How many syllables in rod?

There is 1 syllable in the word rod.

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Divide rod into syllables:

rod

How to pronounce rod:

Definition of rod:

rod (noun):: osier; punishment; a shepherd's cudgel; any rod-shaped bacterium.; a stick or bundle of twigs used to punish; a thin straight pole made of wood or metal; a pole with a line and usually a reel attached for fishing; a straight slender stick growing on or cut from a tree or bush

Synonyms for rod:

bacteria

bacterium

bar

bastinade

bastinado

bat

baton

billy

billy club

birch

bludgeon

cane

club

crook

cudgel

dowel

gat

hammer

mace

mallet

nightstick

perch

pole

retinal rod

rod cell

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Antonyms for rod:

hindrance

injury

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