hod

noun

Definition of hodnext
as in jug

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Recent Examples of hod The gross from this third frame was $57.8M for a strong hod at -48%. — Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 11 Aug. 2024 Price at time of publish: $15 Maine Garden Hod Basket View On Amazon View On Walmart View On Mainegarden.com This gardening hod is a practical and stylish way to harvest fruits, vegetables, herbs, and more. — Renee Freemon Mulvihill, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Aug. 2023 For Alabama, the Tide remains at 25 commitments with a strong hod on the top class. — Nick Alvarez | Nalvarez@al.com, al, 14 Dec. 2022 This traditional harvest basket, also known as a hod, is used to hose off produce before bringing it inside. — Ysolt Usigan, Woman's Day, 26 Oct. 2022 After a red-hod start in the first half, The Pelicans (27-22) once again had their night spoiled by a third-quarter lull that allowed the Clippers to come back from a double-digit deficit. — William Guillory, NOLA.com, 30 Jan. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hod
  1. jug
  2. tank
  3. vat
  4. pitcher
  5. bail
  6. jar
  7. flagon
  8. tub
Noun
  • Bring gloves, utility scissors and a clean milk jug.
    — Staff report, Chicago Tribune, 31 Dec. 2022
  • Councell tapped a plastic jug the size of a garden shed containing sugar water, nearby another full of corn syrup.
    — Bill Weir, CNN, 12 Dec. 2022
Definition of jug
Noun
  • The gas tank holds just over 4 gallons of fuel, and the seat is long and flat for moving around while navigating off the pavement.
    — William Roberson, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
  • There just didn’t appear to be any gas in the tank, nor any will to compete.
    — Josh Yohe, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
Definition of tank
Noun
  • Ensminger recalled seeing workers on the base dip truck engines into vast metal vats of TCE in the late 1970s and early 1980s.
    — Sharon Lerner, ProPublica, 26 Mar. 2025
  • Come for all the doggie high jinks – thanks to a ton of animatronic animals and a John Hughes screenplay – and stay for Close getting dunked in a vat of molasses.
    — Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 22 Mar. 2025
Definition of vat
Noun
  • Boyd Softball Abby Atkinson, 2027, P In 2024, Atkinson was named the District 10-3A pitcher of the year and the Star-Telegram Newcomer of the Year.
    — Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Apr. 2025
  • Trivia time By wins above replacement (according to Baseball-Reference) with both franchises, the three best players to suit up for both the Mets and Twins are all left-handed pitchers.
    — Tim Britton, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
Definition of pitcher
Noun
  • Jail records reviewed by Entertainment Weekly indicate that her bail was set at $1 million.
    — Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 10 Apr. 2025
  • And that’s exactly what Hub gets when attempting to arrest two criminals who have escaped bail, but who end up catching the bondsman off-guard, shooting him with a shotgun blast (a bulletproof vest saves his life) and then ultimately slitting his throat with a knife.
    — Demetrius Patterson, HollywoodReporter, 9 Apr. 2025
Definition of bail
Noun
  • Start with jars labeled for spending, saving and giving.
    — Catherine Brock, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
  • Yet octopuses have been caught performing incredible feats such as escaping aquarium tanks, solving puzzles, unscrewing jar lids and carrying shells as shields.
    — Yasemin Saplakoglu, Quanta Magazine, 7 Apr. 2025
Definition of jar
Noun
  • No detail was overlooked — down to the drink’s flagon.
    — Violet Goldstone, WWD, 12 Sep. 2024
  • Their crop: wine, so fine the poet Dante sang its praises and medieval kings and popes guzzled it by the flagon.
    — Julia Buckley, Travel + Leisure, 18 Nov. 2023
Definition of flagon
Noun
  • Most visitors don’t leave the campsites, opting to prune up in the tubs while meditating on the foothills of the White Mountains and grazing cows in the field next door.
    — Jenna Blough, Outside Online, 8 Apr. 2025
  • Crispy Crunchy Chocolate Chip Cookies vs. Aussie-Style Chocolate Crème Sandwich Cookies TJ’s Crispy Crunchy Chocolate Chip Cookies are slightly larger than bite-sized and come in a plastic tub.
    — Lauren Thomann, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Apr. 2025
Definition of tub

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