DICTOMETER

PÉRTIGA (Spanish for "pole")

(pole, stav)

1. Synonyms:
   • Pole
   Definitions:
   • a long (usually round) rod of wood or metal or plastic
   
   
2. Synonyms:
   • Pole
   Definitions:
   • a native or inhabitant of Poland
   
   
3. Synonyms:
   • Pole
   Definitions:
   • one of two divergent or mutually exclusive opinions
   Examples:
   • They are at opposite poles
   • They are poles apart
   
   
4. Synonyms:
   • Perch
   • Rod
   • Pole
   Definitions:
   • a linear measure of 16.5 feet
   
   
5. Synonyms:
   • Perch
   • Rod
   • Pole
   Definitions:
   • a square rod of land
   
   
6. Synonyms:
   • Pole
   • Celestial pole
   Definitions:
   • one of two points of intersection of the Earth's axis and the celestial sphere
   
   
7. Synonyms:
   • Pole
   Definitions:
   • one of two antipodal points where the Earth's axis of rotation intersects the Earth's surface
   
   
8. Synonyms:
   • Terminal
   • Pole
   Definitions:
   • a contact on an electrical device (such as a battery) at which electric current enters or leaves
   
   
9. Synonyms:
   • Pole
   Definitions:
   • a long fiberglass sports implement used for pole vaulting
   
   
10. Synonyms:
    • Pole
    • Magnetic pole
    Definitions:
    • one of the two ends of a magnet where the magnetism seems to be concentrated
    
    

1. Synonyms:
   • Punt
   • Pole
   Definitions:
   • propel with a pole
   Examples:
   • Pole barges on the river
   • We went punting in Cambridge
   
   
2. Synonyms:
   • Pole
   Definitions:
   • support on poles
   Examples:
   • Pole climbing plants like beans
   
   
3. Synonyms:
   • Pole
   Definitions:
   • deoxidize molten metals by stirring them with a wooden pole