| noun | a long (usually round) rod of wood or metal or plastic |
| noun | a native or inhabitant of Poland |
| noun | one of two divergent or mutually exclusive opinions “they are at opposite poles” |
| noun | a linear measure of 16.5 feet |
| noun | a square rod of land |
| noun | one of two points of intersection of the Earth's axis and the celestial sphere |
| noun | one of two antipodal points where the Earth's axis of rotation intersects the Earth's surface |
| noun | a contact on an electrical device (such as a battery) at which electric current enters or leaves |
| noun | a long fiberglass sports implement used for pole vaulting |
| noun | one of the two ends of a magnet where the magnetism seems to be concentrated |
| verb | propel with a pole “pole barges on the river” |
| verb | support on poles “pole climbing plants like beans” |
| verb | deoxidize molten metals by stirring them with a wooden pole |
| pole | verb | deoxidize molten metals by stirring them with a wooden pole |
| polar | adjective | characterized by opposite extremes; completely opposed |
| punt | noun | an open flat-bottomed boat used in shallow waters and propelled by a long pole |
| punter | noun | someone who propels a boat with a pole |
| pole | noun | a long (usually round) rod of wood or metal or plastic |