yard vs rod

yard and rod both are nouns.

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

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