rod

A thin straight piece or bar of material, such as metal or wood, often having a particular function or use, as.

A fishing rod.

A piston rod.

An often expandable horizontal bar, especially of metal, used to suspend household items such as curtains or towels.

A leveling rod.

A lightning rod.

A divining rod.

A measuring stick.

One of the horizontal elements in a truss system underneath a rail car, especially a freight car.

A shoot or stem cut from or growing as part of a woody plant.