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Noun | 1. | ![]() barge pole - a long pole used to propel or guide a barge; "I wouldn't touch it with a barge pole" microphone boom, boom - a pole carrying an overhead microphone projected over a film or tv set caber - a heavy wooden pole (such as the trunk of a young fir) that is tossed as a test of strength (in the Highlands of northern Scotland) mast - any sturdy upright pole rod - a long thin implement made of metal or wood ski pole - a pole with metal points used as an aid in skiing spar - a stout rounded pole of wood or metal used to support rigging stilt - one of two stout poles with foot rests in the middle; used for walking high above the ground; "he was so tall I thought he was on stilts" |
2. | Pole - a native or inhabitant of Poland Poland, Polska, Republic of Poland - a republic in central Europe; the invasion of Poland by Germany in 1939 started World War II European - a native or inhabitant of Europe polack - a person of Polish descent | |
3. | pole - one of two divergent or mutually exclusive opinions; "they are at opposite poles"; "they are poles apart" opinion, persuasion, sentiment, thought, view - a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty; "my opinion differs from yours"; "I am not of your persuasion"; "what are your thoughts on Haiti?" | |
4. | pole - a linear measure of 16.5 feet Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom linear measure, linear unit - a unit of measurement of length yard, pace - a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride furlong - a unit of length equal to 220 yards | |
5. | pole - a square rod of land area unit, square measure - a system of units used to measure areas | |
6. | pole - one of two points of intersection of the Earth's axis and the celestial sphere celestial point - a point in the heavens (on the celestial sphere) | |
7. | pole - one of two antipodal points where the Earth's axis of rotation intersects the Earth's surface geographic point, geographical point - a point on the surface of the Earth | |
8. | pole - a contact on an electrical device (such as a battery) at which electric current enters or leaves anode - the negatively charged terminal of a voltaic cell or storage battery that supplies current electric battery, battery - a device that produces electricity; may have several primary or secondary cells arranged in parallel or series tangency, contact - (electronics) a junction where things (as two electrical conductors) touch or are in physical contact; "they forget to solder the contacts" electrical device - a device that produces or is powered by electricity negative pole - the terminal of a battery that is connected to the negative plate positive pole - the terminal of a battery that is connected to the positive plate | |
9. | pole - a long fiberglass sports implement used for pole vaulting sports implement - an implement used in a sport | |
10. | ![]() magnet - (physics) a device that attracts iron and produces a magnetic field negative magnetic pole, south-seeking pole, negative pole - the pole of a magnet that points toward the south when the magnet is suspended freely north-seeking pole, positive magnetic pole, positive pole - the pole of a magnet that points toward the north when the magnet is suspended freely | |
Verb | 1. | pole - propel with a pole; "pole barges on the river"; "We went punting in Cambridge" |
2. | pole - support on poles; "pole climbing plants like beans" | |
3. | pole - deoxidize molten metals by stirring them with a wooden pole metallurgy - the science and technology of metals |