pole horse
poler | a draft horse harnessed alongside the shaft or pole of a vehicle |
| pole horse | the horse having a starting position next to the inside rail in a harness race |
| barge pole | a long pole used to propel or guide a barge, I wouldn't touch it with a barge pole |
fishing rod
fishing pole | a rod of wood or steel or fiberglass that is used in fishing to extend the fishing line |
| hop pole | a tall pole to support the wires on which the hop plant is trained |
negative magnetic pole
negative pole
south-seeking pole | the pole of a magnet that points toward the south when the magnet is suspended freely |
| negative pole | the terminal of a battery that is connected to the negative plate |
| pole | a long (usually round) rod of wood or metal or plastic |
| pole magnetic pole | one of the two ends of a magnet where the magnetism seems to be concentrated |
| pole | a long fiberglass sports implement used for pole vaulting |
positive pole
positive magnetic pole
north-seeking pole | the pole of a magnet that points toward the north when the magnet is suspended freely |
| positive pole | the terminal of a battery that is connected to the positive plate |
range pole
ranging pole
flagpole | surveying instrument consisting of a straight rod painted in bands of alternate red and white each one foot wide, used for sightings by surveyors |
| ski pole | a pole with metal points used as an aid in skiing |
telephone pole
telegraph pole
telegraph post | tall pole supporting telephone wires |
| terminal pole | a contact on an electrical device (such as a battery) at which electric current enters or leaves |
| totem pole | a tribal emblem consisting of a pillar carved and painted with totemic figures, erected by Indian tribes of the northwest Pacific coast |
| willow | a textile machine having a system of revolving spikes for opening and cleaning raw textile fibers |
willowware
willow-pattern | chinaware decorated with a blue Chinese design on a white background depicting a willow tree and often a river |
| pole | one of two divergent or mutually exclusive opinions, they are at opposite poles, they are poles apart |
| barber's pole | striped pole outside a barbershop |
pole vault
pole vaulting
pole jump
pole jumping | a competition that involves jumping over a high crossbar with the aid of a long pole |
| magnetic pole | either of two points where the lines of force of the Earth's magnetic field are vertical |
| north celestial pole | the celestial pole above the northern hemisphere, near Polaris |
| North Pole | the northernmost point of the Earth's axis |
| pole | one of two antipodal points where the Earth's axis of rotation intersects the Earth's surface |
| pole celestial pole | one of two points of intersection of the Earth's axis and the celestial sphere |
| pole position | the most favorable position at the start of a race |
| South Pole | the southernmost point of the Earth's axis |
| south celestial pole | the celestial pole above the southern hemisphere |
Polaris
North Star
pole star
polar star
polestar | the brightest star in Ursa Minor, at the end of the handle of the Little Dipper, the northern axis of the earth points toward it |
| Pole | a native or inhabitant of Poland |
vaulter
pole vaulter
pole jumper | an athlete who jumps over a high crossbar with the aid of a long pole |
| willow aster | a variety of aster |
peach bells
peach bell
willow bell
Campanula persicifolia | perennial European bellflower with racemose white or blue flowers |
willow oak
Quercus phellos | medium to large deciduous oak of the eastern United States having long lanceolate leaves and soft strong wood |
| bush willow Combretum appiculatum | small deciduous tree of the Transvaal having spikes of yellow flowers |
| bush willow Combretum erythrophyllum | small South African tree having creamy yellow fragrant flowers usually growing on stream banks |
| pole bean | a climbing bean plant that will climb a wall or tree or trellis |
Salicaceae
family Salicaceae
willow family | two genera of trees or shrubs having hairy catkins: Salix, Populus |
willow
willow tree | any of numerous deciduous trees and shrubs of the genus Salix |
white willow
Huntingdon willow
Salix alba | large willow tree of Eurasia and North Africa having greyish canescent leaves and grey bark |
silver willow
silky willow Salix alba sericea
Salix sericea | North American willow with greyish silky pubescent leaves that usually blacken in drying |
golden willow
Salix alba vitellina
Salix vitellina | European willow having greyish leaves and yellow-orange twigs used in basketry |
cricket-bat willow
Salix alba caerulea | Eurasian willow tree having greyish leaves and ascending branches |
arctic willow
Salix arctica | low creeping shrub of Arctic Europe and America |
weeping willow
Babylonian weeping willow
Salix babylonica | willow with long drooping branches and slender leaves native to China, widely cultivated as an ornamental |
Wisconsin weeping willow
Salix pendulina
Salix blanda
Salix pendulina blanda | hybrid willow usually not strongly weeping in habit |
| pussy willow Salix discolor | small willow of eastern North America having greyish leaves and silky catkins that come before the leaves |
goat willow
florist's willow
pussy willow Salix caprea | much-branched Old World willow having large catkins and relatively large broad leaves |