Poles
Meaning of Poles
- a long, slender, rounded piece of wood or metal, typically used with one end placed in the ground as a support for something.
a tent pole
- another term for perch3 (sense 1 of the noun).
- propel (a boat) by pushing a pole against the bottom of a river, canal, or lake.
the boatman appeared, poling a small gondola
they poled slowly across to the other bank
late Old English pāl (in early use without reference to thickness or length), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch paal and German Pfahl, based on Latin palus ‘stake’.
noun
either of the two locations ( North Pole or South Pole ) on the surface of the earth (or of a celestial object) which are the northern and southern ends of the axis of rotation.
late Middle English: from Latin polus ‘end of an axis’, from Greek polos ‘pivot, axis, sky’.
plural noun
short for pole position.
plural noun
a native or inhabitant of Poland, or a person of Polish descent.
via German from Polish Polanie, literally ‘field-dwellers’, from pole ‘field’.
Information about Poles
- The singular form of Poles is: Pole.
- Languages in which Poles is used:
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Hyphenation of Poles
Poles
- It consists of 1 syllables and 5 chars.
- Poles is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable
Poles synonyms
Meaning a long, sturdy piece of timber or metal set upright in the ground and used as a support or marker:
Meaning a tall vertical structure of stone, wood, or metal, used as a support for a building, or as an ornament or monument:
Meaning an upright bar, post, or frame forming a support or barrier:
Meaning a level of quality or attainment:
Meaning a fence made from pointed wooden or metal posts:
Meaning light in colour or shade; containing little colour or pigment:
Meaning a strong wooden or metal post with a point at one end, driven into the ground to support a plant, form part of a fence, mark a boundary, etc:
Meaning a thin piece of wood that has fallen or been cut off a tree:
Meaning a person or group of people who stand outside a workplace or other venue as a protest or to try to persuade others not to enter during a strike:
Meaning a fence of wooden stakes or iron railings fixed in the ground, forming an enclosure or defence:
Meaning a thing that bears the weight of something or keeps it upright:
Meaning a pole or beam used as a temporary support or to keep something in position:
Meaning a long flat strip of squared timber or metal used to hold something in place or as a fastening against a wall:
Meaning a tall upright post on land, especially a flagpole or a television or radio transmitter:
Meaning a long rigid piece of wood, metal, or similar material, typically used as an obstruction, fastening, or weapon:
Meaning a long, narrow part or section forming the handle of a tool or club, the body of a spear or arrow, or similar:
Meaning a bar or series of bars fixed on upright supports or attached to a wall or ceiling, serving as part of a barrier or used to hang things on:
Meaning a thin straight bar, especially of wood or metal:
Meaning a long, sturdy piece of squared timber or metal used to support the roof or floor of a building:
Meaning a thick, strong pole such as is used for a mast or yard on a ship:
Meaning a beam or bar fixed or placed across something else:
Meaning a post or rod fixed vertically, especially as a structural support:
Meaning a vertical line or plane:
Meaning all the people employed by a particular organization:
Meaning a vertical wooden post or plank in a building or other structure:
Meaning a length of cane or a slender stick, especially one used as a support for plants, a walking stick, or an instrument of punishment:
Meaning a thin, pointed piece of metal, wood, or another rigid material:
Meaning a thin stick used by a conductor to direct an orchestra or choir:
Meaning a short, thick stick carried as a weapon by a police officer:
Anagrams of Poles
elops, Lopes, lopes, olpes, slope, spole
Words that rhyme with Poles
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