poles
Earth's icy endpoints
Poles are the opposite ends of an axis—the North and South Poles of Earth, the positive and negative poles of a battery or magnet.
By extension, poles represent extremes of any spectrum: The candidates are poles apart on immigration.
A pole is also a long stick or post: telephone poles, fishing poles, tent poles.
To pole is to propel with a pole, as when punting a boat. (Capitalized Poles are people from Poland.)
Vertical structural beam
- shaftNarrow vertical passage
- rodThin rigid stick
- pillarUpright architectural support
- mastVessel's sail support
flagpole · column · beam · stake · upright · stanchion · totem · telegraph
Thin rigid stick
- reelWinding cylinder or dance
- anglerOne who casts lines
- castPerformers, throw, or splint
- lineContinuous mark or queue
bait · tackle · hook · fly-fishing · spinner · bobber · sinker · telescopic
Force between poles
- northArctic-facing cardinal direction
- southCardinal direction opposite north
- attractionPull toward something
- repulsionDisgust or pushing-away force
dipole · flux · field · lodestone · compass · electromagnet · ferromagnetism · magnetite
Arctic-facing cardinal direction
- southCardinal direction opposite north
- arcticOf extreme northern cold
- latitudeGeographic or personal freedom
- hemisphereHalf of a ball
equator · meridian · axis · ice cap · tundra · permafrost · aurora · midnight sun
Reverse or contrary thing
- antipodeDirectly opposite point
- extremeFurthest from moderate
- endFinal portion or cessation
- spectrumContinuous range of values
dichotomy · binary · divergent · contrast · apex · nadir · zenith · terminal
Smooth to a shine
- PolandCentral European republic
- WarsawPoland's largest city
- KrakowHistoric Polish metropolis
- GdanskNorthern Polish seaport
pierogi · kielbasa · zloty · Vistula · Chopin · Copernicus · Solidarity
post
Vertical structural beam
mast · flagpole · column · beam · stake · upright · stanchion · totem · telegraph · utility
rod
Thin rigid stick
line · bait · tackle · hook · fly-fishing · spinner · bobber · sinker · telescopic · spinning
magnetism
Force between poles
- northArctic-facing cardinal direction
- southCardinal direction opposite north
- attractionPull toward something
repulsion · dipole · flux · field · lodestone · compass · electromagnet · ferromagnetism · magnetite · magnetosphere
north
Arctic-facing cardinal direction
- southCardinal direction opposite north
- arcticOf extreme northern cold
- latitudeGeographic or personal freedom
hemisphere · equator · meridian · axis · ice cap · tundra · permafrost · aurora · midnight sun · expedition
opposite
Reverse or contrary thing
spectrum · dichotomy · binary · divergent · contrast · apex · nadir · zenith · terminal · farthest
Polish
Smooth to a shine
Gdansk · pierogi · kielbasa · zloty · Vistula · Chopin · Copernicus · Solidarity
slalom
Ski race through gates
- downhillToward the bottom
- alpineOf high elevations
- cross-countryTraversing wide natural terrain
biathlon · moguls · freestyle · plant · grip · basket · carbon · telescoping · trekking · Nordic
vault
Secure storage chamber
- jumpPropel oneself airborne
- fiberglassReinforced woven strand composite
- athleticsCompetitive physical activities
crossbar · clearance · takeoff · grip · bend · catapult · height · Olympic · track · field
- climbable thingstrees, rocks, ladders, mountains, ropes
- skiingskiing, ski, ski resort, ski slope, ski slopes
- fire stationsfirehouse, fire engines, fire hall, fire trucks, engine house
- hemisphereshemisphere, Northern Hemisphere, Southern Hemisphere, Eastern Hemisphere, Western Hemisphere
- magnetismmagnet, magnetic field, magnetic fields, ferromagnetism, magnetic flux
- circus tentbig top, tent, canvas walls, sidewalls, circus tent
polesequator
Midpoint circle of rotation
tropics · equatorial regions · temperate zones · neutral zone · midlatitudes
polescrossbeams
Horizontal structural supports
horizontal bars · beams · planks · bases · foundations
polesmiddle ground
Position between extremes
center · midpoint · compromise · mean · median
- polar bearsWhite Arctic marine mammals
- barber polesRotating striped shop indicators
- North PoleEarth's northern axis point
- fishing poleAngler's casting implement
- telephone poleTall post carrying wires
- polar oppositeComplete contrary in nature
pole, polar, polemic, polarity, polarizing, poled, poling, polarize, polemics