| rod | | |
| n. (artifact) | 1. rod | a long thin implement made of metal or wood. |
| ~ baton, wand | a thin tapered rod used by a conductor to lead an orchestra or choir. |
| ~ baton | a hollow metal rod that is wielded or twirled by a drum major or drum majorette. |
| ~ connecting rod | a rod that transmits motion (especially one that connects a rotating wheel to a reciprocating shaft). |
| ~ control rod | a steel or aluminum rod that can be moved up or down to control the rate of the nuclear reaction. |
| ~ fishing pole, fishing rod | a rod of wood or steel or fiberglass that is used in fishing to extend the fishing line. |
| ~ implement | instrumentation (a piece of equipment or tool) used to effect an end. |
| ~ kickstand | a swiveling metal rod attached to a bicycle or motorcycle or other two-wheeled vehicle; the rod lies horizontally when not in use but can be kicked into a vertical position as a support to hold the vehicle upright when it is not being ridden. |
| ~ pole | a long (usually round) rod of wood or metal or plastic. |
| ~ ramrod | a rod used to ram the charge into a muzzle-loading firearm. |
| ~ ramrod | a rod used to clean the barrel of a firearm. |
| ~ rotating shaft, shaft | a revolving rod that transmits power or motion. |
| ~ shaft | a long rod or pole (especially the handle of an implement or the body of a weapon like a spear or arrow). |
| ~ stair-rod | a rod that holds a stair-carpet in the angle between two steps. |
| ~ tie rod | either of two rods that link the steering gear to the front wheels. |
| ~ wand | a rod used by a magician or water diviner. |
| n. (animal) | 2. rod | any rod-shaped bacterium. |
| ~ bacteria, bacterium | (microbiology) single-celled or noncellular spherical or spiral or rod-shaped organisms lacking chlorophyll that reproduce by fission; important as pathogens and for biochemical properties; taxonomy is difficult; often considered to be plants. |
| ~ streptobacillus | any of various rod-shaped Gram-negative bacteria. |
| n. (quantity) | 3. perch, pole, rod | a linear measure of 16.5 feet. |
| ~ britain, great britain, u.k., uk, united kingdom, united kingdom of great britain and northern ireland | a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom. |
| ~ linear measure, linear unit | a unit of measurement of length. |
| ~ yard, pace | a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride. |
| ~ furlong | a unit of length equal to 220 yards. |
| n. (quantity) | 4. perch, pole, rod | a square rod of land. |
| ~ area unit, square measure | a system of units used to measure areas. |
| n. (body) | 5. retinal rod, rod, rod cell | a visual receptor cell that is sensitive to dim light. |
| ~ retina | the innermost light-sensitive membrane covering the back wall of the eyeball; it is continuous with the optic nerve. |
| ~ visual cell | one of the cells of the retina that is sensitive to light. |
| ~ retinal purple, rhodopsin, visual purple | a red photopigment in the retinal rods of vertebrates; dissociates into retinene by light. |
| n. (artifact) | 6. gat, rod | a gangster's pistol. |
| ~ handgun, pistol, shooting iron, side arm | a firearm that is held and fired with one hand. |
| ~ argot, jargon, lingo, patois, vernacular, slang, cant | a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves).; "they don't speak our lingo" |
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