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Poles
- noun - a contact on an electrical device (such as a battery) at which electric current enters or leaves
- a linear measure of 16.5 feet
- a long (usually round) rod of wood or metal or plastic
- a long fiberglass sports implement used for pole vaulting
- a native or inhabitant of Poland
- a square rod of land
- deoxidize molten metals by stirring them with a wooden pole
- one of the two ends of a magnet where the magnetism seems to be concentrated
- one of two antipodal points where the Earth's axis of rotation intersects the Earth's surface
- one of two divergent or mutually exclusive opinions; "they are at opposite poles"; "they are poles apart"
- one of two points of intersection of the Earth's axis and the celestial sphere
- propel with a pole; "pole barges on the river"; "We went punting in Cambridge"
- support on poles; "pole climbing plants like beans"
Polio
- noun - an acute viral disease marked by inflammation of nerve cells of the brain stem and spinal cord
POLIS
- unknown - an ancient Greek city-state
Polka
- noun - a Bohemian dance with 3 steps and a hop in fast time
- dance a polka
- music performed for dancing the polka
Polls
- noun - a tame parrot
- an inquiry into public opinion conducted by interviewing a random sample of people
- convert into a pollard; "pollard trees"
- Cut the horns off (a beast)
- get the opinions (of people) by asking specific questions
- get the votes of
- removing horns
- the counting of votes (as in an election)
- the part of the head between the ears
- the place where people vote
- the top of the head
- vote in an election at a polling station
Polly
- - A woman's name; also, a popular name for a parrot.
Polos
- noun - a game similar to field hockey but played on horseback using long-handled mallets and a wooden ball
- Venetian traveler who explored Asia in the 13th century and served Kublai Khan (1254-1324)
Poly-
- - A combining form or prefix from Gr. poly`s, many; as, polygon, a figure of many angles; polyatomic, having many atoms; polychord, polyconic.
Polyp
- noun - a small vascular growth on the surface of a mucous membrane
- one of two forms that coelenterates take (e.g. a hydra or coral): usually sedentary with a hollow cylindrical body usually with a ring of tentacles around the mouth; "in some species of coelenterate, polyps are a phase in the life cycle that alternates with a medusoid phase"