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- hot rodTypically a passenger vehicle modified to run and/or accelerate faster. The term may be used generically to apply to any car, truck, or motorcycle (et al.) modified for increased speed and/or performance. It may also be used to …
- fishing rodA rod, often made in sections, which carries a line used for angling and is used to support both the line and the reel and to cast the line.
- lightning rodA metallic conductor that is attached to a high point of a building and leads to the ground to protect the building from damage by lightning.
- connecting rodA rod, inside a reciprocating engine, that connects a piston to the crankshaft.
- rod cellAny of the cylindrical photoreceptor cells in the retina that function in dim light levels.
- control rodAny of a number of steel tubes, containing boron or other neutron absorber, that are inserted into the core of a nuclear reactor in order to control its rate of reaction.
- fuel rodA long zirconium tube, filled with pellets of uranium oxide, stacked in bundles inside a nuclear reactor as fuel.
- counting rodOne of a set of small bars, used by mathematicians in some Asian countries, placed either horizontally or vertically to represent any number and any fraction.
- rod-shapedShaped like a rod; long and cylindrical.
- divining rodRod used for dowsing, a technique of divination used to locate subterranean sources of water, metal, other mineral resources or even various other things through magic, or according to many believers a natural phenomenon.
- measuring rodA graduated staff, typically having alternate black and white sections, used (along with a theodolite) in surveying
- curtain rodA rod used to hang a curtain, typically by using curtain rings.
- K-RodFrancisco Rodríguez (baseball player).
- flying rodA linear phenomenon caught on camera but not seen by the eye, suggested to be flying insects, cryptids, or invisible UFOs.
- piston rodA rod or bar in an engine that connects a piston to a crosshead.
- Black RodGentleman Usher of the Black Rod.
- spinning rodA long, flexible fishing rod with guide rings and a mounting bracket for a spinning reel.
- cleaning rodA firearm maintenance tool used to clean the inside (bore) of a gun's barrel.
- con rodAlternative form of conrod, abbreviation of connecting rod.
- fly rodAlternative spelling of flyrod: a thin, flexible fishing rod designed to cast an artificial fly
- range rodSynonym of range pole: A rod or pole, marked with alternating red and white bands, used by surveyors for sighting
- rod cellsplural of rod cell: Any of the cylindrical photoreceptor cells in the retina that function in dim light levels.
- rod ironMisspelling of wrought iron: A tough, malleable, ductile form of iron that is forged rather than cast, suitable for welding.
- square roda unit of area used for measuring small quantities of land. Equal in size to a square with sides 1 rod in length. Equal to 30¼ square yards or 1/160 acre.
- street rodA vintage vehicle (usually manufactured before 1949) that has been heavily modified with modern parts to improve comfort and drivability.
Compound words 120
- ramrodDevice used with muzzleloaders to push the projectile up against the propellant.
- goldenrodAny tall-stemmed plant principally from genus Solidago (also Oligoneuron), usually with clusters of small yellow flowers.
- roddyFull of rods or twigs.
- pushrodA rigid reciprocating rod that, by its movement, transmits force to actuate a mechanism.
- conrodAbbreviation of connecting rod: A rod, inside a reciprocating engine, that connects a piston to the crankshaft.
- rodderA hot rod enthusiast.
- stunrodA baton that delivers an electric shock upon striking someone or something.
- rodsmanSomeone who carries and holds a levelling staff, or rod, in a surveying party.
- axlerodSynonym of axletree: A bar or beam of wood or iron, connecting the opposite wheels of a carriage, on the ends of which the wheels revolve.
- flyroda thin, flexible fishing rod designed to cast an artificial fly