a long, slender, rounded piece of wood or metal, typically used with one end placed in the ground as a support for something
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
a long, slender, rounded piece of wood or metal, typically used with one end placed in the ground as a support for something
a long, slender, rounded piece of wood or metal, typically used with one end placed in the ground as a support for something
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
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
a farm building which has sides consisting of poles covered with wire mesh
a fairly bright star located within one degree of the celestial north pole, in the constellation Ursa Minor. It is a triple star, the bright component of which is a cepheid variable
either of two light metal poles held by a skier to assist in balance or propulsion
the portion of an egg that contains the nucleus and less yolk, opposite the vegetal pole
a pole covered with grease to make it more difficult to climb or walk along, used especially as a form of entertainment
an ancient form of lathe operated by a treadle, in which the work is turned by a cord passing round it and rotated back by the action of a springy pole or sapling attached to the top end
a mass of iron forming the end of an electromagnet, through which the lines of magnetic force are concentrated and directed
an athletic event in which competitors attempt to vault over a high bar with the aid of an extremely long flexible pole
a pole on which totems are hung or on which the images of totems are carved
a pole painted with spiralling red and white stripes and hung outside barbers' shops as a business sign
each of the points near the extremities of the axis of rotation of the earth or another celestial body where a magnetic needle dips vertically
a quickly constructed building in which vertical poles are secured in the ground to serve as both the foundation and framework
a pole or rod used for setting a straight line
the portion of an ovum opposite the animal pole, containing most of the yolk and little cytoplasm
the point on the celestial sphere directly above either of the earth’s geographic poles, around which the stars and planets appear to rotate during the course of the night
a tall pole used to carry telegraph or telephone wires above the ground
a tall pole used to carry telephone wires and other utility lines above the ground
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
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
a graduated pole with a movable marker, held upright and used with a surveying instrument to measure differences in elevation. Also called leveling pole, leveling staff