Odd vs Dod - What's the difference?
odd | dod |
(not comparable) Single; sole; singular; not having a mate.
(obsolete) Singular in excellence; unique; sole; matchless; peerless; famous.
Singular in looks or character; peculiar; eccentric.
Strange, unusual.
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(not comparable) Occasional; infrequent.
* (Sir Walter Scott), Guy Mannering – or The Astrologer
(not comparable) Left over, remaining when the rest have been grouped.
(not comparable) Casual, irregular, not planned.
(not comparable, in combination with a number, not comparable) About, approximately.
(not comparable) Not divisible by two; not even.
(US, military)
(automotive) , a type of engine that can shut down cylinders when not needed
Dod is a anagram of odd.
As an adjective odd
is single; sole; singular; not having a mate.As a noun DOD is
initialism of Date of Death|lang=en.As a verb dod is
to cut off, as wool from sheep's tails; to lop or clip off.As an initialism DoD is
alternative form of DOD|lang=en.odd
English
Adjective
(en-adj)- I assure you, if I were Hazlewood I should look on his compliments, his bowings, his cloakings, his shawlings, and his handings with some little suspicion; and truly I think Hazlewood does so too at some odd times.
Synonyms
* (not having a mate) single, mismatched * (strange) bizarre, peculiar, queer, rum, strange, unusual, weird, fremd * (about) about, approximately, around * See alsoAntonyms
* (not divisible by two) evenDerived terms
* oddball * odd duck * odd one out * oddsAnagrams
* *dod
English
Alternative forms
* DoDNoun
External links
*U.S. Department of Defense