pace vs rod

pace and rod both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
pace	Yes	No	Yes	No
rod	Yes	No	No	No

pace (noun)	rod (noun)
a step in walking or running	any rod-shaped bacterium
the relative speed of progress or change	a long thin implement made of metal or wood
a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride	a gangster's pistol
the distance covered by a step	a visual receptor cell that is sensitive to dim light
the rate of moving (especially walking or running)	a linear measure of 16.5 feet
the rate of some repeating event	a square rod of land