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clod
(definition)
n 1: a compact mass; "a ball of mud caught him on the shoulder"
[syn: ball, clod, glob, lump, clump, chunk]
2: an awkward stupid person [syn: lout, clod, stumblebum,
goon, oaf, lubber, lummox, lump, gawk]
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cod
(name)
(definition)
adv 1: collecting the charges upon delivery; "mail a package
C.O.D." [syn: C.O.D., COD, cash on delivery]
adj 1: payable by the recipient on delivery; "a collect call";
"the letter came collect"; "a COD parcel" [syn:
collect, cod]
n 1: the vessel that contains the seeds of a plant (not the
seeds themselves) [syn: pod, cod, seedcase]
2: lean white flesh of important North Atlantic food fish;
usually baked or poached [syn: cod, codfish]
3: major food fish of Arctic and cold-temperate waters [syn:
cod, codfish]
v 1: fool or hoax; "The immigrant was duped because he trusted
everyone"; "You can't fool me!" [syn: gull, dupe,
slang, befool, cod, fool, put on, take in, put
one over, put one across]
2: harass with persistent criticism or carping; "The children
teased the new teacher"; "Don't ride me so hard over my
failure"; "His fellow workers razzed him when he wore a
jacket and tie" [syn: tease, razz, rag, cod,
tantalize, tantalise, bait, taunt, twit, rally,
ride]
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facade
(definition)
n 1: the face or front of a building [syn: facade, frontage,
frontal]
2: a showy misrepresentation intended to conceal something
unpleasant [syn: facade, window dressing]
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god
(place)
(definition)
n 1: the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and
omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the
universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
[syn: God, Supreme Being]
2: any supernatural being worshipped as controlling some part of
the world or some aspect of life or who is the
personification of a force [syn: deity, divinity, god,
immortal]
3: a man of such superior qualities that he seems like a deity
to other people; "he was a god among men"
4: a material effigy that is worshipped; "thou shalt not make
unto thee any graven image"; "money was his god" [syn:
idol, graven image, god]
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hod
(definition)
n 1: an open box attached to a long pole handle; bricks or
mortar are carried on the shoulder
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mod
(definition)
adj 1: relating to a recently developed fashion or style; "their
offices are in a modern skyscraper"; "tables in
modernistic designs"; [syn: mod, modern,
modernistic]
n 1: a British teenager or young adult in the 1960s; noted for
their clothes consciousness and opposition to the rockers
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nod
(definition)
n 1: a sign of assent or salutation or command
2: the act of nodding the head
v 1: express or signify by nodding; "He nodded his approval"
2: lower and raise the head, as to indicate assent or agreement
or confirmation; "The teacher nodded when the student gave
the right answer"
3: let the head fall forward through drowsiness; "The old man
was nodding in his chair"
4: sway gently back and forth, as in a nodding motion; "the
flowers were nodding in the breeze"
5: be almost asleep; "The old man sat nodding by the fireplace"
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odd
(name)
(definition)
adj 1: not divisible by two [syn: odd, uneven] [ant: even]
2: not easily explained; "it is odd that his name is never
mentioned"
3: an indefinite quantity more than that specified; "invited
30-odd guests"
4: beyond or deviating from the usual or expected; "a curious
hybrid accent"; "her speech has a funny twang"; "they have
some funny ideas about war"; "had an odd name"; "the peculiar
aromatic odor of cloves"; "something definitely queer about
this town"; "what a rum fellow"; "singular behavior" [syn:
curious, funny, odd, peculiar, queer, rum,
rummy, singular]
5: of the remaining member of a pair, of socks e.g. [syn: odd,
unmatched, unmated, unpaired]
6: not used up; "leftover meatloaf"; "she had a little money
left over so she went to a movie"; "some odd dollars left";
"saved the remaining sandwiches for supper"; "unexpended
provisions" [syn: leftover, left over(p), left(p),
odd, remaining, unexpended]
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plod
(definition)
n 1: the act of walking with a slow heavy gait; "I could
recognize his plod anywhere" [syn: plodding, plod]
v 1: walk heavily and firmly, as when weary, or through mud;
"Mules plodded in a circle around a grindstone" [syn:
slog, footslog, plod, trudge, pad, tramp]
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pod
(definition)
n 1: the vessel that contains the seeds of a plant (not the
seeds themselves) [syn: pod, cod, seedcase]
2: a several-seeded dehiscent fruit as e.g. of a leguminous
plant [syn: pod, seedpod]
3: a group of aquatic mammals
4: a detachable container of fuel on an airplane [syn: pod,
fuel pod]
v 1: take something out of its shell or pod; "pod peas or beans"
2: produce pods, of plants
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prod
(definition)
n 1: a verbalization that encourages you to attempt something;
"the ceaseless prodding got on his nerves" [syn: goad,
goading, prod, prodding, urging, spur,
spurring]
2: a pointed instrument that is used to prod into a state of
motion [syn: prod, goad]
v 1: to push against gently; "She nudged my elbow when she saw
her friend enter the restaurant" [syn: nudge, poke at,
prod]
2: urge on; cause to act; "The other children egged the boy on,
but he did not want to throw the stone through the window"
[syn: prod, incite, egg on]
3: poke or thrust abruptly; "he jabbed his finger into her ribs"
