pole — a long thin piece of wood or metal, used especially to support something
Part of speech: NOUN
Definition: a long thin piece of wood or metal, used especially to support something
Pronunciation (IPA): /poʊl/
Korean meaning: 막대기, 기둥
Korean pronunciation: **폴**
Example Sentences
- The cat climbed up the telephone pole and refused to come down.
- Santa's workshop is located at the North Pole, according to legend.
- He used the pole to vault over the fence like an Olympic athlete.
pole
NOUN//poʊl//
a long thin piece of wood or metal, used especially to support something
💡 Concept
The climber plants a tall pole at the snowy summit to mark the victory.
🎤Pronunciation
🇺🇸 US/poʊl/
🇬🇧 UK/pəʊl/
🌳Etymology
Rootpole
Origin
라틴어 'palus'에서 유래되어 '말뚝'을 의미했습니다. 고대 로마인들이 땅에 박는 나무 말뚝을 부르던 말이 현재의 pole이 되었죠.
🎵Rhyme
goalsoulrollwholebowl
goal
soul
roll
whole
bowl
🔗Collocations
flag pole
telephone pole
fishing pole
North Pole
pole vault
ski pole
pole position
📝Examples
😄 Fun example
“The cat climbed up the telephone pole and refused to come down.”
“Santa's workshop is located at the North Pole, according to legend.”
“He used the pole to vault over the fence like an Olympic athlete.”
😄 Fun example
“My fishing pole broke when I tried to catch a tiny fish - how embarrassing!”
📚Related Words
Synonyms
rodstickpostshaftmast
Antonyms
basefoundation
Related
pillarcolumnsupportstaffbar
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