pod

¹pod

noun \ˈpäd\

Definition of POD

1

: a bit socket in a brace

2

: a straight groove or channel in the barrel of an auger

Origin of POD

origin unknown

First Known Use: 1573

Other Hardware Terms

adze, auger, awl, chock, ferrule, punch, tang

Rhymes with POD

bod, clod, fade, Fahd, gaud, god, hod, mod, nod, od, odd, plod, prod, quad, quod, rod, scrod, shod, sod, squad, tod, wad

²pod

noun

Definition of POD

1

: a dry dehiscent pericarp or fruit that is composed of one or more carpels; especially : legume

2

a : an anatomical pouch

b : a grasshopper egg case

3

: a tapered and roughly cylindrical body of ore or mineral

4

: a usually protective container or housing: as

a : a streamlined compartment (as for fuel) under the wings or fuselage of an aircraft

b : a compartment (as for personnel, a power unit, or an instrument) on a ship or craft

Origin of POD

probably alteration of cod bag — more at codpiece

First Known Use: 1688

Other Seed Plant Terms

aubergine, box, bramble, briar, composite, perpetual, pulse, trefoil

³pod

intransitive verb

pod·dedpod·ding

Definition of POD

: to produce pods

First Known Use of POD

1734

Other Botany Terms

annual, burgeon, chloroplast, nomenclature, succulent, sylvan, xylem

⁴pod

noun

Definition of POD

: a number of animals (as whales) clustered together

Origin of POD

origin unknown

First Known Use: 1832

POD

abbreviation

Definition of POD

1

payable on death

2

pay on delivery

Other Postal Terms

cancel, frank, indicia, philatelist