rod vs yard

rod and yard both are nouns.

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

rod (noun)	yard (noun)
any rod-shaped bacterium	an enclosure for animals (as chicken or livestock)
a long thin implement made of metal or wood	a long horizontal spar tapered at the end and used to support and spread a square sail or lateen
a gangster's pistol	the enclosed land around a house or other building
a visual receptor cell that is sensitive to dim light	an area having a network of railway tracks and sidings for storage and maintenance of cars and engines
a linear measure of 16.5 feet	a tract of land enclosed for particular activities (sometimes paved and usually associated with buildings)
a square rod of land	a tract of land where logs are accumulated
	a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride
	a unit of volume (as for sand or gravel)
	the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100