Synonyms of the word

pole

• n. Originally, a stick; now specifically, a long and slender piece of metal or (especially) wood, used for…
• n. (fishing) A type of basic fishing rod.
• n. A long fiberglass sports implement used for pole-vaulting.
• n. (slang, spotting) A telescope used to identify birds, aeroplanes or wildlife.
• n. (historical) A unit of length, equal to a perch (¼ chain or 5½ yards).
• n. (motor racing) Pole position.
• v. To propel by pushing with poles, to push with a pole.
• v. To identify something quite precisely using a telescope.
• v. (transitive) To furnish with poles for support.
• v. (transitive) To convey on poles.
• v. (transitive) To stir, as molten glass, with a pole.
• n. Either of the two points on the earth's surface around which it rotates; also, similar points on any other…
• n. A point of magnetic focus, especially each of the two opposing such points of a magnet (designated north…
• n. (geometry) A fixed point relative to other points or lines.
• n. (electricity) A contact on an electrical device (such as a battery) at which electric current enters or…
• n. (obsolete) The firmament; the sky.
• n. Either of the states that characterize a bipolar disorder.
• v. (transitive) To induce piezoelectricity in (a substance) by aligning the dipoles.

contact

• n. The act of touching physically; being in close association.
• n. The establishment of communication (with).
• n. A nodule designed to connect a device with something else.
• n. Someone with whom one is in communication.
• n. (informal) A contact lens.
• n. (electricity) A device designed for repetitive connections.
• n. (informal, by ellipsis) Contact juggling.
• n. (mining) The plane between two adjacent bodies of dissimilar rock.
• v. (transitive) To touch; to come into physical contact with.
• v. (transitive) To establish communication with something or someone.

deoxidise

• v. Alternative spelling of deoxidize.

deoxidize

• v. (transitive, chemistry) To remove oxygen from.

end

• n. The initial or (especially) the terminal point of something in space or time.
• n. The cessation of an effort, activity, state, or motion.
• n. Death, especially miserable.
• n. Result.
• n. A purpose, goal, or aim.
• n. (cricket) One of the two parts of the ground used as a descriptive name for half of the ground.
• n. (American football) The position at the end of either the offensive or defensive line, a tight end, a…
• n. (curling) A period of play in which each team throws eight rocks, two per player, in alternating fashion.
• n. (mathematics) An ideal point of a graph or other complex.
• n. That which is left; a remnant; a fragment; a scrap.
• n. One of the yarns of the worsted warp in a Brussels carpet.
• v. (ergative) To finish, terminate.

hold

• adj. (obsolete) Gracious; friendly; faithful; true.
• v. (transitive) To grasp or grip.
• v. (transitive) To contain or store.
• v. (heading) To maintain or keep to a position or state.
• v. (heading) To maintain or keep to particular opinions, promises, actions.
• v. (tennis, transitive, intransitive) To win one's own service game.
• v. To take place, to occur.
• v. To organise an event or meeting (usually in passive voice).
• v. (archaic) To derive right or title.
• n. A grasp or grip.
• n. A place where animals are held for safety.
• n. An order that something is to be reserved or delayed, limiting or preventing how it can be dealt with.
• n. Something reserved or kept.
• n. Power over someone or something.
• n. The ability to persist.
• n. The property of maintaining the shape of styled hair.
• n. (wrestling) A position or grip used to control the opponent.
• n. (exercise (sport)) An exercise involving holding a position for a set time.
• n. (gambling) The percentage the house wins on a gamble, the house or bookmaker's hold.
• n. (gambling) The wager amount, the total hold.
• n. (tennis) An instance of holding one's service game, as opposed to being broken.
• n. The part of an object one is intended to grasp, or anything one can use for grasping with hands or feet.
• n. A fruit machine feature allowing one or more of the reels to remain fixed while the others spin.
• n. (video games, dated) A pause facility.
• n. The queueing system on telephones and similar communication systems which maintains a connection when…
• n. (nautical, aviation) The cargo area of a ship or aircraft, (often cargo hold).

impel

• v. (transitive) To urge a person; to press on; to incite to action or motion via intrinsic motivation (contrast…
• v. (transitive) To drive forward; to propel an object.

opinion

• n. A belief that a person has formed about a topic or issue.
• n. The judgment or sentiment which the mind forms of persons or things; estimation.
• n. (obsolete) Favorable estimation; hence, consideration; reputation; fame; public sentiment or esteem.
• n. (obsolete) Obstinacy in holding to one's belief or impression; opiniativeness; conceitedness.
• n. The formal decision, or expression of views, of a judge, an umpire, a doctor, or other party officially…
• n. (European Union law) a judicial opinion delivered by an Advocate General to the European Court of Justice…
• v. (transitive, archaic) To have or express as an opinion.

