What does pod mean?

Definitions for pod
pɒdpod

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. pod, cod, seedcasenoun

    the vessel that contains the seeds of a plant (not the seeds themselves)

  2. pod, seedpodnoun

    a several-seeded dehiscent fruit as e.g. of a leguminous plant

  3. podnoun

    a group of aquatic mammals

  4. pod, fuel podverb

    a detachable container of fuel on an airplane

  5. podverb

    take something out of its shell or pod

    "pod peas or beans"

  6. podverb

    produce pods, of plants

Wiktionary

  1. POdadjective

    Annoyed, irritated, angry; depressed, fed up.

  2. Etymology: From a special use of Etymology 1. See above.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Podnoun

    Etymology: bode, boede, Dutch, a little house. Skinner.

    To raise tulips, save the seeds which are ripe, when the the pods begin to open at the top, which cut off with the stalks from the root, and keep the pods upright, that the seed do not fall out. John Mortimer, Husbandry.

Wikipedia

  1. Pod

    Pod (also known as "The Pick of Destiny") is a song by American rock band Tenacious D, featured on their 2006 second album The Pick of Destiny. Written by Jack Black and Kyle Gass, the song was released as the lead single from the album on October 30, 2006.

ChatGPT

  1. pod

    A pod is a small group or structure containing several individuals, often enclosed. It is commonly used to describe a group of marine mammals like whales or dolphins who live together. In terms of plants, a pod refers to a type of fruit produced that contains several seeds. Additionally, in technology, specifically in Kubernetes, a pod is the smallest and simplest unit that can be created and managed.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Podnoun

    a bag; a pouch

  2. Podnoun

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

  3. Podnoun

    a considerable number of animals closely clustered together; -- said of seals

  4. Podverb

    to swell; to fill; also, to produce pods

  5. Etymology: [See Foot.]

Wikidata

  1. Pod

    Pod is the debut album by the American alternative rock band The Breeders, released on the independent record label 4AD in May 1990. Engineered by Steve Albini, Pod was recorded at Palladium Studios, Edinburgh, Scotland. Steve Albini has stated that it is the one album on which he felt he got both the best sound for a band, and the best performance from a band. It has been credited by Nirvana's Kurt Cobain as being one of the most influential albums of his life. According to Cobain, "it’s an epic that will never let you forget your ex-girlfriend."

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Pod

    pod, n. the covering of the seed of plants, as the pea or bean: a shoal of fishes.—v.i. to fill, as a pod: to produce pods:—pr.p. pod′ding; pa.t. and pa.p. pod′ded. [Allied to pad, anything stuffed.]

Dictionary of Nautical Terms

  1. pod

    A company of seals or sea-elephants.

Editors Contribution

  1. pod

    The facet of a plant where the seeds are.

    Runner beans and peas are created in a pod.


    Submitted by MaryC on October 13, 2016  


  2. pod

    A group of marine mammal.

    Groups of whales and seals are called a pod.


    Submitted by MaryC on October 13, 2016  


  3. pod

    A facet or vessel of a product.

    The laundry pods and dishwasher pods are created and sold.


    Submitted by MaryC on January 11, 2020  

Suggested Resources

  1. POD

    What does POD stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the POD acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of pod in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of pod in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of pod in a Sentence

  1. Joellen Russell:

    The Pod is going to be in literally the fiercest weather on planet Earth, i imagine that we're going to see something we've never seen before, and have people and video as well as measurements of the extraordinary change. I just wish they had more mobility, just in case.

  2. Franklin D. Roosevelt:

    An election cannot give a country a firm sense of direction if it has two or more national parties which merely have different names, but are as alike in their principals and aims as two peas in the same pod.

  3. Orangeburg County Administrator Harold Young:

    They took advantage of a situation, Young said. We had an electrical short in the panel. It did what it was designed to do. When that electrical short happened, it released the locks within that pod, like they’re supposed to do. An officer attempted to control the situation and stop the inmates before they broke free. Four of them overpowered him. This guy put his life on the line, he was beaten and they were able to get his mace away from him and in the face of having been maced, still put up enough of a fight to make sure no one else was able to get away.

  4. Ashlee Peers:

    My first thought was for Faith— she wasn’t even 6 months old, she needed her daddy. The pair of them were like two peas in a pod. He doted on Faith, and she adored him in return.

  5. Parish Archie Chaisson:

    All of our pod sites, or points of distribution, were opened yesterday, people are getting tarps and water and MREs. We hope to open our fifth pod tomorrow.

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