rod
English Thesaurus
1. any rod-shaped bacterium (noun.animal)
| hypernym | : | bacteria, bacterium, |
| definition | : | (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 (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | streptobacillus, |
| definition | : | any of various rod-shaped Gram-negative bacteria (noun.animal) |
2. a gangster's pistol (noun.artifact)
3. a long thin implement made of metal or wood (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | implement, |
| definition | : | instrumentation (a piece of equipment or tool) used to effect an end (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | baton, wand, |
| definition | : | a thin tapered rod used by a conductor to lead an orchestra or choir (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | baton, |
| definition | : | a hollow metal rod that is wielded or twirled by a drum major or drum majorette (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | connecting rod, |
| definition | : | a rod that transmits motion (especially one that connects a rotating wheel to a reciprocating shaft) (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | control rod, |
| definition | : | a steel or aluminum rod that can be moved up or down to control the rate of the nuclear reaction (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | fishing pole, fishing rod, |
| definition | : | a rod of wood or steel or fiberglass that is used in fishing to extend the fishing line (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | kickstand, |
| definition | : | 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 (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | pole, |
| definition | : | a long (usually round) rod of wood or metal or plastic (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | ramrod, |
| definition | : | a rod used to ram the charge into a muzzle-loading firearm (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | ramrod, |
| definition | : | a rod used to clean the barrel of a firearm (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | rotating shaft, shaft, |
| definition | : | a revolving rod that transmits power or motion (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | shaft, |
| definition | : | a long rod or pole (especially the handle of an implement or the body of a weapon like a spear or arrow) (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | stair-rod, |
| definition | : | a rod that holds a stair-carpet in the angle between two steps (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | tie rod, |
| definition | : | either of two rods that link the steering gear to the front wheels (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | wand, |
| definition | : | a rod used by a magician or water diviner (noun.artifact) |
4. a visual receptor cell that is sensitive to dim light (noun.body)
| hypernym | : | visual cell, |
| definition | : | one of the cells of the retina that is sensitive to light (noun.body) |
| part meronym | : | retina, |
| definition | : | the innermost light-sensitive membrane covering the back wall of the eyeball; it is continuous with the optic nerve (noun.body) |
5. a square rod of land (noun.quantity)
6. a linear measure of 16.5 feet (noun.quantity)
| part holonym | : | pace, yard, |
| definition | : | a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride (noun.quantity) |
| part meronym | : | furlong, |
| definition | : | a unit of length equal to 220 yards (noun.quantity) |
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