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polaris

/poʊˈlɑɹɪs/

polaris is the third-person singular simple present indicative of polari.

Meaning of polari

Verb

polari (third-person singular simple present polaris, present participle polariing or polarying, simple past and past participle polaried)

  1. (Polari, ambitransitive) To speak or talk, particularly in slang or cant.
    • Will you take a varder at the cartz on the feely-omi in the naf strides: the one with the bona blue ogles polarying the omi-palone with a vogue on and a cod sheitel.1997, James Gardiner, Who's a Pretty Boy Then?, page 137

See all 3 meanings of polari

Proper noun capitalized: Polaris

Polaris

  1. α Ursae Minoris, a trinary star in the constellation Ursa Minor located near the north celestial pole for the last 1500 years.
    • Near-synonyms: Pole Star, Lode Star, North Star (coinstantial for centuries); pole star
    Synonyms:
    Alpha Ursae Minoris, α Ursae Minoris, Pole Star, Lode Star, North Star
  2. A type of U.S. ballistic missile, capable of carrying a nuclear warhead and designed to be launched from a submarine.
    • Tremble, you weaklings, cower in fear / I am your ruler — land, sea, and air / Immense in my girth, erect I stand tall / I am a nuclear murderer, I am Polaris"1990, “Rust in Peace… Polaris”, in Dave Mustaine (lyrics), Dave Mustaine (music), Rust in Peace, performed by Megadeth

Synonyms of polaris

Origin of polaris

From Latin stēlla polāris (“pole star”).

Questions about polaris

What does polaris mean?
Polaris means α Ursae Minoris, a trinary star in the constellation Ursa Minor located near the north celestial pole for the last 1500 years.
What is polaris the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Polaris is the third-person singular simple present indicative of polari.
What part of speech is polaris?
Polaris is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce polaris?
Polaris is pronounced /poʊˈlɑɹɪs/.

Words near polaris in the dictionary

  1. polarimeters
  2. polarimetric
  3. polarimetrically
  4. polarimetries
  5. polarimetry
  6. polaris
  7. polarisabilities
  8. polarisability
  9. polarisable
  10. polarisation
  11. polarisation time

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Adapted from Wiktionary: polaris (page history and authors); Polaris (page history and authors); polari (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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