| NOUN | artifact | pole | a long (usually round) rod of wood or metal or plastic |
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| person | Pole | a native or inhabitant of Poland | |
| cognition | pole | one of two divergent or mutually exclusive opinions | |
| quantity | pole, perch, rod | a linear measure of 16.5 feet | |
| quantity | pole, perch, rod | a square rod of land | |
| location | pole, celestial pole | one of two points of intersection of the Earth's axis and the celestial sphere | |
| location | pole | one of two antipodal points where the Earth's axis of rotation intersects the Earth's surface | |
| artifact | pole, terminal | a contact on an electrical device (such as a battery) at which electric current enters or leaves | |
| artifact | pole | a long fiberglass sports implement used for pole vaulting | |
| artifact | pole, magnetic pole | one of the two ends of a magnet where the magnetism seems to be concentrated | |
| VERB | contact | pole, punt | propel with a pole |
| contact | pole | support on poles | |
| change | pole | deoxidize molten metals by stirring them with a wooden pole |
| Sounds | pow'l | |
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| Rhymes | amphibole ... whole: 76 rhymes with owl... | |
| Meaning | A long (usually round) rod of wood or metal or plastic. | |
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| Narrower | barge pole | A long pole used to propel or guide a barge |
| boom, microphone 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) | |
| clothes tree, coat tree, coat stand | An upright pole with pegs or hooks on which to hang clothing | |
| mast | Any sturdy upright pole | |
| 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 | |
| Broader | rod | A long thin implement made of metal or wood |
| Spanish | asta, garrocha, palo, polaco, vara | |
| Catalan | pal, vara | |
| Verbs | pole | deoxidize molten metals by stirring them with a wooden pole |
| pole | propel with a pole | |
| pole | support on poles | |
| Meaning | A native or inhabitant of Poland. | |
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| Member of | Poland, Republic of Poland, Polska | A republic in central Europe |
| Narrower | polack | A person of Polish descent |
| Broader | European | A native or inhabitant of Europe |
| Spanish | polaca, polaco, polonés | |
| Catalan | polonès | |
| Meaning | One of two divergent or mutually exclusive opinions. | |
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| Examples |
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| Broader | opinion, sentiment, persuasion, view, thought | A personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty |
| Spanish | polo | |
| Catalan | pol | |
| Adjectives | polar | characterized by opposite extremes / extremes |
| Meaning | A linear measure of 16.5 feet. | |
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| Synonyms | perch, rod | |
| Part of | furlong | A unit of length equal to 220 yards |
| Parts | yard, pace | A unit of length equal to 3 feet |
| Region | United Kingdom, UK, U.K., Britain, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Great Britain | A monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles |
| Broader | linear unit, linear measure | A unit of measurement of length |
| Meaning | A square rod of land. | |
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| Synonyms | perch, rod | |
| Broader | area unit, square measure | A system of units used to measure areas |
| Meaning | One of two points of intersection of the Earth's axis and the celestial sphere. | |
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| Synonym | celestial pole | |
| Instances | north celestial pole | The celestial pole above the northern hemisphere |
| south celestial pole | The celestial pole above the southern hemisphere | |
| Broader | celestial point | A point in the heavens (on the celestial sphere) |
| Spanish | polo celeste, polo celestial, polo | |
| Catalan | pol celeste, pol celestial | |
| Meaning | One of two antipodal points where the Earth's axis of rotation intersects the Earth's surface. | |
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| Instances | North Pole | The northernmost point of the Earth's axis |
| South Pole | The southernmost point of the Earth's axis | |
| Broader | geographic point, geographical point | A point on the surface of the Earth |
| Spanish | polo | |
| Catalan | pol | |
| Adjectives | polar | of or existing at or near a geographical pole or within the Arctic or Antarctic Circles |
| polar | located at or near or coming from the earth's poles | |
| transpolar | extending across or crossing either pole | |
| Meaning | A contact on an electrical device (such as a battery) at which electric current enters or leaves. | |
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| Synonym | terminal | |
| Part of | battery, electric battery | A device that produces electricity |
| electrical device | A device that produces or is powered by electricity | |
| Narrower | anode | The negatively charged terminal of a voltaic cell or storage battery that supplies current |
| 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 | |
| Broader | contact, tangency | (electronics) a junction where things (as two electrical conductors / conductors) touch or are in physical contact |
| Spanish | borne, polo, terminal | |
| Catalan | born, pol | |
| Adjectives | polar | having a pair of equal and opposite charges |
| Meaning | A long fiberglass sports implement used for pole vaulting. | |
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| Broader | sports implement | An implement used in a sport |
| Meaning | One of the two ends of a magnet where the magnetism seems to be concentrated. | |
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| Synonym | magnetic pole | |
| Part of | magnet | (physics) a device that attracts iron and produces a magnetic field |
| Narrower | negative magnetic pole, negative pole, south-seeking pole | The pole of a magnet that points toward the south when the magnet is suspended freely |
| positive pole, positive magnetic pole, north-seeking pole | The pole of a magnet that points toward the north when the magnet is suspended freely | |
| Broader | end, terminal | Either extremity of something that has length |
| Spanish | polo magnético, polo | |
| Catalan | pol magnètic, pol | |
| Meaning | propel with a pole. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "pole barges on the river" | |
| Synonym | punt | |
| Entails | push, force | Move with force, "He pushed the table into a corner" |
| Broader | propel, impel | Cause to move forward with force |
| Spanish | empujar con pértiga, navegar con pértiga | |
| Nouns | pole | a long (usually round) rod of wood or metal or plastic |
| Meaning | support on poles. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Example | "pole climbing plants like beans" | |
| Broader | hold, support, sustain, hold up | Be the physical support of |
| Nouns | pole | a long (usually round) rod of wood or metal or plastic |
| Meaning | deoxidize molten metals by stirring them with a wooden pole. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Category | metallurgy | The science and technology of metals |
| Broader | deoxidize, deoxidise, reduce | To remove oxygen from a compound, or cause to react with hydrogen or form a hydride, or to undergo an increase / increase / increase in the number of electrons |
| Nouns | pole | a long (usually round) rod of wood or metal or plastic |
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