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Multitude is a related term of pod.


As a noun multitude

is a great amount or number, often of people; myriad; profusion; abundance.

As a preposition pod is

(with accusative) under (destination to which something is moved).

multitude

English

(wikipedia multitude)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A great amount or number, often of people; myriad; profusion; abundance.
  • * , Episode 12, The Cyclops
    • A torrential rain poured down from the floodgates of the angry heavens upon the bared heads of the assembled multitude which numbered at the lowest computation five hundred thousand persons.
  • *
  • The mass of ordinary people; the populous or the masses
  • * Pilate, wishing to please the multitude , released Barabbas to them.

    • Synonyms

    * hantel/hantle

    Derived terms

    * multitudinous

    pod

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) *.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (botany) a seed case for legumes (e.g. peas, beans, peppers)
  • a small vehicle, especially used in emergency situations
  • (obsolete, UK, dialect) A bag; a pouch.
    • (Tusser)
    Derived terms
    * peapod * seedpod
    Synonyms
    * (sense) capsule, case, container, hull, husk, shell, vessel

    Verb

    (podd)
  • To bear or produce pods
  • To remove peas from their case.
  • To swell or fill.

    • Etymology 2

    From a special use of Etymology 1. See above.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A group of whales]], dolphins, seals, porpoises or [[hippopotamus, hippopotami.
    • Synonyms
    gam

    Anagrams

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