Define rod.
Rod synonyms, rod pronunciation, rod translation, english dictionary definition of rod.
A thin straight piece or bar of material, such as metal or wood, often having a particular.
A long, thin pole made of wood or metal:
A type of cell in the retina (= part at the back of.
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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.
Definition of rod noun in oxford advanced learner's dictionary.
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There are 32 meanings listed in oed's entry for the noun rod, two of which are labelled obsolete.
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A rod is a long, thin metal or wooden bar.
A 15-foot thick roof that was reinforced with steel rods.
See also fishing rod, lightning rod
The rod was still in use as a common unit of measurement in the mid-19th century, when henry david thoreau used it frequently when describing distances in his work, walden.
The meaning of rod is a straight slender stick growing on or cut from a tree or bush.
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