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Noun: pole  pówl
  1. A long (usually round) rod of wood, metal or plastic
  2. One of two divergent or mutually exclusive opinions
    "they are at opposite poles"; "they are poles apart"
  3. [Brit] A linear measure of 16.5 feet
    - perch [Brit, archaic], rod [Brit]
  4. A square rod of land
    - perch, rod
  5. One of two points of intersection of the Earth's axis and the celestial sphere
    - celestial pole
  6. One of two antipodal points where the Earth's axis of rotation intersects the Earth's surface
    - terminal
  8. A long fiberglass sports implement used for pole vaulting
  9. One of the two ends of a magnet where the magnetism seems to be concentrated
    - magnetic pole
Verb: pole  pówl
  1. Propel with a pole
    "pole barges on the river";
    - punt
  2. Support on poles
    "pole climbing plants like beans"
  3. (metallurgy) deoxidize molten metals by stirring them with a wooden pole
Noun: Pole  pówl
  1. A native or inhabitant of Poland

Sounds like: plums, p, pole, pol

Derived forms: poles, poled, poling, Poles

Type of: area unit, celestial point, contact, deoxidise [Brit], deoxidize, end, European, geographic point, geographical point, hold, hold up, impel, linear measure, linear unit, opinion, persuasion, propel, reduce, rod, sentiment, sports implement, square measure, support, sustain, tangency, terminal, thought, view

Part of: battery, electric battery, electrical device, furlong, magnet, Poland, Polska, Republic of Poland

Encyclopedia: Pole, Lubusz Voivodeship