Crossword-Solution: ROD
Dictionary
| Word | Word Type | Definition |
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| Rod | n. | A straight and slender stick; a wand; hence, any slender bar, as of wood or metal (applied to various purposes). |
| Rod | n. | An instrument of punishment or correction; figuratively, chastisement. |
| Rod | n. | A kind of sceptor, or badge of office; hence, figuratively, power; authority; tyranny; oppression. |
| Rod | n. | A support for a fishing line; a fish pole. |
| Rod | n. | A member used in tension, as for sustaining a suspended weight, or in tension and compression, as for transmitting reciprocating motion, etc.; a connecting bar. |
| Rod | n. | An instrument for measuring. |
| Rod | n. | A measure of length containing sixteen and a half feet; -- called also perch, and pole. |
Anagrams
| Word | Anagrams | |
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| ROD | anagram | DOR, DRO, ORD, RDO |
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An inflammatory disease of the skin, characterized by the
presence of redness and itching, an eruption of small vesicles, and the
discharge of a watery exudation, which often dries up, leaving the skin
covered with crusts; -- called also tetter, milk crust, and salt rheum.
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Sentences with ROD (5)
This he carried up the ladder, and sticking his rod through the clog at one end, allowed the other end of the chain to trail upon the ground.
The frown, the harsh rebuke, the frequent application of the rod, enjoined by Scriptural authority, were used, not merely in the way of punishment for actual offences, but as a wholesome regimen for the growth and promotion of all childish virtues.
Once a leash of thin black whips, like the arms of an octopus, flashed across the sunset and was immediately withdrawn, and afterwards a thin rod rose up, joint by joint, bearing at its apex a circular disk that spun with a wobbling motion.
Truth to say, he was a conscientious man, and ever bore in mind the golden maxim, “Spare the rod and spoil the child.” Ichabod Crane’s scholars certainly were not spoiled.
She had better take it in her own hands and lose everything than meekly draw the plough under the rod of parental guidance.
Quotes with ROD (3)
The spirit of bondage works by fear for the slave fears the rod: but love cries, Abba, Father; it disposes us to go to God, and behave ourselves towards God as children; and it gives us clear evidence of our union to God as His children, and so casts out fear. So that it appears that the witness of the Spirit the apostle speaks of, is far from being any whisper, or immediate suggestion or revelation; but that gracious holy effect of the Spirit of God in the hearts of the sain…
The creative mind seeks chance and accident while everyone else seeks control and order. Rod Judkins ‘Change Your Mind
We know that attention acts as a lightning rod. Merely by concentrating on something one causes endless analogies to collect around it, even penetrate the boundaries of the subject itself: an experience that we call coincidence, serendipity — the terminology is extensive. My experience has been that in these circular travels what is really significant surrounds a central absence, an absence that, paradoxically, is the text being written or to be written.
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Used 1,023 times in crossword archives (1946–2025).