rod

As a noun rod

is road, roadstead.

As a verb rodlet is

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As nouns the difference between rod and pushrod

is that rod is road, roadstead while pushrod is a rod in a piston engine that actuates rocker arms above the cylinder head.

As nouns the difference between rod and boathook

is that rod is road, roadstead while boathook is a hook attached to a pole used for pulling or pushing boats, rafts, logs or other objects to or from the side of a boat.

As nouns the difference between rod and rhabdom

is that rod is road, roadstead while rhabdom is any of the rods that support each ommatidium in the compound eye of arthropods.

As nouns the difference between rod and nanorod

is that rod is road, roadstead while nanorod is a nanosized rod.

As a noun rod

is road, roadstead.

As an adjective rodlike is

resembling a rod, usually in shape.