[syn: jab, prod, stab, poke, dig]
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quad
(definition)
n 1: one of four children born at the same time from the same
pregnancy [syn: quadruplet, quad]
2: a muscle of the thigh that extends the leg [syn:
quadriceps, quadriceps femoris, musculus quadriceps
femoris, quad]
3: (printing) a block of type without a raised letter; used for
spacing between words or sentences [syn: quad, space]
4: a rectangular area surrounded on all sides by buildings [syn:
quad, quadrangle]
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rod
(name)
(definition)
n 1: a long thin implement made of metal or wood
2: any rod-shaped bacterium
3: a linear measure of 16.5 feet [syn: perch, rod, pole]
4: a square rod of land [syn: perch, rod, pole]
5: a visual receptor cell that is sensitive to dim light [syn:
rod, rod cell, retinal rod]
6: a gangster's pistol [syn: gat, rod]
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roughshod
(definition)
adj 1: (of a horse) having horseshoes with projecting nails to
prevent slipping
2: (of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict
pain or suffering; "a barbarous crime"; "brutal beatings";
"cruel tortures"; "Stalin's roughshod treatment of the
kulaks"; "a savage slap"; "vicious kicks" [syn: barbarous,
brutal, cruel, fell, roughshod, savage, vicious]
3: unjustly domineering; "incensed at the government's heavy-
handed economic policies"; "a manager who rode roughshod over
all opposition" [syn: heavy-handed, roughshod]
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scrod
(definition)
n 1: flesh of young Atlantic cod weighing up to 2 pounds; also
young haddock and pollock; often broiled [syn: schrod,
scrod]
2: young Atlantic cod or haddock especially one split and boned
for cooking [syn: scrod, schrod]
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shod
(definition)
adj 1: wearing footgear [syn: shod, shodden, shoed] [ant:
unshod, unshoed]
2: used of certain religious orders who wear shoes [syn:
calced, shod] [ant: discalceate, discalced, unshod]
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sod
(definition)
n 1: surface layer of ground containing a mat of grass and grass
roots [syn: turf, sod, sward, greensward]
2: an enzyme that catalyzes the conversion of superoxide into
hydrogen peroxide and oxygen; "oxygen free radicals are
normally removed in our bodies by the superoxide dismutase
enzymes" [syn: superoxide dismutase, SOD]
3: someone who engages in anal copulation (especially a male who
engages in anal copulation with another male) [syn:
sodomite, sodomist, sod, bugger]
4: an informal British term for a youth or man; "the poor sod
couldn't even buy a drink"
v 1: cover with sod
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squad
(definition)
n 1: a smallest army unit
2: a cooperative unit (especially in sports) [syn: team,
squad]
3: a small squad of policemen trained to deal with a particular
kind of crime [syn: police squad, squad]
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wad
(definition)
n 1: a small mass of soft material; "he used a wad of cotton to
wipe the counter"
2: (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent;
"a batch of letters"; "a deal of trouble"; "a lot of money";
"he made a mint on the stock market"; "see the rest of the
winners in our huge passel of photos"; "it must have cost
plenty"; "a slew of journalists"; "a wad of money" [syn:
batch, deal, flock, good deal, great deal,
hatful, heap, lot, mass, mess, mickle, mint,
mountain, muckle, passel, peck, pile, plenty,
pot, quite a little, raft, sight, slew, spate,
stack, tidy sum, wad]
3: a wad of something chewable as tobacco [syn: chew, chaw,
cud, quid, plug, wad]
v 1: compress into a wad; "wad paper into the box" [syn: pack,
bundle, wad, compact]
2: crowd or pack to capacity; "the theater was jampacked" [syn:
jam, jampack, ram, chock up, cram, wad]
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od
(definition)
n 1: a doctor's degree in optometry [syn: Doctor of Optometry,
OD]
2: the right eye [syn: oculus dexter, OD]
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tod
(name)
(definition)
adj 1: alone and on your own; "don't just sit there on your tod"
n 1: a unit of weight for wool equal to about 28 pounds
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todd
(name)
(definition)
n 1: Scottish chemist noted for his research into the structure
of nucleic acids (born in 1907) [syn: Todd, Sir
Alexander Robertus Todd, Lord Todd]
2: fictional character in a play by George Pitt; a barber who
murdered his customers [syn: Todd, Sweeney Todd]
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mossad
(definition)
n 1: the Israeli foreign intelligence agency; "the primary focus
of the Mossad is on Arab nations"
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riyadh
(place)
(definition)
n 1: joint capital (with Mecca) of Saudi Arabia located in the
central oasis; largest city in Saudi Arabia [syn: Riyadh,
capital of Saudi Arabia]
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bod
(place)
(definition)
n 1: alternative names for the body of a human being; "Leonardo
studied the human body"; "he has a strong physique"; "the
spirit is willing but the flesh is weak" [syn: human
body, physical body, material body, soma, build,
figure, physique, anatomy, shape, bod, chassis,
frame, form, flesh]
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could
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trod
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dodd
(name)
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schaad
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abad
(name)
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natividad
(name)
(place)
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quod