ADJ
North, South
geographic, geomagnetic, magnetic
The magnetic pole has shifted several degrees over the past century.
opposite
My parents have opposite views on politics, standing at completely different poles of opinion.
PREP
between the (two) ~s of
Her writing style sits between the two poles of formal academic language and casual storytelling.
from ~ to ~
Birds migrate thousands of miles from pole to pole every year.
PHRASES
be poles apart
My brother loves horror movies while I prefer comedies—we're really poles apart when it comes to entertainment.
noun
Originally, a stick; now specifically, a long and slender piece of metal or (especially) wood, used for various construction or support purposes.
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."
A construction by which an animal is harnessed to a carriage.
A type of basic fishing rod.
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 telescope used to identify birds, aeroplanes or wildlife.
verb
To propel by pushing with poles, to push with a pole.
Huck Finn poled that raft southward down the Mississippi because going northward against the current was too much work.
To identify something quite precisely using a telescope.
He poled off the serial of the Gulfstream to confirm its identity.
To furnish with poles for support.
to pole beans or hops
To convey on poles.
to pole hay into a barn
To stir, as molten glass, with a pole.
noun
Either of the two points on the earth's surface around which it rotates; also, similar points on any other rotating object.
A point of magnetic focus, especially each of the two opposing such points of a magnet (designated north and south).
Any of a small set of extremes; especially, either of two extremes that are possible or available.
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.
A fixed point relative to other points or lines.
A contact on an electrical device (such as a battery) at which electric current enters or leaves.
To avoid something at all costs; to refuse to associate with something; signifies a strong aversion.
1873. Ambrose Bierce (under the pseudonym Dod Grile), The Fiend's Delight In conclusion, his respect for letter-writing ladies is so great that he would not touch one of them with
To avoid something at all costs; to refuse to associate with something; (signifies a strong aversion).
Accorded relatively little importance.
1965, 7th of April, Washington Observer, King Defends Alabama Boycott, Answers Critics Gaston said, however, that the boycott would not substantially affect Negroes because they ar
Whoever has the most advantages has the best chance of success.
Every official in Morocco from the Sultan down is for sale, and it is a case where the longest pole knocks the persimmon.
Accorded relatively high importance.
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
WiktionaryThere 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."
WiktionaryOnly three cricketers have taken all 10 poles in a Test innings.
WiktionaryHuck Finn poled that raft southward down the Mississippi because going northward against the current was too much work.
WiktionaryHe poled off the serial of the Gulfstream to confirm its identity.
Wiktionaryto pole beans or hops
Wiktionaryi Register
In some senses, pole is marked as slang, figuratively. Watch for register when choosing this word.