Rod

//ɹɑd//

Synonyms for "rod" (195 found)

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Closest matches (39)

Strong matches (59)

Related words (97)

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11 relation types

More general

12 entries

Synonyms

4 entries

Related terms

1 entries

at location

5 entries

derived

106 entries

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etymologically related_to

2 entries

has context

11 entries

is a

10 entries

part of

2 entries

related to

68 entries

Showing 16 of 68 words.

used for

11 entries

Translations

293 translations across 51 languages.

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Abkhaz

1 entries
  • аҵәгәыр noun (fishing rod or pole)

Ancient Greek

1 entries
  • ῥάβδος noun (straight round stick, shaft, or bar)

Arabic

1 entries
  • عَصًا noun (straight round stick, shaft, or bar)

Armenian

1 entries
  • ձող noun (straight round stick, shaft, or bar)

Aromanian

1 entries
  • veargã noun (straight round stick, shaft, or bar)

Basque

1 entries
  • haga noun (straight round stick, shaft, or bar)

Bulgarian

4 entries
  • аршин noun (stick to measure length)
  • бацил noun (microbiology: rod shaped microorganism)
  • бъркалка noun (stirring rod)
  • въдица noun (fishing rod or pole)

Catalan

2 entries
  • canya de pescar noun (fishing rod or pole)
  • verga noun (slang: penis)

Chechen

1 entries
  • мӏара noun (fishing rod or pole)

Chinese Mandarin

4 entries
  • 桿 /杆 noun (fishing rod or pole)
  • 棍子 noun (straight round stick, shaft, or bar)
  • 棒 noun (straight round stick, shaft, or bar)
  • 竿 noun (fishing rod or pole)

Czech

4 entries
  • Rod name (Slavic god)
  • metla noun (stick or bundle used for punishment)
  • prut noun (fishing rod or pole)
  • tyč noun (straight round stick, shaft, or bar)

Danish

4 entries
  • ris noun (stick or bundle used for punishment)
  • spanskrør noun (stick or bundle used for punishment)
  • stang noun (straight round stick, shaft, or bar)
  • stang noun (fishing rod or pole)

Dutch

4 entries
  • el noun (stick to measure length)
  • hengelroede noun (fishing rod or pole)
  • meetstok noun (stick to measure length)
  • roe noun (stick or bundle used for punishment)

Esperanto

3 entries
  • kaco noun (slang: penis)
  • vergo noun (straight round stick, shaft, or bar)
  • vergo noun (stick or bundle used for punishment)

Ewe

2 entries
  • ati noun (straight round stick, shaft, or bar)
  • ati noun (stick or bundle used for punishment)

Finnish

4 entries
  • mittakeppi noun (stick to measure length)
  • parru noun (slang: penis)
  • sauvabakteeri noun (microbiology: rod shaped microorganism)
  • sauvasolu noun (part of the retina of the eye — see also rod cell)

French

4 entries
  • bite noun (slang: penis)
  • canne à pêche noun (fishing rod or pole)
  • paf noun (slang: penis)
  • pine noun (slang: penis)

Galician

1 entries
  • cana noun (fishing rod or pole)

Georgian

2 entries
  • ანკესი noun (fishing rod or pole)
  • კვერთხი noun (straight round stick, shaft, or bar)

German

4 entries
  • Achse noun (connector, part of a machine)
  • Angel noun (fishing rod or pole)
  • Angelrute noun (fishing rod or pole)
  • Anker noun (connector, part of a machine)

Greek

4 entries
  • καλάμι noun (fishing rod or pole)
  • ράβδος noun (connector, part of a machine)
  • ραβδί noun (straight round stick, shaft, or bar)
  • ραβδίο noun (part of the retina of the eye — see also rod cell)

Hebrew

4 entries
  • חַכָּה noun (fishing rod or pole)
  • מַקֵּל noun (straight round stick, shaft, or bar)
  • מוֹט noun (straight round stick, shaft, or bar)
  • קְנֵה מִדָּה noun (stick to measure length)

Higaonon

1 entries
  • songkod noun (straight round stick, shaft, or bar)

Hungarian

3 entries
  • bot noun (straight round stick, shaft, or bar)
  • pálca noun (straight round stick, shaft, or bar)
  • rudi noun (slang: penis)

Icelandic

1 entries
  • stöng noun (straight round stick, shaft, or bar)

Ingush

1 entries
  • зӏак noun (fishing rod or pole)

Interlingua

1 entries
  • virga noun (straight round stick, shaft, or bar)

Irish

1 entries
  • liúr noun (straight round stick, shaft, or bar)

