The engineer climbed the telephone pole.
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Pole
/pəʊl/
Synonyms for "pole" (339 found)
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Closest matches (68)
acmeadvanceall overantenna towerantipodal pointsantipodesantipointsantipolesapexapogeearborat oddsat opposite extremesaxisaxleaxle baraxle shaftaxle spindleaxle-treeback of beyond
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balusterbalustradebanisterbarbarbicanbare polebasebeambeanpolebelfrybell towerbilletbitter endblack and whiteboardboardingboondocksbottom dollarboundarybowlbrowbuntbuttbutt endcampanilecapcaryatidchinaclapboardclimaxcloud ninecolonnadecolossuscolumncontrapositacontrapositivescontrariescordcordwoodcounterpolescrestcrownculmen
Strong matches (102)
culminationcupoladadodarkest africadealderrickdiedistaffdomedriftwooddriveedgeendeverywhereextremeextreme limitextremityfag endfar and widefarthest bound
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fire towerfirewoodflagstafffootstalkforwardfrontierfulcrumgimbalgod knows wheregodforsaken placegreenlandgudgeonhardwoodheavenheavensheighthigh and lowhigh noonhighest pitchhighest pointhingehinglehubimpelirreconcilablejackjumping off placejumping-off placekilometerlanternlathlathinglathworklighthouselimitloglumbermagnetic axismagnetic polemandrelmartellomartello towermastmaximummaypolemeasuremeridianminaretmonumentmountaintopmoven polenavene plus ultranegative polenewel-postnibnight and dayno place highernoonnorth polenowhereoaroarlockobeliskobservation toweropposite polesoppositesoutbackouter mongoliaouter spaceoutpostoutskirts
Related words (169)
paddlepago pagopagodapanelboardpanelingpanelworkpeakpedalpedestalpedicelpedunclepierpilasterpilepilingpillarpillars of herculespinpinnaclepintle
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pitchpivotplankplankingplinthplyboardplywoodpointpolar oppositespolaritypolarizationpolespoles apartpositive polepostpropelpuncheonpushpylonpyramidqueen-postradiantridgerodrollrowrowlocks polescapescullseventh heavenshaftshakesheathingsheathing boardsheetingshingleshoveshuntsiberiasideboardsidingskyskyscraperslabslatsoclesoftwoodsouth polesparspindlespiresplatstaffstakestalkstanchionstandstandardstandpipestavesteeplesteering oarstemstickstick of woodsticksstovewoodstubstumpstupasubbasesummitsurbasesweepsweep alongswiveltagtag endtailtail endtelevision mastthe boondocksthe great dividethe moonthe south seasthe sticksthe tulliesthree-by-fourthrustthuletierra del fuegotimbertimberingtimberworktimbuktutiptip toptip-toptonguetoptopetotem poletourtowertreadletreetrolltrundletrunktrunnionturrettwo-by-fourultima thuleupmostupper extremityuppermostuprightutmostvertexvery topwater towerweatherboardwindmill towerwoodworlds apartyukonzenith
Noun(20 words)
Verb(1 words)
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36 entriesShowing 16 of 36 words.
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11 entriesPolish citizenPolish nationalcanoe polingfishing poleflagpolekayak polingnorth magnetic polenorth poleraft polingsouth magnetic polesouth pole
Collocations
12 entriesfishing poleflagpolenorth polepole a boatpole across shallow waterpole upstreampole vaultpoling a canoepoling along the rivershallow water polingsouth poletelephone pole
Inflections
3 entriesDerivations
5 entriesSample sentences
23 total sentences available.
We credit Peary with having discovered the North Pole.
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Even after it was hit, the pole was still upright.
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There was a flag at the top of the pole.
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