Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun pod
4 senses of pod
Sense 1
pod, cod, seedcase -- (the vessel that contains the seeds of a plant (not the seeds themselves))
=> husk -- (outer membranous covering of some fruits or seeds)
Sense 2
pod, seedpod -- (a several-seeded dehiscent fruit as e.g. of a leguminous plant)
=> fruit -- (the ripened reproductive body of a seed plant)
Sense 3
pod -- (a group of aquatic mammals)
=> animal group -- (a group of animals)
Sense 4
pod, fuel pod -- (a detachable container of fuel on an airplane)
=> container -- (any object that can be used to hold things (especially a large metal boxlike object of standardized dimensions that can be loaded from one form of transport to another))
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb pod
2 senses of pod
Sense 1
pod -- (take something out of its shell or pod; "pod peas or beans")
=> shell -- (remove from its shell or outer covering; "shell the legumes"; "shell mussels")
Sense 2
pod -- (produce pods, of plants)
=> grow, develop, produce, get, acquire -- (come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes); "He grew a beard"; "The patient developed abdominal pains"; "I got funny spots all over my body"; "Well-developed breasts")