Italian

4 entries
  • bacchetta noun (stick or bundle used for punishment)
  • bacchetta noun (stirring rod)
  • barra noun (connector, part of a machine)
  • bastoncello noun (part of the retina of the eye — see also rod cell)

Japanese

4 entries
  • 杆体 noun (part of the retina of the eye — see also rod cell)
  • 杆菌 noun (microbiology: rod shaped microorganism)
  • 桿体 noun (part of the retina of the eye — see also rod cell)
  • 桿菌 noun (microbiology: rod shaped microorganism)

Kaitag

1 entries
  • ттяппру́г noun (straight round stick, shaft, or bar)

Khmer

1 entries
  • របុក noun (straight round stick, shaft, or bar)

Latin

4 entries
  • baculum noun (fishing rod or pole)
  • pertica noun (straight round stick, shaft, or bar)
  • tālea noun (straight round stick, shaft, or bar)
  • virga noun (stick or bundle used for punishment)

Latvian

4 entries
  • makšķerkāts noun (fishing rod or pole)
  • nūja noun (straight round stick, shaft, or bar)
  • rīkste noun (stick or bundle used for punishment)
  • stienis noun (straight round stick, shaft, or bar)

Lower Sorbian

4 entries
  • pšut noun (straight round stick, shaft, or bar)
  • pšut noun (stick or bundle used for punishment)
  • pšut noun (stick to measure length)
  • pšut noun (unit of length)

Macedonian

4 entries
  • осови́на noun (connector, part of a machine)
  • прат noun (straight round stick, shaft, or bar)
  • прачка noun (straight round stick, shaft, or bar)
  • прачка noun (stick or bundle used for punishment)

Malayalam

1 entries
  • കമ്പി noun (straight round stick, shaft, or bar)

Māori

4 entries
  • kauawhi noun (A longitudinal pole forming part of a framework such as an awning or tent.)
  • manana noun (fishing rod or pole)
  • matira noun (straight round stick, shaft, or bar)
  • matira noun (fishing rod or pole)

Ottoman Turkish

1 entries
  • دگنك noun (straight round stick, shaft, or bar)

Polabian

1 entries
  • prǫt noun (fishing rod or pole)

Polish

4 entries
  • bagietka noun (stirring rod)
  • drążek noun (slang: penis)
  • kij noun (stick or bundle used for punishment)
  • pałeczka noun (microbiology: rod shaped microorganism)

Portuguese

4 entries
  • bacilo noun (microbiology: rod shaped microorganism)
  • barra noun (connector, part of a machine)
  • bastão noun (straight round stick, shaft, or bar)
  • benga noun (slang: penis)

Romanian

4 entries
  • băț noun (straight round stick, shaft, or bar)
  • nuia noun (straight round stick, shaft, or bar)
  • undiță noun (fishing rod or pole)
  • vargă noun (straight round stick, shaft, or bar)

Russian

4 entries
  • Род name (Slavic god)
  • па́лка noun (straight round stick, shaft, or bar)
  • па́лочка noun (part of the retina of the eye — see also rod cell)
  • па́лочка noun (microbiology: rod shaped microorganism)

Serbo-Croatian

4 entries
  • bàtina noun (stick or bundle used for punishment)
  • mȍtka noun (stick to measure length)
  • prȗt noun (stick or bundle used for punishment)
  • pȁlica noun (straight round stick, shaft, or bar)

Southern Altai

1 entries
  • сырык noun (straight round stick, shaft, or bar)

Spanish

4 entries
  • barra noun (straight round stick, shaft, or bar)
  • bastón noun (part of the retina of the eye — see also rod cell)
  • caña noun (fishing rod or pole)
  • fierro noun (straight round stick, shaft, or bar)

Swedish

4 entries
  • metspö noun (fishing rod or pole)
  • måttstock noun (stick to measure length)
  • ris noun (stick or bundle used for punishment)
  • spö noun (straight round stick, shaft, or bar)

Turkish

4 entries
  • asa noun (straight round stick, shaft, or bar)
  • balık oltası noun (fishing rod or pole)
  • balık çomağı noun (fishing rod or pole)
  • değnek noun (straight round stick, shaft, or bar)

Ukrainian

1 entries
  • па́личка noun (part of the retina of the eye — see also rod cell)

Vietnamese

4 entries
  • cần noun (straight round stick, shaft, or bar)
  • cần noun (fishing rod or pole)
  • cần câu noun (fishing rod or pole)
  • gậy noun (straight round stick, shaft, or bar)

Sample sentences

33 total sentences available.

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Fortune is the rod of the weak, and the staff of the brave.

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Rod lives across the street from John.

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Spare the rod and spoil the child.

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He was beaten with an iron rod during a violent soccer match.

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