pod

noun

ˈpäd How to pronounce pod (audio)
Definition of podnext
as in sheath
something that encloses another thing especially to protect it a fuel pod

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Recent Examples of pod The park is home to thousands of thermal features ranging from hot springs to geysers to mud pods to steam vents. — Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 21 Mar. 2025 Pop in coffee pods or fresh grounds, and choose from drip coffee, iced coffee, lattes, and more. — Sarah Madaus, Architectural Digest, 21 Mar. 2025 Another thing: The other First Four game between 11 seeds, Xavier and Texas, also feeds into a Friday/Sunday pod but get the Wednesday game in Dayton even though Xavier is a 54-minute ride away. — Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Mar. 2025 Some people like to use dishwasher pods to soak the pans. — Matthew Korfhage, WIRED, 16 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for pod
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pod
  1. sheath
  2. casing
  3. housing
  4. hull
  5. shell
  6. capsule
  7. covering
Noun
  • Remove the leaves and sheaths, place the samples in a paper bag, and immediately send the samples to a laboratory for CSNT testing.
    — Dr. Haiying Tao, Hartford Courant, 8 Feb. 2025
  • Investigators identified him as a suspect, in part, after comparing the DNA profile on the knife sheath to those filed in consumer databases and building a family tree.
    — Mike Baker, New York Times, 7 Mar. 2025
Definition of sheath
Noun
  • Jurors were told during the trial of shell casings found at the murder scene that matched the weapon used in other crimes.
    — Charles Rabin, Miami Herald, 3 Apr. 2025
  • Its ground radar system, though unable to detect bones, had sighted what looked like bullet casings and the evidence of disturbed earth.
    — Malcolm Hillgartner Tanya Pérez Lance Neal, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
Definition of casing
Noun
  • However, the freeze would apply to every corner of the state, not just communities affected by the fires, and therefore could undermine the state’s efforts to ramp up housing construction.
    — Dan Walters, Mercury News, 29 Mar. 2025
  • Though Boise does not allow camping, the city has given priority to increasing access to housing, updating its zoning code to increase housing density, and building permanent supportive housing facilities for chronically homeless residents.
    — Sarah Cutler, Idaho Statesman, 29 Mar. 2025
Definition of housing
Noun
  • Beijing has the largest navy in the world by hull count, including two aircraft carriers in service.
    — Kevin Sabet, Newsweek, 24 Mar. 2025
  • The sight of the team’s F50 capsized on Sydney Harbour, the crew in the hull, waiting to be rescued, summed up a miserable low point in their SailGP season.
    — Andrew Rice, The Athletic, 13 Mar. 2025
Definition of hull
Noun
  • At Littlejohn’s side, Hood makes the sign of the cross over and over again, until the other man is just a shell.
    — Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 29 Mar. 2025
  • Although his original estimate of $10,000 was accurate for the shell of the house, the interior has cost another $10,000.
    — Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Mar. 2025
Definition of shell
Noun
  • Retailing between 490 euros for the shorts to 1,650 euros for the blazer, the capsule will be available on Blazé Milano’s online store and at its flagship in central Milan, which opened last year.
    — Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 3 Apr. 2025
  • The capsule even features a designer bicycle, which is the perfect gift for anyone looking to live out their small-town Nancy Meyers fantasies this season.
    — Michelle Lee, People.com, 2 Apr. 2025
Definition of capsule
Noun
  • The robotic chefs are long arms with multiple joints that are wrapped in a protective covering.
    — CJ Haddad, CNBC, 31 Mar. 2025
  • Even as Covid-19 waned, some officers kept the gaiters as an optional face covering, especially when confronted by members of the public recording video.
    — Martin Kaste, NPR, 28 Mar. 2025
Definition of covering

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