Synonyms for rod
rɒdrod

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1. rodnoun

   Synonyms:
   skyfish

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1. rodnoun

   a long thin implement made of metal or wood

   Synonyms:
   perch, retinal rod, rod cell, gat, pole

2. rodnoun

   any rod-shaped bacterium

   Synonyms:
   perch, retinal rod, rod cell, gat, pole

3. perch, rod, polenoun

   a linear measure of 16.5 feet

   Synonyms:
   retinal rod, perch, celestial pole, rod cell, gat, magnetic pole, terminal, pole

4. perch, rod, polenoun

   a square rod of land

   Synonyms:
   retinal rod, perch, celestial pole, rod cell, gat, magnetic pole, terminal, pole

5. rod, rod cell, retinal rodnoun

   a visual receptor cell that is sensitive to dim light

   Synonyms:
   perch, retinal rod, rod cell, gat, pole

6. gat, rodnoun

   a gangster's pistol

   Synonyms:
   perch, retinal rod, rod cell, gat, pole

Matched Categories

1. • Area Unit
   • Bacterium
   • Implement
   • Linear Unit
   • Pistol
   • Visual Cell

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1. rodnoun

   Synonyms:
   twig, shoot

2. rodnoun

   Synonyms:
   wand, slender stick

3. rodnoun

   Synonyms:
   switch, scourge, birch

4. rodnoun

   Synonyms:
   pole, perch

5. rodnoun

   Synonyms:
   CUE

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1. rodnoun

   Synonyms:
   wand, cane, stick, pole, perch, 16-1/2 feet

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1. List of paraphrases for "rod":

   roed, dipstick, cane, bar, pushrod, rudd, stem, wand, ruud, stems, stalk, stick, crd, tie-rod, splint, shoot

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1. Matt Gaetz:

   Now, from refusing to produce documents, to improperly redacting documents, to threatening our staff, it is clear that Rod Rosenstein will use every tool at his disposal to frustrate congressional oversight.

2. Mathew Schmalz:

   We're at a special point where America is finally coming to terms with its religious diversity. We're not just Christians, we're Muslims, Hindus, it shows President Obama is a lightning rod of the differing perceptions of what it means to be an American president.

3. Charles Morgan:

   The fishing industry is what makes our area so special. And people growing up in our area should know what that is and appreciate it, a lot of these kids have never been fishing before. So if they go, they go fishing and they love it. And we give them a fishing rod when they leave so they can do it on their own.

4. Alexander Knyazev:

   The IRPT, acting as a legal political force, had served as a lightning rod (for dissent), deflecting radical Islam, its closure and official pressure on its members is likely to push many pious Muslims out of officially registered mosques into underground ones.

5. Pramod Giri:

   Fortunately, the rod did not pierce any major blood vessels in the brain.