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pod
Pronunciation: (pod), [key]
—n., v., pod•ded, pod•ding.
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n.
1. a somewhat elongated, two-valved seed vessel, as that of the pea or bean.
2. a dehiscent fruit or pericarp having several seeds.
3. Entomol.
a. an insect egg case.
b. a compact mass of insect eggs.
4. a streamlined enclosure, housing, or detachable container of some kind:
an engine pod under the wing of an aircraft.
5. a protective compartment, as for an automobile's instrument gauges.
6. Mining.an orebody that has an elongated or lenticular shape.
7. Radio and Television Slang.a cluster of brief commercials or spot announcements.
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v.i.
1. to produce pods.
2. to swell out like a pod.
pod
Pronunciation: (pod), [key]—
n.
1. a small herd or school, esp. of seals or whales.
2. a small flock of birds.
pod
Pronunciation: (pod), [key]—
n.
1. the straight groove or channel in the body of certain augers or bits.
2. Carpentry.pad
1 (def. 15b).
pod-
a learned borrowing from Greek meaning “foot,” used in the formation of compound words:
pododynia. Also, esp. before a consonant,podo-.-pod
a combining form meaning “one having a foot” of the kind or number specified by the initial element; often corresponding to Neo-Latin class names ending in
-poda, with
-pod used in English to name a single member of such a class:
cephalopod. Cf.
-ped. POD
port of debarkation.
P.O.D.
1. pay on delivery.
2. Post Office Department.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
