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# pod

noun (a pod, pods)

«pod» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A long case that holds the seeds of plants such as peas and beans. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pod/#m1)
2. A group of whales, dolphins or seals swimming together. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pod/#m2)
3. A small separate part or capsule, such as an escape pod or a coffee pod. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pod/#m3)
4. In an old Russian log house, a pod is the raised space under the floor where someone could sleep. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pod/#m4)

### In the lessons

In science, plants make seeds in pods; pea pods split open when ripe. Dolphins and orcas live in family groups called pods. In stories, space ships have escape pods. Phrases: pea pod, seed pod, a pod of dolphins, escape pod, like two peas in a pod.

### Examples

- I opened the pod and found five peas. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pod/#x1)
- A pod of dolphins swam beside the boat. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pod/#x2)
- The seed pods burst open in the sun. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pod/#x3)
- The astronaut climbed into the escape pod. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pod/#x4)
- The twins are like two peas in a pod. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pod/#x5)
- Orcas hunt together in pods. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pod/#x6)
- Nothing was left of either of them except their bones, which rattled in the battered golden armour like dry peas in a pod. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pod/#x7)

### Note

Countable: a pod, pods. "Like two peas in a pod" means very alike. In maths, pod problems often multiply: 6 pods with 5 peas each make 30 peas.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «pod» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pod/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«pod» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pod.html) on Mova free.