- ROD Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster
The meaning of ROD is a straight slender stick growing on or cut from a tree or bush How to use rod in a sentence
- Rod - Wikipedia
Birch rod, made out of twigs from birch or other trees for corporal punishment; Ceremonial rod, used to indicate a position of authority; Connecting rod, main, coupling, or side rod, in a reciprocating engine; Control rod, used to control the rate of fission in a nuclear reactor
- ROD | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary
ROD definition: 1 a long, thin pole made of wood or metal: 2 a type of cell in the retina (= part at the back of… Learn more
- rod, n. ¹ meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English Dictionary
There are 32 meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun rod, two of which are labelled obsolete See ‘Meaning use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence
- rod noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford . . .
Definition of rod noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more
- Rod Definition Meaning - YourDictionary
Any straight, or almost straight, stick, shaft, bar, staff, etc , of wood, metal, or other material Curtain rods, a lightning rod An offshoot or branch of a family or tribe; stock or race A stick or switch, or a bundle of sticks or switches, for beating as punishment Punishment; chastisement
- ROD definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary
A rod is a long, thin metal or wooden bar a 15-foot thick roof that was reinforced with steel rods 2 See also fishing rod, lightning rod Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers It seems that your browser is blocking this video content
- rod: meaning, synonyms - WordSense
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 The judge imposed on the thief a sentence of fifteen strokes with the rod
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