poll | the counting of votes (as in an election) |
last straw | the final irritation that stretches your patience beyond the limit |
poll poll parrot | a tame parrot |
red poll | hornless short-haired breed of beef and dairy cattle |
boater leghorn Panama Panama hat sailor skimmer straw hat | a stiff hat made of straw with a flat crown |
scarecrow straw man strawman bird-scarer scarer | an effigy in the shape of a man to frighten birds away from seeds |
straw drinking straw | a thin paper or plastic tube used to suck liquids into the mouth |
pale yellow straw wheat | a variable yellow tint, dull yellow, often diluted with white |
poll | the part of the head between the ears |
pate poll crown | the top of the head |
poll opinion poll public opinion poll canvass | an inquiry into public opinion conducted by interviewing a random sample of people |
exit poll | a poll of voters as they leave the voting place, usually taken by news media in order to predict the outcome of an election |
straw vote straw poll | an unofficial vote taken to determine opinion on some issue |
deed poll | a deed made and executed by only one party |
straw man strawman | a weak or sham argument set up to be easily refuted |
straw wine | sweet wine from grapes partially sun-dried on the vine or on straw mats |
polls | the place where people vote |
front man front figurehead nominal head straw man strawman | a person used as a cover for some questionable activity |
pollster poll taker headcounter canvasser | someone who conducts surveys of public opinion, a pollster conducts public opinion polls, a headcounter counts heads |
straw boss assistant foreman | a member of a work gang who supervises the other workers |
yellow foxglove straw foxglove Digitalis lutea | European yellow-flowered foxglove |
straw mushroom Chinese mushroom Volvariella volvacea | small tropical and subtropical edible mushroom having a white cap and long stem, an expensive delicacy in China and other Asian countries where it is grown commercially |
poll tax | a tax of a fixed amount per person and payable as a requirement for the right to vote |
chaff husk shuck stalk straw stubble | material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds |
straw | plant fiber used e.g. for making baskets and hats or as fodder |
poll pollard | convert into a pollard, pollard trees |
strew straw | spread by scattering (straw is archaic), strew toys all over the carpet |
straw | cover or provide with or as if with straw, cows were strawed to weather the snowstorm |
poll canvass canvas | get the opinions (of people) by asking specific questions |
poll | get the votes of |
poll | vote in an election at a polling station |
straw | of a pale yellow color like straw, straw-colored |
straw-colored straw-coloured | having the color of dry straw |