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pod

1  [pod] noun, verb, pod⋅ded, pod⋅ding.
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–noun
1. a somewhat elongated, two-valved seed vessel, as that of the pea or bean.
2. a dehiscent fruit or pericarp having several seeds.
3. Entomology.
a. an insect egg case.
b. a compact mass of insect eggs.
4. a streamlined enclosure, housing, or detachable container of some kind: an engine pod under the wing of an aircraft.
5. a protective compartment, as for an automobile's instrument gauges.
6. Mining. an orebody that has an elongated or lenticular shape.
7. Radio and Television Slang. a cluster of brief commercials or spot announcements.
–verb (used without object)
8. to produce pods.
9. to swell out like a pod.
Origin:
1680–90; appar. back formation from podder peasecod gatherer; cf.podder, var. of podware, unexplained var. of codware bagged vegetables ( cod 2 + -ware crops, vegetables)

Related forms:
podlike, adjective
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2  [pod]
–noun
1. a small herd or school, esp. of seals or whales.
2. a small flock of birds.
Origin:
1825–35, Americanism; perh. special (orig. facetious) use of pod 1

pod

3  [pod]
–noun
1. the straight groove or channel in the body of certain augers or bits.
2. Carpentry. pad 1 (def. 15b).
Origin:
1565–75; orig. uncert.; perh. a continuation of OE pād covering, cloak, the socket being thought of as something that covers or hides from view what is held in it (though the phonology is irregular)

pod-

 
a learned borrowing from Greek meaning “foot,” used in the formation of compound words: pododynia.
Also, especially before a consonant, podo-.

Origin:
comb. form repr. Gk poús (gen. podós) foot

-pod

 
a combining form meaning “one having a foot” of the kind or number specified by the initial element; often corresponding to Neo-Latin class names ending in -poda, with -pod used in English to name a single member of such a class: cephalopod.
Compare -ped.

Origin:
< NL < Gk -pod-, s. of -pous, adj. deriv. of poús foot

POD

 
port of debarkation.

p.o.'d

  [pee-ohd]
–adjective Slang.
pissed off.

P.O.D.

 
1. pay on delivery.
2. Post Office Department.

pad

1  [pad] noun, verb, pad⋅ded, pad⋅ding.
–noun
1. a cushionlike mass of soft material used for comfort, protection, or stuffing.
2. a soft, stuffed cushion used as a saddle; a padded leather saddle without a tree.
3. a number of sheets of paper glued or otherwise held together at one edge to form a tablet.
4. a soft, ink-soaked block of absorbent material for inking a rubber stamp.
5. Anatomy, Zoology. any fleshy mass of tissue that cushions a weight-bearing part of the body, as on the underside of a paw.
6. the foot, as of a fox, hare, or wolf.
7. a piece or fold of gauze or other absorbent material for use as a surgical dressing or a protective covering.
8. Zoology. a pulvillus, as on the tarsus or foot of an insect.
9. a lily pad.
10. Rocketry. launch pad.
11. Slang.
a. one's living quarters, as an apartment or room.
b. one's bed.
c. a room where people gather to take narcotics; an addicts' den.
12. Slang.
a. money paid as a bribe to and shared among police officers, as for ignoring law violations.
b. a list of police officers receiving such money.
13. Electricity. a nonadjustable attenuator consisting of a network of fixed resistors.
14. Shipbuilding.
a. a metal plate riveted or welded to a surface as a base or attachment for bolts, hooks, eyes, etc.
b. a piece of wood laid on the back of a deck beam to give the deck surface a desired amount of camber.
15. Carpentry.
a. a handle for holding various small, interchangeable saw blades.
b. Also, pod. a socket in a brace for a bit.
16. Metallurgy. a raised surface on a casting.
17. a small deposit of weld metal, as for building up a worn surface.
–verb (used with object)
18. to furnish, protect, fill out, or stuff with a pad or padding.
19. to expand or add to unnecessarily or dishonestly: to pad a speech; to pad an expense account.
20. Metallurgy. to add metal to (a casting) above its required dimensions, to insure the flow of enough metal to all parts.
–verb (used without object)
21. to insure the proper forging of a piece.
—Idiom
22. on the pad, Slang. (of a police officer) receiving a bribe, esp. on a regular basis.
Origin:
1545–55; orig. special uses of obs. pad bundle to lie on, perh. b. pack 1 and bed
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pod 1   (pŏd)   
n.  
  1. Botany
    1. A dehiscent fruit of a leguminous plant such as the pea.
    2. A dry, several-seeded, dehiscent fruit. Also called seedpod.
    3. A streamlined external housing that encloses engines, machine guns, or fuel.
    4. Aerospace A detachable compartment on a spacecraft for carrying personnel or instrumentation.
  2. Zoology A protective covering that encases the eggs of some insects and fish.
  3. A casing or housing forming part of a vehicle, as:
    1. A streamlined external housing that encloses engines, machine guns, or fuel.
    2. Aerospace A detachable compartment on a spacecraft for carrying personnel or instrumentation.
  4. Something resembling a pod, as in compactness.
v.   pod·ded, pod·ding, pods

v.   intr.
  1. To bear or produce pods.
  2. To expand or swell like a pod.
v.   tr.
To remove (seeds) from a pod.

[Origin unknown.]
pod 2   (pŏd)   
n.  A school of marine mammals, such as seals, whales, or dolphins. See Synonyms at flock1.

[Origin unknown.]
pod 3   (pŏd)   
n.  
  1. The lengthwise groove in certain boring tools such as augers.
  2. The socket for holding the bit in a boring tool.

[Origin unknown.]
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Pod

Pod\, n. [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.) A capsule of plant, especially a legume; a dry dehiscent fruit. See Illust. of Angiospermous.

3. (Zo["o]l.) 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

Pod\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Podded; p. pr. & vb. n. Podding.] To swell; to fill; also, to produce pods.
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Language Translation for : Pod
Spanish: vaina,
German: die Hülse,
Japanese: さや
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pod

n. [allegedly from abbreviation POD for `Prince Of Darkness'] A Diablo 630 (or, latterly, any letter-quality impact printer). From the DEC-10 PODTYPE program used to feed formatted text to it. Not to be confused with P.O.D..
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pod  (1)
"seed of beans," 1688, of uncertain origin; found earlier in podware "seed of legumes, seed grain" (1467), which had a parallel form codware "husked or seeded plants" (1398), related to cod "husk of seeded plants," which was in O.E. Pod people (1956) is from movie "Invasion of the Body Snatchers," based on novel by Jack Finney.

pod  (2)
"herd of whales or seals," 1827, Amer.Eng., of unknown origin.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Main Entry: POD
Function: abbreviation
postoperative day
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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pod   (pŏd)  Pronunciation Key 
A fruit or seed case that usually splits along two seams to release its seeds when mature. Legumes, such as peas and beans, produce pods.
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pod
Not to be confused with P.O.D..
1. (Allegedly from abbreviation POD for "Prince Of Darkness") A Diablo 630 (or, latterly, any letter-quality impact printer). From the DEC-10 PODTYPE program used to feed formatted text to it.
2. Plain Old Documentation.
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(1998-12-18)

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POD
  1. payable on delivery
  2. post office department
  3. postoperative day
  4. print on demand
  5. probability of detection
  6. proton omnidirectional detector
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