pod

n. seed pouch, seed case produce by some plants; fuel container in an airplane

v. flock together, herd together (animals)

v. carry a pack, wear a rucksack, carry a backpack

n. herd of whales; group of birds

n. payment method in which one pays for merchandise only when the delivery is made

Pod (noun) Pod may refer to:A short (one to eight minute), user-created non-fiction video or documentary aired by Current TV The seed-case of a flowering plantA method of propulsion for ships also known as an Azimuth thrusterA social group of cetaceans (whales, porpoises, dolphins, etc.)A Welsh poet whose real name is Arwel RobertsA shortened, affectionate term for a PodiatristPlanet of Death, a futuristic racing gamePod Racing Chassis, Late Model stock car chassisA device used for carrying spare ammunition in a game of paintball.A slang term meaning "passed overdose", made popular by the band Bone Thugs N Harmony.Pod, Pod 2.0, and Podxt line of guitar amp modellers by Line6Orthotube, a door-like security device seen in the BBC television series Spooks
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Noun
1. the vessel that contains the seeds of a plant (not the seeds themselves)
(synonym) cod, seedcase
(hypernym) husk
(hyponym) pea pod, peasecod
2. a several-seeded dehiscent fruit as e.g. of a leguminous plant
(synonym) seedpod
(hypernym) fruit
(hyponym) legume
3. a group of aquatic mammals
(hypernym) animal group
(member-meronym) cetacean, cetacean mammal, blower
4. a detachable container of fuel on an airplane
(synonym) fuel pod
(hypernym) container
(part-holonym) airplane, aeroplane, plane
Verb
1. take something out of its shell or pod; "pod peas or beans"
(hypernym) shell
(derivation) seedpod
2. produce pods, of plants
(hypernym) grow, develop, produce, get, acquire
(derivation) seedpod

(v. i.)
To swell; to fill; also, to produce pods.
  

(n.)
A considerable number of animals closely clustered together; -- said of seals.
  

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

(n.)
A bag; a pouch.
  

A combining form or suffix from Gr. poy`s, podo`s, foot; as, decapod, an animal having ten feet; phyllopod, an animal having leaflike feet; myriapod, hexapod.
  

Not to be confused with P.O.D..
1. <printer> (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)