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Synonyms for rood

Most common

rod farthing dunam

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

1. Yard — A measure of land area, equal to a quarter of an acre

rod, farthing, day work, dunam, farthingdale UK, yard dated

2. Crucifix

crucifix, rood-tree

Other

cross

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    A measure of land area, equal to a quarter of an acre.

  2. n. 2

    An area of sixty-four square yards.

Related words

Word family
rood-tree
Phrases
rood screen rood goose
Is a kind of
acre

Forms

Plural
roods → rods, farthings, dunams, farthingdales…

Example sentences

  • rod The dowser used a dowsing rod to search for water.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
roodfalling
rodfalling
farthingsteady
dunamfalling

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters
rod1
4 letters
yard1
5 letters
cross1, dunam
8 letters
crucifix3, farthing2
12 letters
farthingdale

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (crucifix3 = 3 syllables).