pole
Definitions
- A person from Poland or of Polish descent
- A surname.
- Either of the two points on the earth's surface around which it rotates; also, similar points on any other rotating object.
- Originally, a stick; now specifically, a long and slender piece of metal or (especially) wood, used for various construction or support purposes
- Originally, a stick; now specifically, a long and slender piece of metal or (especially) wood, used for various construction or support purposes.
- A person from Poland or of Polish descent.
- A surname
- A point of magnetic focus, especially each of the two opposing such points of a magnet (designated north and south).
- A construction by which an animal is harnessed to a carriage
- A construction by which an animal is harnessed to a carriage.
- Any of a small set of extremes; especially, either of two extremes that are possible or available.
- A type of basic fishing rod
- A type of basic fishing rod.
- A fixed point relative to other points or lines.
- A long sports implement used for pole-vaulting; now made of glassfiber or carbon fiber, formerly also metal, bamboo and wood have been used
- A long sports implement used for pole-vaulting; now made of glassfiber or carbon fiber, formerly also metal, bamboo and wood have been used.
- A contact on an electrical device (such as a battery) at which electric current enters or leaves.
- A telescope used to identify birds, aeroplanes or wildlife
- A telescope used to identify birds, aeroplanes or wildlife.
- For a meromorphic function f(z), any point a for which f(z)→∞ as z→a.
- A unit of length, equal to a rod (¹⁄₄ chain or 5+¹⁄₂ yards).
- The firmament; the sky.
- A pole position.
- Either of the states that characterize a bipolar disorder.
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A rifle. US, slang
- A penis.
- A wicket, especially in the context of the number of wickets taken by a particular bowler.
Equivalents
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AfrikaansPool
BosanskibanderaČabarčakljadragdrugkačokulmastmolmotkapalicapaloparpolPolačapolePoljakPoljakinjapostpoznaRankarozgarudštabštakaštangastavstožertankotečajtočnavaraбандерамоткаполПољакПољакињапострозгастожерчакљашестштанга
Eestipoolakas
Euskarahaga
Suomiaisalopetuskeppimutkanapanapapistepaalupahlapolskipoolipuolalainenputkipylväsrankariukusalkosauvasauvoaseivässestatankovapa
ʻŌlelo HawaiʻiPōlani
HrvatskibanderaČabarčakljadragdrugkačokulmastmolmotkapalicapaloparpolPolačapolePoljakPoljakinjapostpoznaRankarozgarudštabštakaštangastavstožertankotečajtočnavaraбандерамоткаполПољакПољакињапострозгастожерчакљашестштанга
ລາວຂົວ
မြန်မာပိုစွန်း
پښتوقطب
සිංහලදණ්ඩය
Shqipshtagë
СрпскиbanderaČabarčakljadragdrugkačokulmastmolmotkapalicapaloparpolPolačapolePoljakPoljakinjapostpoznaRankarozgarudštabštakaštangastavstožertankotečajtočnavaraбандерамоткаполПољакПољакињапострозгастожерчакљашестштанга
Kiswahilimlingoti
Тоҷикӣқутб
ئۇيغۇرچەقۇتۇپ
اردوقطب
Examples
“For a spell⟳ we done pretty well. Then there came a reg'lar terror of a sou'wester same as you don't get⟳ one summer in a thousand, and blowed the shanty flat and ripped about half of the weir poles out of the sand.”
“There she was, walking around with an IV pole, and we were only told that "Mommy isn't feeling so well, so she has to be connected to a special soda."”
“Only three cricketers have⟳ taken all 10 poles in a Test⟳ innings.”
“In discussing alternatives to the polar extremes, Professor Nguyen mentioned two poles of a filthy floor versus a sterile surgical site.”
“Genuine music is the offspring of profound emotion: of exaltation, pain, or joy. Music produced outside of a situation between these poles of the human heart is of banal character, bloodless, watery.”
“The function f(z)#61;#92;frac#123;1#125;#123;z-3#125; has a single pole at z#61;3.”
“And the slope sun his upward beam / Shoots against the dusky pole,”
Comus
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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