perch

• n. Any of the three species of spiny-finned freshwater fish in the genus Perca.
• n. Any of the about 200 related species of fish in the taxonomic family Percidae.
• n. Several similar species in the order Perciformes, such as the grouper.
• n. a rod, staff, or branch of a tree etc used as a roost by a bird.
• n. A pole connecting the fore gear and hind gear of a spring carriage; a reach.
• n. a position that is secure and advantageous, especially one which is prominent or elevated.
• n. (dated) a linear measure of 5½ yards, equal to a rod, a pole or ¼ chain; the related square measure.
• n. a cubic measure of stonework equal to 16.6 × 1.5 × 1 feet.
• n. (textiles) a frame used to examine cloth.
• n. A bar used to support a candle (especially in a church).
• v. (intransitive) To rest on (or as if on) a perch; to roost.
• v. (intransitive) To stay in an elevated position.
• v. (transitive) To place something on (or as if on) a perch.
• v. (transitive, intransitive, textiles) To inspect cloth using a perch.

persuasion

• n. The act of persuading, or trying to do so; the addressing of arguments to someone with the intention of…
• n. An argument or other statement intended to influence one's opinions or beliefs; a way of persuading someone.
• n. A strongly held conviction, opinion or belief.
• n. One's ability or power to influence someone's opinions or feelings; persuasiveness.
• n. A specified religious adherence, a creed; any school of thought or ideology.
• n. (colloquial or humorous) Any group having a specified characteristic or attribute in common.

propel

• v. To cause to move in a certain direction.
• v. To make to arrive to a certain situation or result.

punt

• n. (nautical) A pontoon; a narrow shallow boat propelled by a pole.
• v. (nautical) To propel a punt or similar craft by means of a pole.
• v. (rugby, American football, Australian Rules football, Gaelic football, soccer) to kick a ball dropped…
• v. (soccer) To kick a bouncing ball far and high.
• v. To retreat from one's objective.
• n. (rugby, American football, soccer) A kick made by a player who drops the ball and kicks it before it hits…
• n. A point in the game of faro.
• n. The act of playing at basset, baccara, faro, etc.
• n. A bet or wager.
• n. An indentation in the base of a wine bottle.
• n. (glassblowing) A thin glass rod which is temporarily attached to a larger piece in order to better manipulate…
• v. (Australia, Ireland, New Zealand, Britain) To stake against the bank, to back a horse, to gamble or take…
• v. (figuratively) To make a highly speculative investment or other commitment, or take a wild guess.
• n. The Irish pound, used as the unit of currency of Ireland until it was replaced by the euro in 2002.

reduce

• v. (transitive) To bring down the size, quantity, quality, value or intensity of something; to diminish,…
• v. (intransitive) To lose weight.
• v. (transitive) To bring to an inferior rank; to degrade, to demote.
• v. (transitive) To humble; to conquer; to subdue; to capture.
• v. (transitive) To bring to an inferior state or condition.
• v. (transitive, cooking) To decrease the liquid content of food by boiling much of its water off.
• v. (transitive, chemistry) To add electrons / hydrogen or to remove oxygen.
• v. (transitive, metallurgy) To produce metal from ore by removing nonmetallic elements in a smelter.
• v. (transitive, mathematics) To simplify an equation or formula without changing its value.
• v. (transitive, logic) To convert a syllogism to a clearer or simpler form.
• v. (transitive, law) To convert to written form (Usage note: this verb almost always take the phrase "to…
• v. (transitive, medicine) To perform a reduction; to restore a fracture or dislocation to the correct alignment.
• v. (transitive, military) To reform a line or column from (a square).
• v. (transitive, obsolete) To translate (a book, document, etc.).

