ramrod

Speech parts

1. ramrod - Noun

2. ramrod - Verb

Meaning

The rod used in ramming home the charge in a muzzle-loading firearm.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

winkle johnson rod willy dick foreman boner equipment manager stern mandrel chopper rammer drumstick severe
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Antonyms

cathedral puss beaver fanny castle muff
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Hypernyms

rod superintendent overseer

Phrases with the word

ramrod in loose clothing as stiff as a ramrod

Examples

I was horribly bookish, to the point of coming right out and saying it, which I knew was not socially acceptable. I particularly loved the adjective bookish, which I found other people used about as often as ramrod or chum or teetotaler. David Levithan

We are grown stiff with the ramrod of convention down our backs. O. Henry

Close letter words and terms

ramraider ramraiding Ramrajya ramrod in loose clothing ramrod straight ramroddy