Definition of pole

"pole" in the noun sense

1. pole

a long (usually round) rod of wood or metal or plastic

2. Pole

a native or inhabitant of Poland

3. pole

one of two divergent or mutually exclusive opinions

"they are at opposite poles"

"they are poles apart"

4. perch, rod, pole

a linear measure of 16.5 feet

5. perch, rod, pole

a square rod of land

6. pole, celestial pole

one of two points of intersection of the Earth's axis and the celestial sphere

7. pole

one of two antipodal points where the Earth's axis of rotation intersects the Earth's surface

8. terminal, pole

a contact on an electrical device (such as a battery) at which electric current enters or leaves

9. pole

a long fiberglass sports implement used for pole vaulting

10. pole, magnetic pole

one of the two ends of a magnet where the magnetism seems to be concentrated

"pole" in the verb sense

1. punt, pole

propel with a pole

"pole barges on the river"

"We went punting in Cambridge"

2. pole

support on poles

"pole climbing plants like beans"

3. pole

deoxidize molten metals by stirring them with a wooden pole

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Quotations for pole

O sleep! it is a gentle thing,
Beloved from pole to pole. [ Coleridge ]

True as the needle to the pole,
Or as the dial to the sun. [ Barton Booth ]

Were I so tall to reach the pole,
Or grasp the ocean with my span,
I must be measured by my soul:
The mind's the standard of the man. [ Watts ]

And the touched needle trembles to the pole. [ Pope ]

We that acquaint ourselves with every zone,
And pass the tropics, and behold each pole;
When we come home, are to ourselves unknown,
And unacquainted still with our own soul. [ Davies ]

When the hop grows high, it must have a pole. [ Proverb ]

Thou true magnetic pole, to which all hearts point duly north, like trembling needles! (Gold) [ Byron ]

Pride, like the magnet, constantly points to one object, self; but, unlike the magnet, it has no attractive pole, but at all points repels. [ Colton ]

Pride of origin, whether high or low, springs from the same principle in human nature; one is but the positive, the other the negative, pole of a single weakness. [ Lowell ]

pole in Scrabble®

The word pole is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 6

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Play In The Letters pole:

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pole in Words With Friends™

The word pole is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 8

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Word Growth involving pole

Shorter words in pole

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Longer words containing pole

apolegamic

bargepole bargepoles

beanpole beanpoles

bipole bipoles

catchpole catchpoles

clodpole clodpoles

dipole dipoles

epipole epipoles

flagpole flagpoles

lightpole lightpoles

maypole maypoles

monopole monopoles

multipole multipoles

napoleon napoleons

octopole octopoles

pitchpole pitchpoled

pitchpole pitchpoles

poleax poleaxe poleaxed

poleax poleaxe poleaxer poleaxers

poleax poleaxe poleaxes

poleax poleaxing

polecat polecats

poled pitchpoled

poled ridgepoled

polejumper polejumpers

poleless

polemic nonpolemic nonpolemical nonpolemically

polemic polemical nonpolemical nonpolemically

polemic polemical polemically nonpolemically

polemic polemicise polemicised

polemic polemicise polemicises

polemic polemicising

polemic polemicist polemicists

polemic polemicize polemicized

polemic polemicize polemicizes

polemic polemicizing

polemic polemics

polemise polemised

polemise polemises

polemising

polemist polemists

polemize polemized

polemize polemizes

polemizing

polemology

polemonium polemoniums

poles bargepoles

poles beanpoles

poles bipoles

poles catchpoles

poles clodpoles

poles dipoles

poles epipoles

poles flagpoles

poles lightpoles

poles maypoles

poles monopoles

poles multipoles

poles octopoles

poles pitchpoles

poles polestar polestars

poles propoles

poles quadripoles

poles quadrupoles

poles redpoles

poles ridgepoles

poles tadpoles

poles tripoles

poles unipoles

polevault polevaulting

poleward polewards

quadripole quadripoles

quadrupole quadrupoles

redpole redpoles

ridgepole ridgepoled

ridgepole ridgepoles

tadpole tadpoles

tripole tripoles

unipole unipoles