Rod is a masculine given name, often short for Rodney or Roderick: Rod Stewart, Rod Serling. (Lowercase rod is a stick or bar.)
1. name — Rodney, Traditional masculine given name; Roderick (Male given name); Stewart (Hereditary Scottish surname); nickname (Informal substitute name); masculine · given · short
Opposites
GENDER (as a given name)Rod ≠ feminine names Words identifying females; Rachel · Rebecca · Rhoda · Rosie · Rita
SHAPE/GEOMETRY (as a physical object)Rod ≠ sheet Flat rectangular material; plate · disc · sphere · ball · slab
FLEXIBILITY (as a physical object)Rod ≠ rope Thick twisted fibers; cord · cable · wire · string · whip
Phrases
fishing rod (Tackle for catching fish); rodeo clown (Arena performer distracting bulls); lightning rod (Grounded spike for discharges); hot rod (Modified car for racing); rode the coattails (Gained from another's efforts); rode shotgun (Occupied front passenger position)
Categories
Creator Gods: Brahma, Ra, Marduk, Anu, Yahweh; Slavic folklore: Baba Yaga, vampire, Ivan, mora, Firebird; Slavic paganism: Slavic mythology, pagan rites, pagan rituals, pagan beliefs, sacred grove; Polish mythology: Wanda, Piast dynasty
Family
rodent, rode, rods, rodeo, rodeos, fishing rod, rodding, curtain rod
- Familiarity
- Top 500,000
- Profile
- Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G