| 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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