to stand stiff as a pole
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English Definitions
pole
N
a long (usually round) rod of wood or metal or plastic
Pole
N
a native or inhabitant of Poland
pole
N
one of two divergent or mutually exclusive opinions
pole
N
a linear measure of 16.5 feet
pole
N
a square rod of land
pole
N
one of two points of intersection of the Earth's axis and the celestial sphere
pole
N
one of two antipodal points where the Earth's axis of rotation intersects the Earth's surface
pole
N
a contact on an electrical device (such as a battery) at which electric current enters or leaves
pole
N
a long fiberglass sports implement used for pole vaulting
pole
N
one of the two ends of a magnet where the magnetism seems to be concentrated
pole
V
propel with a pole
pole
V
deoxidize molten metals by stirring them with a wooden pole
N
a climbing bean plant that will climb a wall or tree or trellis
N
the horse having a starting position next to the inside rail in a harness race
pole horse
N
a draft horse harnessed alongside the shaft or pole of a vehicle
N
a competition that involves jumping over a high crossbar with the aid of a long pole
N
an athlete who jumps over a high crossbar with the aid of a long pole
N
a competition that involves jumping over a high crossbar with the aid of a long pole
N
the most favorable position at the start of a race
N
the brightest star in Ursa Minor; at the end of the handle of the Little Dipper; the northern axis of the earth points toward it
pole vault
N
a competition that involves jumping over a high crossbar with the aid of a long pole
N
an athlete who jumps over a high crossbar with the aid of a long pole
pole vaulting
N
a competition that involves jumping over a high crossbar with the aid of a long pole
poleax
N
an ax used to slaughter cattle; has a hammer opposite the blade
poleax
N
a battle ax used in the Middle Ages; a long handled ax and a pick
poleax
V
fell with or as if with a poleax
N
an ax used to slaughter cattle; has a hammer opposite the blade
poleaxe
N
a battle ax used in the Middle Ages; a long handled ax and a pick
poleaxe
V
fell with or as if with a poleax
polecat
N
American musteline mammal typically ejecting an intensely malodorous fluid when startled; in some classifications put in a separate subfamily Mephitinae
polecat
N
dark brown mustelid of woodlands of Eurasia that gives off an unpleasant odor when threatened
N
deciduous perennial low-growing fetid swamp plant of eastern North America having minute flowers enclosed in a mottled greenish or purple cowl-shaped spathe
polemic
N
a writer who argues in opposition to others (especially in theology)
polemic
N
a controversy (especially over a belief or dogma)
polemic
of or involving dispute or controversy
polemical
of or involving dispute or controversy
polemically
involving controversy
V
engage in a controversy
polemicist
N
a writer who argues in opposition to others (especially in theology)
V
engage in a controversy
polemics
N
the branch of Christian theology devoted to the refutation of errors
V
engage in a controversy
polemist
N
a writer who argues in opposition to others (especially in theology)
V
engage in a controversy
N
a widely distributed family of chiefly herbaceous plants of the order Polemoniales; often have showy flowers
of or pertaining to or characteristic of plants of the family Polemoniaceae
N
Polemoniaceae; Solanaceae; Boraginaceae; Labiatae; Lentibulariaceae; Pedaliaceae; in some classifications includes the order Scrophulariales
N
any plant of the genus Polemonium; most are low-growing often foul-smelling plants of temperate to Arctic regions
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