NOUN | cognition | poll, opinion poll, public opinion poll, canvass | an inquiry into public opinion conducted by interviewing a random sample of people |
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body | poll, pate, crown | the top of the head | |
body | poll | the part of the head between the ears | |
animal | poll, poll parrot | a tame parrot | |
act | poll | the counting of votes (as in an election) | |
VERB | social | poll, canvass | get the opinions (of people) by asking specific questions |
social | poll | vote in an election at a polling station | |
social | poll | get the votes of | |
contact | poll, pollard | convert into a pollard |
Sounds | pow'l | |
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Rhymes | amphibole ... whole: 76 rhymes with owl... |
Meaning | An inquiry into public opinion conducted by interviewing a random sample of people. | |
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Synonyms | opinion poll, public opinion poll, canvass | |
Narrower | exit poll | A poll of voters as they leave the voting place |
straw vote, straw poll | An unofficial vote taken to determine opinion on some issue | |
Broader | inquiry, enquiry, research | A search for knowledge |
Spanish | encuesta, encuesta pública, solicitud, sondeo, sondeo público | |
Catalan | enquesta pública, sondeig, sondeig públic | |
Nouns | pollster | someone who conducts surveys of public opinion |
Verbs | poll | get the opinions (of people) by asking specific questions |
Meaning | The top of the head. | |
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Synonyms | pate, crown | |
Part of | human head | The head of a human being |
Narrower | tonsure | The shaved crown of a monk's or priest's / priest's head |
Broader | top, top side, upper side, upside | The highest or uppermost side of anything |
Spanish | corona, mollera | |
Catalan | clepsa, closca, corona, xolla |
Meaning | The part of the head between the ears. | |
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Part of | cow, moo-cow | female of domestic cattle |
horse, Equus caballus | solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times | |
Broader | top, top side, upper side, upside | The highest or uppermost side of anything |
Meaning | A tame parrot. | |
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Synonym | poll parrot | |
Broader | parrot | usually brightly colored zygodactyl tropical birds with short hooked beaks and the ability to mimic sounds |
Spanish | loro doméstico |
Meaning | The counting of votes (as in an election). | |
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Category | election | A vote to select the winner of a position or political office |
Broader | count, counting, numeration, enumeration, reckoning, tally | The act of counting |
Spanish | escrutinio, recuento de votos | |
Catalan | escrutini | |
Verbs | poll | vote in an election at a polling station |
poll | get the votes of |
Meaning | Get the opinions (of people) by asking specific questions. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody | |
Synonym | canvass | |
Narrower | circularize, circularise | canvass by distributing letters |
Broader | survey | make a survey of |
Spanish | encuestar, sondear | |
Catalan | enquestar, sondar | |
Nouns | poll | an inquiry into public opinion conducted by interviewing a random sample of people |
Meaning | Vote in an election at a polling station. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP | |
Broader | vote | Express one's preference for a candidate or for a measure or resolution |
Spanish | dar el voto, votar | |
Nouns | poll | the counting of votes (as in an election) |
Meaning | Get the votes of. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody | |
Broader | get, acquire | Come into the possession of something concrete or abstract |
Nouns | poll | the counting of votes (as in an election) |
Meaning | convert into a pollard. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
Model | They poll the trees | |
Example | "pollard trees" | |
Synonym | pollard | |
Broader | snip, clip, crop, trim, lop, dress, prune, cut back | cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of |
Spanish | podar | |
Catalan | podar | |
Nouns | pollard | a tree with limbs cut back to promote a more bushy growth of foliage |
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