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The definition of rod

15 Definitions of: rod

1. noun, a slim cylinder of metal, wood, etc; stick or shaft
2. noun, a switch or bundle of switches used to administer corporal punishment
3. noun, any of various staffs of insignia or office
4. noun, power, esp of a tyrannical kind
5. noun, a straight slender shoot, stem, or cane of a woody plant
6. noun, See fishing rod
7. noun, Also called: pole, perch a) a unit of length equal to 5½ yards b) a unit of square measure equal to 301/4 square yards
8. noun, a straight narrow board marked with the dimensions of a piece of joinery, as the spacing of steps on a staircase
9. noun, a metal shaft that transmits power in axial reciprocating motion. Compare shaft
10. noun, surveying. another name (esp US) for staff
11. noun, Also called: retinal rod any of the elongated cylindrical cells in the retina of the eye, containing the visual purple (rhodopsin), which are sensitive to dim light but not to colour. Compare cone
12. noun, any rod-shaped bacterium
13. noun, a slang word for penis
14. noun, slang name for pistol
15. noun, short for hot rod
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1. noun, a metal strip terminating in a series of sharp points, attached to the highest part of a building, etc, to discharge the electric field before it can reach a dangerous level and cause a lightning strike
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Synonyms:	stick, bar, pole, shaft, switch, crook, cane, birch, dowel, staff	And more...

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