English dictionary
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English noun: rod | |||
| 1. | rod (artifact) a long thin implement made of metal or wood | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | implement | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | baton, baton, connecting rod, control rod, fishing pole, fishing rod, kickstand, pole, ramrod, ramrod, rotating shaft, shaft, shaft, stair-rod, tie rod, wand, wand | ||
| 2. | rod (animal) any rod-shaped bacterium | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | bacteria, bacterium | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | streptobacillus | ||
| 3. | rod (quantity) a linear measure of 16.5 feet | ||
| Synonyms | perch, pole | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | linear measure, linear unit | ||
| Part holonym | pace, yard | ||
| Part meronym | furlong | ||
| Domain region | Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | ||
| 4. | rod (quantity) a square rod of land | ||
| Synonyms | perch, pole | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | area unit, square measure | ||
| 5. | rod (body) a visual receptor cell that is sensitive to dim light | ||
| Synonyms | retinal rod, rod cell | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | visual cell | ||
| Part holonym | retinal purple, rhodopsin, visual purple | ||
| Part meronym | retina | ||
| 6. | rod (artifact) a gangster's pistol | ||
| Synonyms | gat | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | handgun, pistol, shooting iron, side arm | ||
| Domain usage | argot, cant, jargon, lingo, patois, slang, vernacular | ||
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