pole
Noun
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A long (usually round) rod of wood or metal or plastic (synset 103983015)
hypernym: rod - a long thin implement made of metal or woodhyponym:
- 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 stand, coat tree - 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; used for walking high above the ground
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A native or inhabitant of Poland (synset 109746969)
hypernym: european - a native or inhabitant of Europehyponym: polack - a person of Polish descentmember meronym: poland, polska, republic of poland - a republic in central Europe; the invasion of Poland by Germany in 1939 started World War II
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One of two divergent or mutually exclusive opinions (synset 105959426)
"they are at opposite poles"; "they are poles apart"hypernym: opinion, persuasion, sentiment, thought, view - a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty
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A linear measure of 16.5 feet (synset 113672539)
domain region: britain, great britain, u.k., uk, united kingdom, united kingdom of great britain and northern ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdomhypernym: linear measure, linear unit - a unit of measurement of lengthpart holonym: pace, yard - a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stridepart meronym: furlong - a unit of length equal to 220 yards
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A square rod of land (synset 113635960)
hypernym: area unit, square measure - a system of units used to measure areas
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One of two points of intersection of the Earth's axis and the celestial sphere (synset 108638674)
hypernym: celestial point - a point in the heavens (on the celestial sphere)instance hyponym:
- north celestial pole - the celestial pole above the northern hemisphere; near Polaris
- south celestial pole - the celestial pole above the southern hemisphere
synonym: celestial pole -
One of two antipodal points where the Earth's axis of rotation intersects the Earth's surface (synset 108638456)
hypernym: geographic point, geographical point - a point on the surface of the Earthinstance hyponym:
- north pole - the northernmost point of the Earth's axis
- south pole - the southernmost point of the Earth's axis
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A contact on an electrical device (such as a battery) at which electric current enters or leaves (synset 104420286)
hypernym: contact, tangency - (electronics) a junction where things (as two electrical conductors) touch or are in physical contacthyponym:
- 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
part meronym:- battery, electric battery - a device that produces electricity; may have several primary or secondary cells arranged in parallel or series
- electrical device - a device that produces or is powered by electricity
synonym: terminal -
A long fiberglass sports implement used for pole vaulting (synset 103983516)
hypernym: sports implement - an implement used in a sport
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One of the two ends of a magnet where the magnetism seems to be concentrated (synset 103983318)
hyponym:
- negative magnetic pole, negative pole, south-seeking pole - the pole of a magnet that points toward the south when the magnet is suspended freely
- north-seeking pole, positive magnetic pole, positive pole - the pole of a magnet that points toward the north when the magnet is suspended freely
part meronym: magnet - (physics) a device that attracts iron and produces a magnetic fieldsynonym: magnetic pole
Verb
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Propel with a pole (synset 201374854)
"pole barges on the river"; "We went punting in Cambridge"synonym: punt
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Support on poles (synset 201221216)
"pole climbing plants like beans"
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Deoxidize molten metals by stirring them with a wooden pole (synset 200240859)
domain category: metallurgy - the science and technology of metals
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