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rod
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- pronunciation:
- rad
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a straight, thin, usu. round and inflexible stick, shaft, or bar.
- synonyms:
- baton, dowel, staff, stick, wand
- similar words:
- bar, pole, switch
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| definition 2: |
a long thin flexible pole, usu. equipped with a reel as well as a line and hook, that is used in catching fish; fishing rod.
The rod bent sharply with the weight of the big fish.
- similar words:
- pole
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| definition 3: |
a unit of length equal to 16.5 feet or 5.029 meters.
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| definition 4: |
a unit of area equal to 30.25 square yards or 25.29 square meters.
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| definition 5: |
any of the cells in the retina that are rod-shaped and sensitive to dim light.
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| definition 6: |
a stick, switch, or the like used for punishment, or punishment itself, generally (often prec. by "the").
- synonyms:
- birch, chastisement, lash, punishment, scourge, switch
- similar words:
- whip
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| definition 7: |
(slang) a handgun.
- synonyms:
- handgun, heater, pistol
- similar words:
- piece
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| related words: |
baton, billet, bolt, boom, broach, cane, goad, post, verge |
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| derivation: |
rodlike (adj.) |
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