boat hook
(boat hook)
Princeton's WordNet
pole-handled hook used to pull or push boats
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antarctic
Webster Dictionary
opposite to the northern or arctic pole; relating to the southern pole or to the region near it, and applied especially to a circle, distant from the pole 23¡ 28/. Thus we say the antarctic pole, circle, ocean, region, current, etc.
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pole
Webster Dictionary
a long, slender piece of wood; a tall, slender piece of timber; the stem of a small tree whose branches have been removed; as, specifically: (a) A carriage pole, a wooden bar extending from the front axle of a carriage between the wheel horses, by which the carriage is guided and held back. (b) A flag pole, a pole on which a flag is supported. (c) A Maypole. See Maypole. (d) A barber's pole, a pole painted in stripes, used as a sign by barbers and hairdressers. (e) A pole on which climbing beans, hops, or other vines, are trained
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pole
Webster Dictionary
a point upon the surface of a sphere equally distant from every part of the circumference of a great circle; or the point in which a diameter of the sphere perpendicular to the plane of such circle meets the surface. Such a point is called the pole of that circle; as, the pole of the horizon; the pole of the ecliptic; the pole of a given meridian
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lacrosse
Webster Dictionary
a game of ball, originating among the North American Indians, now the popular field sport of Canada, and played also in England and the United States. Each player carries a long-handled racket, called a "crosse". The ball is not handled but caught with the crosse and carried on it, or tossed from it, the object being to carry it or throw it through one of the goals placed at opposite ends of the field
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equator
(ɪˈkweɪ tər)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
the great circle of the earth that is equidistant from the North Pole and South Pole.
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tetherball
(tetherball)
Princeton's WordNet
a game with two players who use rackets to strike a ball that is tethered to the top of a pole; the object is to wrap the string around the pole
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quant
Webster Dictionary
a punting pole with a broad flange near the end to prevent it from sinking into the mud; a setting pole
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anode
Webster Dictionary
the positive pole of an electric battery, or more strictly the electrode by which the current enters the electrolyte on its way to the other pole; -- opposed to cathode
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tongue
Webster Dictionary
the pole of a vehicle; especially, the pole of an ox cart, to the end of which the oxen are yoked
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polar coordinate
(polar coordinate)
Princeton's WordNet
either of two values that locate a point on a plane by its distance from a fixed pole and its angle from a fixed line passing through the pole
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frigid zone
(ˌfrɪdʒ ɪˈdɛər)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
either of two regions, one between the Arctic Circle and the North Pole, or one between the Antarctic Circle and the South Pole.
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perch
Webster Dictionary
a pole; a long staff; a rod; esp., a pole or other support for fowls to roost on or to rest on; a roost; figuratively, any elevated resting place or seat
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polary
Webster Dictionary
tending to a pole; having a direction toward a pole
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handleable
Webster Dictionary
capable of being handled
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circumpolar
Webster Dictionary
about the pole; -- applied to stars that revolve around the pole without setting; as, circumpolar stars
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electro-positive
Webster Dictionary
of such a nature relatively to some other associated body or bodies, as to tend to the negative pole of a voltaic battery, in electrolysis, while the associated body tends to the positive pole; -- the converse or correlative of electro-negative
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tractable
Webster Dictionary
capable of being handled; palpable; practicable; feasible; as, tractable measures
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amphora
Webster Dictionary
among the ancients, a two-handled vessel, tapering at the bottom, used for holding wine, oil, etc
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racket
Webster Dictionary
a variety of the game of tennis played with peculiar long-handled rackets; -- chiefly in the plural
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well-handled
(ɛlz)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
having been handled or used much:
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job
(ʒɒb)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
bought, sold, or handled together:
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handle
(ˈhæn dl)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
to behave or perform in a particular way when handled.
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gentle
(ˈdʒɛn tl)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
easily handled or managed:
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docile
(ˈdɒs əl;)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
easily managed or handled.
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work
(work)
Princeton's WordNet
behave in a certain way when handled
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gentle
(docile, gentle)
Princeton's WordNet
easily handled or managed
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docile
(docile, gentle)
Princeton's WordNet
easily handled or managed
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flesher
Webster Dictionary
a two-handled, convex, blunt-edged knife, for scraping hides; a fleshing knife
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tractable
(ˈtræk tə bəl)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
easily worked, shaped, or otherwise handled; malleable.
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