for holding parts together as a connecting rod or for transferring power as a drive-shaft.
  11. (anatomy) A rod cell: a rod-shaped cell in the eye that is sensitive to light.
  12. (biology) Any of a number of long, slender microorganisms.
  13. (chemistry) A stirring rod: a glass rod, typically about 6 inches to 1 foot long and 1/8 to 1/4 inch in diameter that can be used to stir liquids in flasks or beakers.
  14. (slang) A pistol; a gun.
  15. (slang, vulgar) A penis.
  16. (slang) A hot rod, an automobile or other passenger motor vehicle modified to run faster and often with exterior cosmetic alterations, especially one based originally on a pre-1940s model or (currently) denoting any older vehicle thus modified.
  17. (ufology) A rod-shaped object that appears in photographs or videos traveling at high speed, not seen by the person recording the event, often associated with extraterrestrial entities.
  18. (mathematics) A Cuisenaire rod.
  19. (rail transport) A coupling rod or connecting rod, which links the driving wheels of a steam locomotive.

Verb

rod (third-person singular simple present rods, present participle rodding, simple past and past participle rodded)

  1. (construction) To reinforce concrete with metal rods.
  2. (transitive) To furnish with rods, especially lightning rods.
  3. (slang, vulgar, transitive) To penetrate sexually.
  4. (slang) To hot rod.

Results 473 Words with the letters ROD

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6 letter words with the letters ROD 
ABOARD 10
ABROAD 10
ACCORD 13
ADSORB 10
AFFORD 13
BOARDS 10
BOLDER 11
BONDER 11
BORDEL 11
BORDER 10
BORIDE 10
BOYARD 12
BROADS 10
BROMID 13
BROODS 10
BROODY 12
BROWED 13
BYROAD 12
BYWORD 15
CANDOR 11
CARDIO 10
CHADOR 12
CHORDS 12
CHORED 12
CODDER 11
CODERS 10
CODGER 12
COLDER 11
CONDOR 11
CORDED 11
CORDER 10
CORDON 11
CORKED 14
CORNED 11
CORODY 12
COWARD 13
CREDOS 10
CROWDS 13
CROWDY 15
CROWED 13
DEBTOR 10
DECORS 10
DEFORM 13
DEHORN 10
DEPORT 10
DESORB 10
DEVOIR 11
DEVOUR 12
DEWORM 13
DEXTRO 14
DOBBER 13
DOBRAS 10
DOCKER 14
DOCTOR 10
DODGER 10
DOFFER 13
DOGGER 11
DOOZER 16
DOPERS 10
DOPIER 10
DORBUG 13
DORMER 10
DORMIE 10
DORMIN 11
DORPER 10
DORSUM 11
DOURAH 10
DOURLY 11
DOWERS 10
DOWERY 12
DOWNER 11
DOWSER 10
DOZERS 16
DOZIER 16
DRAGON 10
DROGUE 10
DROLLY 11
DROMON 11
DRONGO 10
DROOPS 10
DROOPY 12
DROPSY 12
DROSKY 13
DROUKS 12
DROUTH 10
DROVED 12
DROVER 11
DROVES 11
DROWND 12
DROWNS 11
DROWSE 10
DROWSY 12
DRYLOT 10
DUROCS 11
DYVOUR 14
EMEROD 10
FEDORA 10
FIORDS 10
FJORDS 19
FLORID 11
FODDER 11
FOLDER 11
FONDER 11
FORBAD 13
FORBID 13
FORCED 13
FORDED 11
FORDID 11
FOREDO 10
FORGED 12
FORKED 14
FORMED 13
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GOLDER 10
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GOURDE 10
GOURDS 10
GROPED 12
GROUND 11
GROVED 13
HADRON 10
HOLARD 10
HOLDER 10
HORDED 10
HORNED 10
HYDROS 11
JORDAN 17
LODGER 10
LORDLY 11
MADURO 11
MILORD 11
MODERN 11
MOLDER 11
MOORED 10
MORBID 13
NIMROD 11
NORDIC 11
NORMED 11
OCHRED 12
ONWARD 11
ORCHID 12
OVERDO 11
OVERED 11
OXFORD 17
PARDON 11
PARODY 12
PEDROS 10
PERIOD 10
POLDER 11
PONDER 11
PORTED 10
POURED 11
POWDER 13
PROBED 13
PROSED 10
PROVED 14
RADOME 10
RAMROD 10
RANDOM 11
REBODY 12
RECODE 10
RECORD 10
REDOCK 14
REDOWA 10
REDTOP 10
REFOLD 11
REMOLD 11
REWORD 10
RHODIC 12
ROAMED 10
ROBAND 11
ROBBED 13
ROCKED 14
RODMAN 11
RODMEN 11
ROGUED 10
ROLFED 11
ROMPED 13
ROOFED 10
ROOKED 11
ROOMED 10
ROUGED 10
ROUPED 11
SCHROD 12
SCORED 10
SCRODS 10
SHROUD 10
SORBED 10
SPORED 10
SWORDS 10
TORPID 10
TOWARD 10
TRIPOD 10
TROKED 11
TROWED 10
UROPOD 11
VENDOR 12
VIROID 11
VOIDER 11
WEIRDO 10
WELDOR 11
WHORED 12
WONDER 11
WORDED 11
WORKED 14
WORLDS 11
WORMED 13
YODLER 10
YONDER 10
ZEROED 16
5 letter words with the letters ROD 
4 letter words with the letters ROD 
CORD 8
DOER 5
DOOR 5
DORE 5
DORK 9
DORM 8
DORP 8
DORR 5
DORS 5
DORY 7
DOUR 6
DROP 8
DURO 6
FORD 8
LORD 6
ODOR 5
ORAD 5
ORDO 5
PROD 8
REDO 5
ROAD 5
RODE 5
RODS 5
ROOD 5
SORD 5
TROD 5
WORD 8
3 letter words with the letters ROD 
DOR 4
ROD 4
2 letter words with the letters ROD 
DO 3
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OR 2

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