rod vs pole

rod and pole both are nouns.

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

As nouns, pole is a hyponym of rod; that is, pole is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than rod:

As nouns, rod and pole are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of rod include perch.

As nouns, rod and pole are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of rod include perch.

rod (noun)	pole (noun)
any rod-shaped bacterium	a long (usually round) rod of wood or metal or plastic
a long thin implement made of metal or wood	one of the two ends of a magnet where the magnetism seems to be concentrated
a gangster's pistol	a long fiberglass sports implement used for pole vaulting
a visual receptor cell that is sensitive to dim light	a contact on an electrical device (such as a battery) at which electric current enters or leaves
a linear measure of 16.5 feet	one of two divergent or mutually exclusive opinions
a square rod of land	one of two antipodal points where the Earth's axis of rotation intersects the Earth's surface
	one of two points of intersection of the Earth's axis and the celestial sphere
	a linear measure of 16.5 feet
	a square rod of land

rod (verb)	pole (verb)
	deoxidize molten metals by stirring them with a wooden pole
	propel with a pole
	support on poles