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Noun
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(n)
pole
(a long (usually round) rod of wood or metal or plastic)
S:
(n)
Pole
(a native or inhabitant of Poland)
S:
(n)
pole
(one of two divergent or mutually exclusive opinions)
"they are at opposite poles"; "they are poles apart"
S:
(n)
perch
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rod
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pole
(a linear measure of 16.5 feet)
S:
(n)
perch
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rod
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pole
(a square rod of land)
S:
(n)
pole
,
celestial pole
(one of two points of intersection of the Earth's axis and the celestial sphere)
S:
(n)
pole
(one of two antipodal points where the Earth's axis of rotation intersects the Earth's surface)
S:
(n)
terminal
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pole
(a contact on an electrical device (such as a battery) at which electric current enters or leaves)
S:
(n)
pole
(a long fiberglass sports implement used for pole vaulting)
S:
(n)
pole
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magnetic pole
(one of the two ends of a magnet where the magnetism seems to be concentrated)
Verb
S:
(v)
punt
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pole
(propel with a pole)
"pole barges on the river"; "We went punting in Cambridge"
S:
(v)
pole
(support on poles)
"pole climbing plants like beans"
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(v)
pole
(deoxidize molten metals by stirring them with a wooden pole)