ROD Synonyms
There are 17 hypernyms of the word rod. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for ROD
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| perch | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • support consisting of a branch or rod that serves as a resting place (especially for a bird) • a linear measure of 16.5 feet • a square rod of land • an elevated place serving as a seat • any of numerous fishes of America and Europe • spiny-finned freshwater food and game fishes • any of numerous spiny-finned fishes of various families of the order Perciformes verb • sit, as on a branch • to come to rest, settle • cause to perch or sit | ||||||||
| pole | nounn | |||||||
noun • a long (usually round) rod of wood or metal or plastic • a native or inhabitant of Poland • one of two divergent or mutually exclusive opinions • a linear measure of 16.5 feet • a square rod of land • one of two points of intersection of the Earth's axis and the celestial sphere • one of two antipodal points where the Earth's axis of rotation intersects the Earth's surface • a contact on an electrical device (such as a battery) at which electric current enters or leaves • a long fiberglass sports implement used for pole vaulting • one of the two ends of a magnet where the magnetism seems to be concentrated verb • propel with a pole • support on poles • deoxidize molten metals by stirring them with a wooden pole | ||||||||
| gat | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a gangster's pistol | ||||||||
| retinal rod | nounn | |||||||
noun • a visual receptor cell that is sensitive to dim light | ||||||||
| rod cell | nounn | |||||||
noun • a visual receptor cell that is sensitive to dim light | ||||||||
