pods

Meanings

• noun

  A container or enclosure, typically round or oval, in which plants grow, as in a greenhouse or a seedbed.

  - "The tomato plants were growing in large pods in the greenhouse."
  - "The farmer harvested the soybean pods and sold them to the processing plant."

• noun

  A group of whales or dolphins, or a container for transporting them.

  - "The pod of orcas was seen breaching in the bay."
  - "The whale watchers followed the pod of dolphins out to sea."

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Synonyms

capsule , case , container , hull , husk , seedpod , shell , vessel , gam

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with pods
codes , odes , modes , codes

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Variants

List of all variants of pods that leads to same result
pod , pods , podded , podding , -pod , -pods , seed pod , seed pods , seedpod , seedpods

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Etymology

origin and the way in which meanings have changed throughout history.

Old English pod, pōd, probably from Proto-Germanic *poduz, past participle of *pot- 'to put', from PIE base *poti- 'to put'.

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Trivia

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1. The largest known soybean pod contained 220 beans.

2. The term 'pod' comes from the Old English word 'pōd', which means 'foot' or 'base'.

3. The word 'pod' is also used in computer technology to refer to a unit of data that can be transmitted or stored.

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Related Concepts

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1. pod agriculture: A modern farming technique that uses containers or pods to grow plants, often in a controlled environment.

2. pod system: A type of marijuana cultivation method that involves growing plants in fabric pots, which can be easily moved and watered.

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Culture

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Pods have been used throughout history for various purposes, from growing plants to transporting goods. In literature, the term 'pod' has been used metaphorically to describe groups or communities, such as in the title of Herman Melville's novel 'Moby-Dick' and its reference to the whale's 'pod' of companions.

How to Memorize "pods"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a round or oval container or enclosure, or a group of whales or dolphins swimming together.

2. associate
   

   - Think of the word 'container' or 'group' when remembering the word 'pod'.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the phrase 'Put On Different Objects' to remember the spelling of 'pod' (P-O-D).

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