- n. a long (usually round) rod of wood or metal or plastic (view details)
- n. one of the two ends of a magnet where the magnetism seems to be concentrated (view details)
- n. a long fiberglass sports implement used for pole vaulting (view details)
- n. a contact on an electrical device (such as a battery) at which electric current enters or leaves (view details)
- n. one of two divergent or mutually exclusive opinions (view details)
- n. one of two antipodal points where the Earth’’s axis of rotation intersects the Earth’’s surface (view details)
- n. one of two points of intersection of the Earth’’s axis and the celestial sphere (view details)
- n. a native or inhabitant of Poland (view details)
- n. a square rod of land (view details)
- n. a linear measure of 16.5 feet (view details)
- v. deoxidize molten metals by stirring them with a wooden pole (view details)
- v. support on poles (view details)
- v. propel with a pole (view details)
Meaning 1: (noun) a long (usually round) rod of wood or metal or plastic
pole is a kind of: rod ( what does rod stand for? )
pole is derived from: pole ( what does pole stand for? ), punt ( what does punt stand for? )
Meaning 2: (noun) one of the two ends of a magnet where the magnetism seems to be concentrated
Synonym(s): magnetic pole ( what does magnetic pole stand for? )
pole is a kind of: end ( what does end stand for? )
Meaning 3: (noun) a long fiberglass sports implement used for pole vaulting
pole is a kind of: sports implement ( what does sports implement stand for? )
Meaning 4: (noun) a contact on an electrical device (such as a battery) at which electric current enters or leaves
Synonym(s): terminal ( what does terminal stand for? )
pole is a kind of: contact ( what does contact stand for? ), tangency ( what does tangency stand for? )
Meaning 5: (noun) one of two divergent or mutually exclusive opinions
Usage Example(s): they are at opposite poles, they are poles apart
pole is a kind of: opinion ( what does opinion stand for? ), persuasion ( what does persuasion stand for? ), sentiment ( what does sentiment stand for? ), thought ( what does thought stand for? ), view ( what does view stand for? )
Meaning 6: (noun) one of two antipodal points where the Earth’’s axis of rotation intersects the Earth’’s surface
Meaning 7: (noun) one of two points of intersection of the Earth’’s axis and the celestial sphere
Synonym(s): celestial pole ( what does celestial pole stand for? )
Meaning 8: (noun) a native or inhabitant of Poland
Meaning 9: (noun) a square rod of land
Synonym(s): perch ( what does perch stand for? ), rod
Meaning 10: (noun) a linear measure of 16.5 feet
Synonym(s): perch, rod
Meaning 11: (verb) deoxidize molten metals by stirring them with a wooden pole
pole is derived from: pole
Meaning 12: (verb) support on poles
Usage Example(s): pole climbing plants like beans
pole is derived from: pole
Meaning 13: (verb) propel with a pole
Usage Example(s): We went punting in Cambridge, pole barges on the river
Synonym(s): punt
pole is derived from: pole, punt, punter ( what does punter stand for? )
pole implies: force ( what does force stand for? ), push ( what does push stand for? )
Anagrams1 for pole: lope (What does lope stand for?)
, Opel (What does Opel stand for?)
1An anagram is a word that results from the rearrangement of letters of another word. For example, an anagram of Mary is Army. Anagrams are fun!
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