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Pod

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Noun

1. cod, pod, seedcase

the vessel that contains the seeds of a plant (not the seeds themselves)

2. pod, seedpod

a several-seeded dehiscent fruit as e.g. of a leguminous plant

3. pod

a group of aquatic mammals

4. fuel pod, pod

a detachable container of fuel on an airplane

Verb

5. pod

take something out of its shell or pod

Example Sentences:
'pod peas or beans'

6. pod

produce pods, of plants

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Pod

see synonyms of pod
noun
1. 
a. 
the fruit of any leguminous plant, consisting of a long two-valved case that contains seeds and splits along both sides when ripe
b. 
the seedcase as distinct from the seeds
2. 
any similar fruit
3. 
a streamlined structure attached by a pylon to an aircraft and used to house a jet engine (podded engine), fuel tank, armament, etc
4. 
an enclosed cabin suspended from a cable or a big wheel, for carrying passengers
verbWord forms: pods, podding or podded
5. (transitive)
to remove the pod or shell from (peas, beans, etc)
6. (intransitive)
(of a plant) to produce pods
noun
a small group of animals, esp seals, whales, or birds
noun
1. 
a straight groove along the length of certain augers and bits
2. 
the socket that holds the bit in a boring tool
abbreviation for
1. 
pay on delivery
2. 
print on demand

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Pod

see synonyms of pod
noun
1. 
a dry fruit or seed vessel developed from a single carpel enclosing one or more seeds and usually splitting along two sutures at maturity, as a legume
2. 
a podlike container, as a cocoon of a locust
3.  US
any of various enclosures, as a streamlined housing for a jet engine
verb intransitiveWord forms: ˈpodded or ˈpodding
4. 
to bear pods
5. 
to swell out into a pod
noun
a small group of animals, esp. of seals or whales
noun
1. 
a sharp groove in certain augers and other tools
2. 
the socket for the bit in a brace
adjective
Slang
angry, annoyed, irritated, etc.

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Pod

see synonyms of pod
n.
1. Botany
a. A dehiscent fruit of a leguminous plant such as the pea, splitting along two sides.
b. A dry, several-seeded, dehiscent fruit. Also called seedpod.
2. Zoology An egg case of certain insects, especially a locust or other orthopteran.
3. Geology An deposit of rock or sediment that is much longer than it is wide.
4. A casing or housing forming part of a vehicle, as:
a. A streamlined external housing that encloses engines, machine guns, or fuel.
b. A detachable compartment on a spacecraft for carrying personnel or instrumentation.
5. Something resembling a pod, as in compactness.
v. pod·ded, pod·ding, pods
v.intr.
1. To bear or produce pods.
2. To expand or swell like a pod.
v.tr.
To remove (seeds) from a pod.
n.
A group of marine mammals, such as whales, or of certain other animals, such as hippopotamuses.
n.
1. The lengthwise groove in certain boring tools such as augers.
2. The socket for holding the bit in a boring tool.
suff.
Foot; footlike part: pleopod.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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