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(verb) deoxidize molten metals by stirring them with a wooden pole |
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Related Words: deoxidise, deoxidize, reduce |
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(verb) support on poles, of climbing plants, such as beans |
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Related Words: hold, hold up, support, sustain |
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(noun) a long (usually round) rod of wood or metal or plastic |
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Related Words: barge pole, boom, caber, mast, microphone boom, rod, ski pole, spar, stilt |
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(noun) one of the two ends of a magnet where the magnetism seems to be concentrated |
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Synonyms: magnetic pole |
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Related Words: end, negative magnetic pole, negative pole, positive magnetic pole, positive pole |
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(noun) a long fiberglass implement used for pole vaulting |
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Related Words: sports implement |
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(noun) one of two divergent or mutually exclusive opinions; "they are at opposite poles" or "they are poles apart" |
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Related Words: opinion, persuasion, sentiment, thought, view |
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(noun) one of two antipodal points where the Earth's axis of rotation intersects the Earth's surface |
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Related Words: North Pole, South Pole, geographic point, geographical point |
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(noun) one of two points of intersection of the Earth's axis and the celestial sphere |
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Synonyms: celestial pole |
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Related Words: celestial point, north celestial pole, south celestial pole |
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(noun) a native or inhabitant of Poland |
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Related Words: European, polack |
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(verb) propel with a pole; of barges on rivers, for example |
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Synonyms: punt |
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Related Words: impel, propel |
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(noun) a point on an electrical device (such as a battery) at which electric current enters or leaves |
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Synonyms: terminal |
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Related Words: electrical device, negative pole, positive pole |
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(noun) a square rod of land |
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Synonyms: perch, rod |
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Related Words: area unit, square measure |
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(noun) (British) a linear measure of 16.5 feet |
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Synonyms: perch, rod |
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Related Words: linear unit |
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