POLES Synonyms
There are 28 hypernyms of the word poles. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for POLES
Expand? | Word | Save? | More Syns.. | Usage | Type | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
rod | nounn | |||||||
noun • a long thin implement made of metal or wood • any rod-shaped bacterium • a linear measure of 16.5 feet • a square rod of land • a visual receptor cell that is sensitive to dim light • a gangster's pistol | ||||||||
perch | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • support consisting of a branch or rod that serves as a resting place (especially for a bird) • a linear measure of 16.5 feet • a square rod of land • an elevated place serving as a seat • any of numerous fishes of America and Europe • spiny-finned freshwater food and game fishes • any of numerous spiny-finned fishes of various families of the order Perciformes verb • sit, as on a branch • to come to rest, settle • cause to perch or sit | ||||||||
punt | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • an open flat-bottomed boat used in shallow waters and propelled by a long pole • formerly the basic unit of money in Ireland; equal to 100 pence • (football) a kick in which the football is dropped from the hands and kicked before it touches the ground verb • kick the ball • propel with a pole • place a bet on | ||||||||
terminal | nounn | |||||||
adjective • of or relating to or situated at the ends of a delivery route • relating to or occurring in a term or fixed period of time • being or situated at an end noun • station where transport vehicles load or unload passengers or goods • a contact on an electrical device (such as a battery) at which electric current enters or leaves • either extremity of something that has length • electronic equipment consisting of a device providing access to a computer; has a keyboard and display adjective satellite • occurring at or forming an end or termination • causing or ending in or approaching death | ||||||||
celestial pole | nounn | |||||||
noun • one of two points of intersection of the Earth's axis and the celestial sphere | ||||||||
magnetic pole | nounn | |||||||
noun • either of two points where the lines of force of the Earth's magnetic field are vertical • one of the two ends of a magnet where the magnetism seems to be concentrated |