dod
/dɒd/US/dɑd/
dod noun: sulk, huff.
Noun (1)
dod (plural dods)
Noun (2)
dod (plural dods)
Verb
dod (third-person singular simple present dods, present participle dodding, simple past and past participle dodded)
- to cut off, as wool from sheep's tails, or horns from a cattle; to lop or clip off
- Angus-shire dodded cattle1845, The New Statistical Account of Scotland: Perth
- Messrs. Toogood and Son’s Bronze Championship Medal for best dodded sheep of any pure breed.1906, The Flock Book of Wensleydale Blue-faced Sheep, page 57
Noun (3)
dod (plural dods)
- A ground signal, such as a shunting disc.
- Shunting discs (or "dods") are generously provided, and following modern practice, most of them permit a movement in any direction for which the road is set.1951 October, Norman Crump, “Signalling at Thorpe-le-Soken”, in Railway Magazine, page 649
Proper noun (1) capitalized: DOD
DOD
- Initialism of United States Department of Defense.
Noun (4) capitalized: DOD
DOD (countable and uncountable, plural DODs)
- Initialism of date of death.
- Initialism of displacement-on-demand (a type of engine that can shut down cylinders when not needed).
- Initialism of drop-on-demand.
- Initialism of definition of done.
- Initialism of department of defence.
- Abbreviation of degree of difficulty
- Synonyms:
- DD, D.D., D. D., difficulty
Proper noun (2) capitalized: DoD
DoD
- Alternative form of DOD.
- “The Secretary’s transmission of nonpublic operational information over Signal to an uncleared journalist and others 2 to 4 hours before planned strikes using his personal cell phone exposed sensitive DoD information,” the Inspector General report says.2025 December 4, Zachary Cohen, “Unclassified report on Hegseth’s use of Signal details risk to troops, lack of cooperation with investigation”, in CNN, archived from the original on 05 Dec 2025
Noun (5) capitalized: DoD
DoD (uncountable)
- Initialism of depth of discharge.
Synonyms of dod
Forms of dod
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | dods |
| plural | DODs |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | dods |
| present participle | dodding |
| past participle | dodded |
| past | dodded |
| alternative form | dodd |
| Proper noun | |
| alternative form | DoD |
| alternative form | D.O.D. |
| alternative form | D. O. D. |
| alternative form | dod |
| alternative form | d.o.d. |
| alternative form | d. o. d. |
Origin of dod
From Irish dod (“sullenness, anger”).
From Scots daud (“large piece”).
Inherited from Middle English dodden.
Words formed from dod
Words that rhyme with dod
Questions about dod
- What does dod mean?
- Dod means sulk, huff.
- What part of speech is dod?
- Dod can be a noun, a verb or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce dod?
- Dod is pronounced /dɑd/ (US).
- What is the plural of dod?
- The plural of dod is dods.
Words near dod in the dictionary
Source and license
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