opposite pole
1opposite pole — index antipode, antithesis Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
2opposite — I (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Radically different] Syn. contrary, antithetical, antithetic, reverse, inverse, converse, diametric, diametrical, antonymous, contrasting, contradictory, counter, conflicting, opposed, opposing, polar, poles apart,… …
3Pole — Pole, n. [L. polus, Gr. ? a pivot or hinge on which anything turns, an axis, a pole; akin to ? to move: cf. F. p[^o]le.] 1. Either extremity of an axis of a sphere; especially, one of the extremities of the earth s axis; as, the north pole. [1913 …
4pole — pole1 [pōl] n. [ME < OE pal < L palus, PALE2] 1. a long, slender piece of wood, metal, etc. usually rounded [a tent pole, flagpole, fishing pole] 2. a tapering wooden shaft extending from the front axle of a wagon or carriage and attached… …
5Pole vault — Pole vaulting is an athletic field event in which a person uses a long, flexible pole (which today is usually made either of fiberglass or carbon fiber) as an aid to leap over a bar. Pole jumping competitions were known to the ancient Greeks, as… …
6pole — Ⅰ. pole [1] ► NOUN 1) a long, slender rounded piece of wood or metal, typically used as a support. 2) a wooden shaft at the front of a cart or carriage drawn by animals and attached to their yokes or collars. ► VERB ▪ propel (a boat) with a pole …
7pole — [ poul ] noun count ** 1. ) a long thin stick, often used for holding or supporting something: There were rows of poles supporting young bean plants. 2. ) one of two things that are completely opposite: Somewhere between the poles of wealth and… …
8pole|axe — pole|ax or pole|axe «POHL AKS», noun, verb, axed, ax|ing. –n. 1. an ax with a long handle and a hook or spike opposite the blade. 2. a kind of battle ax with a short handle. –v.t. to fell with or as if with a poleax. ╂[Middle English pollax <… …
9pole|ax — or pole|axe «POHL AKS», noun, verb, axed, ax|ing. –n. 1. an ax with a long handle and a hook or spike opposite the blade. 2. a kind of battle ax with a short handle. –v.t. to fell with or as if with a poleax. ╂[Middle English pollax < polle… …
10pole — pole1 W3 [pəul US poul] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(stick/post)¦ 2 3 be poles apart 4¦(opposite ideas/beliefs)¦ 5¦(electrical)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Sense: 1; Origin: Old English pal, from Latin palus; PALE3] …
