pod

[ pod ]

/ pɒd /

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noun

a somewhat elongated, two-valved seed vessel, as that of the pea or bean.

a dehiscent fruit or pericarp having several seeds.

Entomology.

an insect egg case.
a compact mass of insect eggs.

a streamlined enclosure, housing, or detachable container of some kind: an engine pod under the wing of an aircraft.

a protective compartment, as for an automobile's instrument gauges.

Mining. an orebody that has an elongated or lenticular shape.

Radio and Television Slang. a cluster of brief commercials or spot announcements.

verb (used without object), pod·ded, pod·ding.

to produce pods.

to swell out like a pod.

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decorum

the act of or need for making up one's mind.

dignified propriety of behavior, speech, dress, etc.

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Origin of pod

1680–90; apparently back formation from podder peasecod gatherer; comparepodder, variant of podware, unexplained variant of codware bagged vegetables (cod² + -ware crops, vegetables)

OTHER WORDS FROM pod

pod·like, adjectiveun·pod·ded, adjective

Words nearby pod

pococurante, pocono mountains, pocosin, pocul., poculiform, pod, pod person, pod-, podagra, podalgia, podalic

Definition for pod (2 of 8)

pod²

[ pod ]

/ pɒd /

noun

a small herd or school, especially of seals or whales.

a small flock of birds.

Origin of pod

1825–35, Americanism; perhaps special (orig. facetious) use of pod¹

Definition for pod (3 of 8)

pod³

[ pod ]

/ pɒd /

noun

the straight groove or channel in the body of certain augers or bits.

Carpentry. pad¹(def 15b).

Origin of pod

1565–75; origin uncertain; perhaps a continuation of Old English pād covering, cloak, the socket being thought of as something that covers or hides from view what is held in it (though the phonology is irregular)

Definition for pod (4 of 8)

POD

port of debarkation.

Definition for pod (5 of 8)

pod-

a learned borrowing from Greek meaning “foot,” used in the formation of compound words: pododynia.

Also especially before a consonant, podo-.

Origin of pod-

combining form representing Greek poús (genitive podós) foot

Definition for pod (6 of 8)

-pod

a combining form meaning “one having a foot” of the kind or number specified by the initial element; often corresponding to Neo-Latin class names ending in -poda, with -pod used in English to name a single member of such a class: cephalopod.

Compare -ped.

Origin of -pod

< New Latin < Greek -pod-, stem of -pous, adj. derivative of poús foot

Definition for pod (7 of 8)

p.o.'d

[ pee-ohd ]

/ ˈpiˈoʊd /

adjective Slang.

pissed off.

Definition for pod (8 of 8)

P.O.D.

pay on delivery.

Post Office Department.

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Example sentences from the Web for pod

But at Cheshire, prisoners rarely, if ever, leave their pod.
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When he first tries the pods for himself, he fails to realize that a fly has made its way into the other pod.
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Top adviser Eric Fehrnstrom told MSNBC that Santorum and Gingrich are “two peas in a pod—longtime Washington legislators.”
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Sixteen years later, scientists saw numbers restored in one pod but not the other.
Are These Dolphins Doomed?|Eli Kintisch|May 7, 2010|DAILY BEAST

But see those small compartments in the thick shells of the pod—with the membranes separating them?
The Planet Strappers|Raymond Zinke Gallun
So I walked straightway to the well trough and drank, then sauntered to the house to learn how Pod was faring.
On a Donkey's Hurricane Deck|R. Pitcher Woodward
Drain, and hull by breaking the pod crosswise and squeezing out the beans.
Let's Use Soybeans|Anonymous
Two hours later he awoke quite sober, and came out to where Pod was currying me for the celebration, and showed him his programme.
On a Donkey's Hurricane Deck|R. Pitcher Woodward
She repeatedly extrudes a short oviduct, which oscillates right and left as though to graze the skin of the pod.
A Book of Exposition|Homer Heath Nugent

British Dictionary definitions for pod (1 of 5)

pod¹

/ (pɒd) /

noun

the fruit of any leguminous plant, consisting of a long two-valved case that contains seeds and splits along both sides when ripe
the seedcase as distinct from the seeds

any similar fruit

a streamlined structure attached by a pylon to an aircraft and used to house a jet engine (podded engine), fuel tank, armament, etc

an enclosed cabin suspended from a cable or a big wheel, for carrying passengers

verb pods, podding or podded

(tr) to remove the pod or shell from (peas, beans, etc)

(intr) (of a plant) to produce pods

Word Origin for pod

C17: perhaps back formation from earlier podware bagged vegetables, probably from pod, variant of cod ² + ware 1

British Dictionary definitions for pod (2 of 5)

pod²

/ (pɒd) /

noun

a small group of animals, esp seals, whales, or birds

Word Origin for pod

C19: of unknown origin

British Dictionary definitions for pod (3 of 5)

pod³

/ (pɒd) /

noun

a straight groove along the length of certain augers and bits

the socket that holds the bit in a boring tool

Word Origin for pod

C16: of unknown origin

British Dictionary definitions for pod (4 of 5)

POD

abbreviation for

pay on delivery

abbreviation for

print on demand

British Dictionary definitions for pod (5 of 5)

-pod

-pode

n combining form

indicating a certain type or number of feetarthropod; tripod

Word Origin for -pod

from Greek -podos footed, from pous foot

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Scientific definitions for pod (1 of 2)

pod

[ pŏd ]

A fruit or seed case that usually splits along two seams to release its seeds when mature. Legumes, such as peas and beans, produce pods.

Scientific definitions for pod (2 of 2)

-pod

A suffix meaning foot. It is used in the scientific names of the members of many groups of organisms, such as arthropod, an organism having jointed feet, and sauropod, a dinosaur having lizard feet. It is also used in the names of different kinds of limbs or limblike body parts, such as pseudopod, the false foot of an amoeba.

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noun

verb pods, podding or podded

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