rod

• n. A straight, round stick, shaft, bar, cane, or staff.
• n. (fishing) A long slender usually tapering pole used for angling; fishing rod.
• n. A stick, pole, or bundle of switches or twigs (such as a birch), used for personal defense or to administer…
• n. An implement resembling and/or supplanting a rod (particularly a cane) that is used for corporal punishment,…
• n. A stick used to measure distance, by using its established length or task-specific temporary marks along…
• n. (archaic) A unit of length equal to 1 pole, a perch, ¼ chain, 5½ yards, 16½ feet, or exactly 5.0292 meters…
• n. An implement held vertically and viewed through an optical surveying instrument such as a transit, used…
• n. (archaic) A unit of area equal to a square rod, 30¼ square yards or 1/160 acre.
• n. A straight bar that unites moving parts of a machine, for holding parts together as a connecting rod or…
• n. (anatomy) Short for rod cell, a rod-shaped cell in the eye that is sensitive to light.
• n. (biology) Any of a number of long, slender microorganisms.
• n. (chemistry) A stirring rod: a glass rod, typically about 6 inches to 1 foot long and 1/8 to 1/4 inch in…
• n. (slang) A pistol; a gun.
• n. (slang, vulgar) A penis.
• n. (slang) A hot rod, an automobile or other passenger motor vehicle modified to run faster and often with…
• n. (ufology) A rod-shaped object that appears in photographs or videos traveling at high speed, not seen…
• n. (mathematics) A Cuisenaire rod.
• n. (rail transport) A coupling rod or connecting rod, which links the driving wheels of a steam locomotive.
• v. (construction) To reinforce concrete with metal rods.
• v. (slang, vulgar, transitive) To penetrate sexually.

sentiment

• n. A general thought, feeling, or sense.
• n. (uncountable) Feelings, especially tender feelings, as apart from reason or judgment.
• n. (uncountable) Gentle or tender feelings, sometimes of a weak or foolish kind.

support

• n. Something which supports. Often used attributively, as a complement or supplement to.
• n. Financial or other help.
• n. Answers to questions and resolution of problems regarding something sold.
• n. (mathematics) in relation to a function, the set of points where the function is not zero, or the closure…
• n. (fuzzy set theory) A set whose elements are at least partially included in a given fuzzy set (i.e., whose…
• n. Evidence.
• n. (computing) Compatibility and functionality for a given product or feature.
• n. (gymnastics) Clipping of support position.
• v. (transitive) To keep from falling.
• v. (transitive) To answer questions and resolve problems regarding something sold.
• v. (transitive) To back a cause, party, etc., mentally or with concrete aid.
• v. (transitive) To help, particularly financially.
• v. To verify; to make good; to substantiate; to establish; to sustain.
• v. (transitive) To serve, as in a customer-oriented mindset; to give support to.
• v. (transitive) To be designed (said of machinery, electronics, or computers, or their parts, accessories,…
• v. (transitive) To be accountable for, or involved with, but not responsible for.
• v. (archaic) To endure without being overcome; bear; undergo; to tolerate.
• v. To assume and carry successfully, as the part of an actor; to represent or act; to sustain.

sustain

• n. (music) A mechanism which can be used to hold a note, as the right pedal on a piano.
• v. (transitive) To maintain, or keep in existence.
• v. (transitive) To provide for or nourish.
• v. (transitive) To encourage (something).
• v. (transitive) To experience or suffer (an injury, etc.).
• v. (transitive) To confirm, prove, or corroborate.
• v. To keep from falling; to bear; to uphold; to support.
• v. To aid, comfort, or relieve; to vindicate.

tangency

• n. The state of being tangent; an instance of (something) being tangent.

terminal

• n. A building in an airport where passengers transfer from ground transportation to the facilities that allow…
• n. A harbour facility where ferries embark and disembark passengers and load and unload vehicles.
• n. A rail station where service begins and ends; the end of the line. For example: Grand Central Terminal…
• n. A rate charged on all freight, regardless of distance, and supposed to cover the expenses of station service,…
• n. A town lying at the end of a railroad, in which the terminal is located; more properly called a terminus.
• n. (electronics) the end of a line where signals are either transmitted or received, or a point along the…
• n. An electric contact on a battery.
• n. (telecommunications) The apparatus to send and/or receive signals on a line, such as a telephone or network…
• n. (computing) A device for entering data into a computer or a communications system and/or displaying data…
• n. (computing) A computer program that emulates a physical terminal.
• n. (computing theory) A terminal symbol in a formal grammar.
• n. (biology) The end ramification (of an axon, etc.) or one of the extremities of a polypeptid.
• adj. Fatal; resulting in death.
• adj. Appearing at the end; top or apex of a physical object.
• adj. Occurring at the end of a word, sentence, or period of time.

thought

• n. Form created in the mind, rather than the forms perceived through the five senses; an instance of thinking.
• n. (uncountable) The process by which such forms arise or are manipulated; thinking.
• n. A way of thinking (associated with a group, nation or region).
• v. simple past tense and past participle of think.

view

• n. (physical) Visual perception.
• n. A picture, drawn or painted; a sketch.
• n. (psychological) Opinion, judgement, imagination.
• n. (computing, databases) A virtual or logical table composed of the result set of a query in relational…
• n. (computing, programming) The part of a computer program which is visible to the user and can be interacted…
• n. A wake.
• v. (transitive) To look at.
• v. (transitive) To regard in a stated way.