poles
UK/pəʊlz//poʊlz/
poles is the plural of pole.
poles is the third-person singular simple present indicative of pole.
Meaning of pole
Noun
pole (plural poles)
- Originally, a stick; now specifically, a long and slender piece of metal or (especially) wood, used for various construction or support purposes.
- For a spell we done pretty well. Then there came a reg'lar terror of a sou'wester same as you don't get one summer in a thousand, and blowed the shanty flat and ripped about half of the weir poles out of the sand.1913, Joseph C[rosby] Lincoln, chapter I, in Mr. Pratt’s Patients, New York, N.Y.; London: D[aniel] Appleton and Company, →OCLC
- A construction by which an animal is harnessed to a carriage.
- Synonyms:
- carriage pole, beam, shaft, drawbar
- A type of basic fishing rod.
- A long sports implement used for pole-vaulting; now made of glassfiber or carbon fiber, formerly also metal, bamboo and wood have been used.
- A telescope used to identify birds, aeroplanes or wildlife.
- A unit of length, equal to a rod (¹⁄₄ chain or 5+¹⁄₂ yards).
- Synonyms:
- rod
Noun capitalized: Poles
Poles
- plural of Pole
Phrases with poles
- ale poles
- gee poles
- gin poles
- hop poles
- ice poles
- icy poles
- ski poles
- bare poles
- bean poles
- boom poles
- bush poles
- cold poles
76 more phrasesFewer phrases
- fire poles
- flag poles
- foul poles
- nerd poles
- pike poles
- punt poles
- snow poles
- tail poles
- taxi poles
- tent poles
- barge poles
- dance poles
- hydro poles
- light poles
- lodge poles
- north poles
- perch poles
- poles apart
- power poles
- quant poles
- range poles
- shame poles
- shear poles
- smoke poles
- south poles
- totem poles
- animal poles
- barber poles
- double poles
- family poles
- hiking poles
- monkey poles
- rhythm poles
- shaded poles
- socket poles
- spring poles
- stobie poles
- clothes poles
- fishing poles
- habitat poles
- liberty poles
- poles of cold
- punting poles
- ranging poles
- salient poles
- setting poles
- trolley poles
- utility poles
- vegetal poles
- Voronoi poles
- walking poles
- welcome poles
- whisker poles
- barber's poles
- barbers' poles
- carriage poles
- carrying poles
- coupling poles
- Festivus poles
- magnetic poles
- memorial poles
- mortuary poles
- negative poles
- positive poles
- ridicule poles
- shoulder poles
- stripper poles
- trekking poles
- analogous poles
- celestial poles
- spinnaker poles
- telegraph poles
- telephone poles
- north-seeking poles
- south-seeking poles
- north geographical poles
Words that rhyme with poles
Questions about poles
- What is poles the plural of?
- Poles is the plural of pole.
- What part of speech is poles?
- Poles is a noun.
- How do you pronounce poles?
- Poles is pronounced /pəʊlz/ (UK).
Words near poles in the dictionary
Source and license
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