English to English
pole
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noun (n)
- a long (usually round) rod of wood or metal or plastic(noun.artifact)source: wordnet30
- a native or inhabitant of Poland(noun.person)source: wordnet30
- one of two divergent or mutually exclusive opinions(noun.cognition)Example:
They are at opposite poles.
They are poles apart.
source: wordnet30 - a square rod of land(noun.quantity)source: wordnet30
- one of two points of intersection of the Earth's axis and the celestial sphere(noun.location)source: wordnet30
- one of two antipodal points where the Earth's axis of rotation intersects the Earth's surface(noun.location)source: wordnet30
- a contact on an electrical device (such as a battery) at which electric current enters or leaves(noun.artifact)source: wordnet30
- a long fiberglass sports implement used for pole vaulting(noun.artifact)source: wordnet30
- one of the two ends of a magnet where the magnetism seems to be concentrated(noun.artifact)source: wordnet30
- A native or inhabitant of Poland; a Polander.(noun)source: webster1913
- A long, slender piece of wood; a tall, slender piece of timber; the stem of a small tree whose branches have been removed; as, specifically:
(a) A carriage pole, a wooden bar extending from the front axle of a carriage between the wheel horses, by which the carriage is guided and held back.(b) A flag pole, a pole on which a flag is supported.(c) A Maypole. See Maypole.(d) A barber's pole, a pole painted in stripes, used as a sign by barbers and hairdressers.(e) A pole on which climbing beans, hops, or other vines, are trained.(noun)source: webster1913 - Either extremity of an axis of a sphere; especially, one of the extremities of the earth's axis; as, the north pole.(noun)source: webster1913
verb (v)
- support on poles(verb.contact)Example:
Pole climbing plants like beans.
source: wordnet30 - deoxidize molten metals by stirring them with a wooden pole(verb.change)source: wordnet30
- To furnish with poles for support; as, to pole beans or hops.(verb)source: webster1913