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TheSimple English Wiktionary has adefinition for:rod.

Rod may mean:

Rod (geometry), a straight and slender stick; a wand; a cylinder; hence, any slender bar
Rod cell, a cell found in the retina that is sensitive to light/dark (black/white)
Rod (unit), an Imperial unit of length, also known as thepole orperch
Rod (cryptozoology), observational artifacts produced by rapidly flying animals
Rod (god), a Slavic god
Rod (publisher), a music label from 1950s and 1960s Louisiana
Rods (Tarot Suit)
Railway Operating Division
Fishing rod
Lightning rod
Connecting rod, in an internal combustion engine
Divining rod, two rods believed by some to find water in a practice known as dowsing
Birch rod, made out of twigs from birch or other trees for corporal punishment
Switch (rod), a piece of wood as used as a staff or for corporal punishment, or a bundle of such switches

Rod may also be:

Eubacterium with the shape of a rod
Penis (slang)
Gun (slang)

People with the given name Rod

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Often as an abbreviation of such names asRoderick andRodney:

Rod Stewart, rock musician
Rod Laver (born 1938), Australian former tennis player
Rod Steiger (1925–2002), American actor
Rod Flanders, a fictional character onThe Simpsons
Rod From Avenue Q, a character in the stage musical Avenue Q
Rod Whittaker, a fictional camp character from the late 80's
Rod Serling, Creator of the 1960s showThe Twilight Zone

People with the surname Rod

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Edouard Rod, French-Swiss novelist, 1857-1910
Johnny Rod, American bass guitar player

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Hrod
Rob
Roth
Dowel
Hot rod, often also referred to as 'rod'
Rebar
Rood, an old English unit equal to quarter an acre
Stick, any long object
Structural steel
R.O.D., an acronym for theRead or Die anime

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