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rod vs shooting iron

shooting iron vs rod

rod and shooting iron both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
rod Yes No No No
shooting iron Yes No No No
As nouns, shooting iron is a hypernym of rod; that is, shooting iron is a word with a broader meaning than rod:
  • rod: a gangster's pistol
  • shooting iron: a firearm that is held and fired with one hand
Other hypernyms of rod include handgun, pistol, side arm.
rod (noun) shooting iron (noun)
any rod-shaped bacterium a firearm that is held and fired with one hand
a long thin implement made of metal or wood
a gangster's pistol
a visual receptor cell that is sensitive to dim light
a linear measure of 16.5 feet
a square rod of land
Difference between rod and shooting iron

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