PODS

Noun

pods

plural of pod

Verb

pods

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of pod

Anagrams

• DPOs, PDOs, SPOD, dops, spod

Noun

PODs

plural of POD

Anagrams

• DPOs, PDOs, SPOD, dops, spod

Source: Wiktionary


POD

-pod. Etym: [See Foot.]

Definition: A combining form or suffix from Gr. poy`s, podo`s, foot; as, decapod, an animal having ten feet; phyllopod, an animal having leaflike feet; myriapod, hexapod.

Pod, n. Etym: [Probably akin to pudding, and perhaps the same word as pad a cushion; cf. also Dan. pude pillow, cushion, and also E. cod a husk, pod.]

1. A bag; a pouch. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] Tusser.

2. (Bot.)

Definition: A capsule of plant, especially a legume; a dry dehiscent fruit. See Illust. of Angiospermous.

3. (Zoöl.)

Definition: A considerable number of animals closely clustered together; -- said of seals. Pod auger, or pod bit, an auger or bit the channel of which is straight instead of twisted.

Pod, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Podded; p. pr. & vb. n. Podding.]

Definition: To swell; to fill; also, to produce pods.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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