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Rod vs Robbed - What's the difference?

rod | robbed |


As a noun rod

is road, roadstead.

As a verb robbed is

(rob).

Reel vs Rod - What's the difference?

reel | rod |


As nouns the difference between reel and rod

is that reel is real (reality) while rod is road, roadstead.

As an adjective reel

is real (true, fact, not fictional).

Rod vs Heist - What's the difference?

rod | heist |


As a noun rod

is road, roadstead.

As a verb heist is

.

Erode vs Rod - What's the difference?

erode | rod |


As a verb erode

is .

As a noun rod is

road, roadstead.

Rod vs Pen - What's the difference?

rod | pen |


As a noun rod

is road, roadstead.

As a symbol pen is

peruvian nuevo sol.

Iron vs Rod - What's the difference?

iron | rod |


As nouns the difference between iron and rod

is that iron is pencil while rod is road, roadstead.

Rod vs Ball - What's the difference?

rod | ball |


In anatomy terms the difference between rod and ball

is that rod is short for rod cell, a rod-shaped cell in the eye that is sensitive to light while ball is the front of the bottom of the foot, just behind the toes.

In mathematics terms the difference between rod and ball

is that rod is a Cuisenaire rod while ball is the set of points in a metric space lying within a given distance (the radius) of a given point; specifically, the homologue of the disk in a Euclidean space of any number of dimensions.

As nouns the difference between rod and ball

is that rod is a straight, round stick, shaft, bar, cane, or staff while ball is a solid or hollow sphere, or part thereof.

As verbs the difference between rod and ball

is that rod is {{cx|slang|vulgar|transitive|lang=en}} To penetrate sexually while ball is to form or wind into a ball.

As proper nouns the difference between rod and ball

is that rod is a nickname for the male given names Rodney and Roderick while Ball is {{surname}.

As an interjection ball is

an appeal by the crowd for holding the ball against a tackled player. This is heard almost any time an opposition player is tackled, without regard to whether the rules about "prior opportunity" to dispose of the ball are fulfilled.

Rod vs Core - What's the difference?

rod | core |


As nouns the difference between rod and core

is that rod is a straight, round stick, shaft, bar, cane, or staff while core is the central part of fruit, containing the kernels or seeds.

As verbs the difference between rod and core

is that rod is {{cx|slang|vulgar|transitive|lang=en}} To penetrate sexually while core is to remove the core of an apple or other fruit.

As proper nouns the difference between rod and core

is that rod is a nickname for the male given names Rodney and Roderick while Core is the birth name of Persephone/Proserpina, the queen of the Underworld/Hades, and goddess of the seasons and of vegetation. She is the daughter of Zeus and Demeter; and the wife of Hades.

As an acronym CORE is

congress of Racial Equality.

Nail vs Rod - What's the difference?

nail | rod |


As nouns the difference between nail and rod

is that nail is the thin, horny plate at the ends of fingers and toes on humans and some other animals while rod is road, roadstead.

As a verb nail

is to fix (an object) to another object using a nail.

Rod vs Cast - What's the difference?

rod | cast |


In archaic terms the difference between rod and cast

is that rod is a unit of area equal to a square rod, 30¼ square yards or 1/160 acre while cast is to give birth to (a child) prematurely; to miscarry.

As nouns the difference between rod and cast

is that rod is a straight, round stick, shaft, bar, cane, or staff while cast is an act of throwing.

As verbs the difference between rod and cast

is that rod is {{cx|slang|vulgar|transitive|lang=en}} To penetrate sexually while cast is To move, or be moved, away.

As a proper noun Rod

is a nickname for the male given names Rodney and Roderick.

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