road / rode / roed / rowed [ro:d]
road – n. & v. – n. – 1. sheltered water where boats can safely anchor; 2. a path or way used for travel, a surface intended for vehicles; 3. any course or route both physically and figuratively; v. – 1. make a raid; 2. travel across or through a place; 3. use dogs to track a scent, hunt this way
rode – n. & v. – n. – 1. a rope to anchor a boat; 2. the regular flight of wildfowl to and from feeding areas; v. – 1. remove weeds from a stream; 2. of birds – fly to feeding areas; 3. past tense of ride – be carried from one place to another by an animal or vehicle (not walking), also used figuratively
roed – adj. – of fish full of spawn
rowed – adj. & v. – adj. – 1. a body marked with slashes especially bloody ones; 2. in agriculture, having a specified number of kernels in an ear; 3. a boat propelled by oars; v. past tense and ppl. or row – 1. moved a boat with paddles or oars; 2. sent out beams of light, shone; 3. stirred, mixed; 4. flowed, streamed
Do Not Confuse With rowed [raʊd] – v. past tense and ppl. or row – 1. raised a nap on fabric; 2. fought roughly, teased, tormented; 3. berated, reprimanded