BOD
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bod¹
- /bɒd/ UK
- /bɑd/ US
Rhymes with -ɒd
Where it comes from
Clipping of body. The sense of “person” may alternatively derive from Scottish Gaelic bodach (“old man”) via Scots.
noun bods
- The body. Fred likes to keep his bod in shape.
- A person. He went to the upstairs lookout and peered down upon the political bod, whom he recognised as the fatso who had given a thin, starving speech one lunch-time to the new High School students[.]
BOD²
noun
- Initialism of biochemical oxygen demand.biochemical oxygen demand
- Initialism of biological oxygen demand.biological oxygen demand
- Initialism of benefit of the doubt.benefit of the doubt
- Initialism of beginning of day.beginning of day
- Initialism of board of directors.board of directors
- Initialism of Brightlingsea One Design (sailing boat class).Brightlingsea One Design
Bod³
Rhymes with -ɒd
Where it comes from
Shortening.
proper noun the Bod
- The Bodleian Library.
