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rod

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1 a heavy rigid stick used as a weapon or for punishment

arrested for using a rod on his dogs in violation of the stateʼs animal cruelty laws

Synonyms of rod

bastinado (or bastinade), bat, baton, billy, billy club, bludgeon, cane, club, cudgel, nightstick, rung [Scottish], sap, shillelagh (also shillalah), staff, truncheon, waddy [Australian]

Words Related to rod

blackjack, knobkerrie, mace

birch, crabstick, hickory, rattan, stave, switch

beetle, gavel, hammer, mallet, maul, sledgehammer

crook, crosier (or crozier), walking stick, whangee

2 a straight piece (as of wood or metal) that is longer than it is wide

a curtain rod

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Words Related to rod

arbor, beam, board, crossbar, crossbeam, girder

bloom, ingot, slab, stick

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