todd

1. 1.

   Scottish chemist noted for his research into the structure of nucleic acids (born in 1907)

   SynonymsSir Alexander Robertus ToddLord Todd

   Broaderchemist
2. 2.

   fictional character in a play by George Pitt; a barber who murdered his customers

   SynonymsSweeney Todd

   Broaderfictional character

Other forms of todd

plural

todds·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about todd

What does todd mean?

todd means "Scottish chemist noted for his research into the structure of nucleic acids (born in 1907)". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in todd?

todd has 1 syllable: todd. In IPA it is /ˈtɑd/.

What is another word for todd?

Close synonyms include Sir Alexander Robertus Todd, Lord Todd, Sweeney Todd. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is todd a common word?

todd is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with todd?

1 word rhymes with todd. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.