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

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

Example Sentences

Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of pod The changes include breaking the teams into genre-specific pods, Cole Galvin being elevated from Director to VP and Neil Thomas to Director. — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 20 Oct. 2026 But a lot of reading today happens in diverse pods below the publishing industry’s waves. — Nathan Heller, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026 These giant humpbacks, a pod of them came up and around us and started breaching and started waving. — William Earl, Variety, 16 Oct. 2026 Jessica split from Chris, but found love with another pod member. — Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 15 Oct. 2026 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
  • It was designed with a column, sheath silhouette, with sequins, thin spaghetti straps and a midlength skirt.
    — Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Each Axvant hatchet comes with the leather sheath and five replacement fire-starting rods.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of sheath
Noun
  • Many of Nothing’s smartphones and headphones feature transparent casings that leave some of the internal components exposed.
    — Sam Birchall, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Forensic testing revealed the shell casings found in the earlier shooting matched Borrego’s gun.
    — Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of casing
Noun
  • In the battleground districts, 60 percent of households did not earn enough income to cover the full cost of housing, food, transportation, health care, child care and taxes, The Post’s analysis found.
    — Amy L. Wong, Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2026
  • Think housing, hospitals, schools, clean energy, water, transportation, wildfire prevention and broadband.
    — Kiara Adams, Sacbee.com, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of housing
Noun
  • The crew of the Chelsea 3 reported the ship’s deck and hull were hit by three aerial drones.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 16 Oct. 2026
  • The yacht pairs a wave-piercing plumb bow with a robust steel hull and a lightweight aluminium superstructure.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of hull
Noun
  • Why tooth enamel can’t grow back Think of enamel as your teeth’s armor, a hard outer shell that protects them from chewing, acids, temperature changes and everyday wear and tear.
    — Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Deputies responding to the scene found 10 spent 9 mm shell casings and one live round of ammunition.
    — Paula Wethington, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of shell
Noun
  • The capsule will then maneuver itself into an orbit with an altitude of about 345 miles (555 km).
    — Mike Wall, Space.com, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Set Active also started introducing exclusive and city-specific capsule collections at the two new locations available only in person.
    — Kanika Talwar, Footwear News, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of capsule
Noun
  • The circumstances leading up to the gun violence prompted transit advocates to call for a ban on face coverings in the subway system.
    — Jeff Capellini, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026
  • When the driver of the orange vehicle saw him, Bonakdar said, Bridges was not wearing a face covering, as immigration agents often do, or a badge or tactical vest.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of covering

Browse Nearby Words

pococurante
pod
podgy
See all Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

“Pod.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pod. Accessed 27 Oct. 2026.

Copy Citation

More from Merriam-Webster on pod

Britannica.com: Encyclopedia article about pod

Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!

Last Updated: - Updated example sentences

More from Merriam-Webster

Word of the Day

Listen to the pronunciation of milieu

See Definitions and Examples »

Popular in Grammar & Usage

See More

How to Use 'Who' vs. 'Whom'

Merriam-Webster’s Great Big List of Words You Love to Hate

'Affect' vs. 'Effect'

'A' or 'an'? What about before 'h'? An Indefinite Article Guide

Why is '-ed' sometimes pronounced at the end of a word?
See More

Popular in Wordplay

See More

The Longest Long Words List

9 Words That Sound Like Insults But Aren't

12 Lovely and Unusual Words for the Natural World

Why do we 'bury the lede?'

'Za' and 9 Other Words to Help You Win at SCRABBLE
See More

Popular

See More

How to Use 'Who' vs. 'Whom'

The Longest Long Words List

9 Words That Sound Like Insults But Aren't
See More

Games & Quizzes

See All
Play Quordle: Guess all four words in a limited number of tries. Each of your guesses must be a real 5-letter word.
Quordle Can you solve 4 words at once?
Play Blossom: Solve today's spelling word game by finding as many words as you can using just 7 letters. Longer words score more points.
Blossom Pick the best words!
Play Missing Letter: a crossword with a twist. Each of the 25 puzzle words start with a different letter of the alphabet. Which letter is missing?
The Missing Letter A daily crossword with a twist
different halloween monsters in silhouette
A Monstrous Vocab Quiz Words That Go Bump in the Night
See All