rod

1. n. A straight and slender stick; a wand; hence, any slender bar, as of wood or metal (applied to various purposes). Source: opted

2. n. An instrument of punishment or correction; figuratively, chastisement. Source: opted

3. n. A kind of sceptor, or badge of office; hence, figuratively, power; authority; tyranny; oppression. Source: opted

4. n. A support for a fishing line; a fish pole. Source: opted

5. n. A member used in tension, as for sustaining a suspended weight, or in tension and compression, as for transmitting reciprocating motion, etc.; a connecting bar. Source: opted

6. n. An instrument for measuring. Source: opted

7. n. A measure of length containing sixteen and a half feet; -- called also perch, and pole. Source: opted

8. n. a long thin implement made of metal or wood Source: wordnet

9. n. any rod-shaped bacterium Source: wordnet

10. n. a linear measure of 16.5 feet Source: wordnet

11. n. a square rod of land Source: wordnet

12. n. a visual receptor cell that is sensitive to dim light Source: wordnet

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