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pod
1[ pod ]
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.
I've agreed with some friends to become part of their pandemic pod.
- 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)
- to produce pods.
- to swell out like a pod.
pod
2[ pod ]
noun
- a group of aquatic animals, especially marine mammals:
a pod of walruses.
- a small flock of birds.
pod
3[ pod ]
noun
- podcast ( def ): I'll be podding about the film next week.
What pods do you listen to?
I'll be podding about the film next week.
We should pod all the discussions we're having leading up to our trip.
pod
4[ pod ]
noun
- the straight groove or channel in the body of certain augers or bits.
- Carpentry. pad 1( def 15b ).
POD
5abbreviation for
- port of debarkation.
pod-
6- a learned borrowing from Greek meaning “foot,” used in the formation of compound words: pododynia.
-pod
7- a combining form meaning “one having a foot” of the kind or number specified by the initial element; often corresponding to New Latin class names ending in -poda, with -pod used in English to name a single member of such a class: cephalopod. Compare -ped ( def ).
P.O.D.
8abbreviation for
- pay on delivery.
- Post Office Department.
p.o.'d
9[ pee-ohd ]
adjective
pod
1/ pɒd /
noun
- a straight groove along the length of certain augers and bits
- the socket that holds the bit in a boring tool
pod
2/ pɒd /
noun
- a small group of animals, esp seals, whales, or birds
pod
3/ 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
- tr to remove the pod or shell from (peas, beans, etc)
- intr (of a plant) to produce pods
POD
4abbreviation for
- pay on delivery
abbreviation for
- print on demand
-pod
5combining form
- indicating a certain type or number of feet
arthropod
tripod
–pod
1- 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.
pod
2/ 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.
Other Words From
- pod·like adjective
- un·pod·ded adjective
Word History and Origins
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Example Sentences
Weganool fabric made with calotropis pod fibers, which are viewable on the left.
They usually travel in pods, too, so it’s especially odd this beluga was spotted alone.
I asked him if the rise of the learning pod will make existing disparities worse.
These pods will still be made up of public school students, who are getting some level of online instruction from public school teachers.
Sitting at the bow of a boat, they sniff the air blown toward them from a pod of orcas.
The Navy and Marine Corps versions of the F-35 have differing configurations and rely on an external gun pod.
But at Cheshire, prisoners rarely, if ever, leave their pod.
The faction leaders each take a colony pod and set out to form their own society on the new planet.
When he first tries the pods for himself, he fails to realize that a fly has made its way into the other pod.
Top adviser Eric Fehrnstrom told MSNBC that Santorum and Gingrich are “two peas in a pod—longtime Washington legislators.”
It bears a pod similar to that of the locust, to which it is related, containing eight to twelve beans.
Instantly it split, showing the gummed red seeds clinging to the inner walls of the sensitive pod.
The bark is light in colour; and the capsule pod contains a large quantity of down, of a brown tint, and exquisite silky softness.
It is very long--nearly twice as long as this page and looks much more like a stem than a seed-pod.
She and her kitten were as much alike as two peas in a pod—jet-black, and with beautiful yellow-green eyes.
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