rod

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A rod is a bar or a stick, like the curtain rods in your windows or the steel rods inside the structure of a building that help make it sturdy.

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A straight and slender stick; a wand; hence, any slender bar, as of wood or metal (applied to various purposes).

Noun
any rod-shaped bacterium

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a gangster''s pistol

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a long thin implement made of metal or wood

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visual receptor cell sensitive to dim light

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a square rod of land

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Noun
a linear measure of 16.5 feet


n.
A straight and slender stick; a wand; hence, any slender bar, as of wood or metal (applied to various purposes).

n.
An instrument of punishment or correction; figuratively, chastisement.

n.
A kind of sceptor, or badge of office; hence, figuratively, power; authority; tyranny; oppression.

n.
A support for a fishing line; a fish pole.

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A member used in tension, as for sustaining a suspended weight, or in tension and compression, as for transmitting reciprocating motion, etc.; a connecting bar.

n.
An instrument for measuring.

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A measure of length containing sixteen and a half feet; -- called also perch, and pole.


Rod

Rod , n. [The same word as rood. See Rood.] 1. A straight and slender stick; a wand; hence, any slender bar, as of wood or metal (applied to various purposes). Specifically: (a) An instrument of punishment or correction; figuratively, chastisement.
He that spareth his rod hateth his son.
(b) A kind of sceptor, or badge of office; hence, figuratively, power; authority; tyranny; oppression. "The rod, and bird of peace." Shak. (c) A support for a fishing line; a fish pole. Gay. (d) (Mach. & Structure) A member used in tension, as for sustaining a suspended weight, or in tension and compression, as for transmitting reciprocating motion, etc.; a connecting bar. (e) An instrument for measuring. 2. A measure of length containing sixteen and a half feet; -- called also perch, and pole. Black rod. See in the Vocabulary. -- Rods and cones (Anat.), the elongated cells or elements of the sensory layer of the retina, some of which are cylindrical, others somewhat conical.

A straight and slender stick; a wand; hence, any slender bar, as of wood or metal (applied to various purposes).

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Usage Examples

Paul McCartney had a baby when he was 61 Rod Stewart was 66 Rupert Murdoch was a stunning 72. Not only does that mean they'll have less stamina than the average dad, that means they'll, well, check out a lot sooner too.

Misspelled Form

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Other Usage Examples

We also own a little boat and I'm like a kid with it. I take off early in the morning, fishing rod in tow, and just drift about the ocean all day.

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