Definition of POD

pod

Meanings

Plural: pods

Noun

  • the vessel that contains the seeds of a plant (not the seeds themselves)
  • a several-seeded dehiscent fruit as e.g. of a leguminous plant
  • a group of aquatic mammals
  • a detachable container of fuel on an airplane
  • A seed case for legumes (e.g. peas, beans, peppers); a seedpod.
  • A small vehicle, especially used in emergency situations.
  • A bag; a pouch.
  • A group of whales, dolphins, seals, porpoises or hippopotami.
  • A group of people who regularly interact.
  • A small section of a larger office, compartmentalised for a specific purpose.
  • A subsection of a prison, containing a number of inmates.
  • A very small room or space for one person to inhabit, as in a capsule hotel.
  • A nicotine cartridge.
  • A lie-flat business or first class seat.
  • A tapered, cylindrical body of ore or minerals.
  • A straight channel or groove in the body of certain forms of, usually tapered, augers and boring-bits.
  • Clipping of podcast.
  • A set of commercials to be shown together.
  • In rugby union, a small group (usually 3 or 4) of forwards working together as a group in open play.
  • Clipping of isopod

Verb

  • take something out of its shell or pod
    • "pod peas or beans"
  • produce pods, of plants
  • To bear or produce pods
  • To remove peas from their case.
  • To put into a pod or to enter a pod.
  • To swell or fill.

Origin / Etymology

Origin uncertain. Perhaps from Middle English *pod ("seed-pod, husk, shell, outer covering"; attested in pod-ware (“legume seed; seed grain”)), itself possibly from Old English pād (“an outer garment, covering, coat, cloak”), from Proto-West Germanic *paidu, from Proto-Germanic *paidō (“coat, smock, shirt”), from Proto-Indo-European *baiteh₂- (“woolen clothes”). If so, then cognate with Old Saxon pēda (“skirt”), German dialectal Pfeid, Pfeit (“shirt”), Gothic 𐍀𐌰𐌹𐌳𐌰 (paida, “mantle, skirt”), and perhaps Albanian petk (“gown, garment, dress, suit”) and Ancient Greek βαίτη (baítē, “goat-skin, fur-coat, tent”).

Synonyms

capsule, case, cod, container, fuel pod, gam, hull, husk, seedcase, seedpod, shell, vessel

Scrabble Score: 6

pod is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
pod is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
pod is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 7

pod is a valid Words With Friends word