(n.) A native or inhabitant of Poland; a Polander.
(n.) 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.
(n.) A measuring stick; also, a measure of length equal to 5/ yards, or a square measure equal to 30/ square yards; a rod; a perch.
(v. t.) To furnish with poles for support; as, to pole beans or hops.
(v. t.) To convey on poles; as, to pole hay into a barn.
(v. t.) To impel by a pole or poles, as a boat.
(v. t.) To stir, as molten glass, with a pole.
(n.) Either extremity of an axis of a sphere; especially, one of the extremities of the earth's axis; as, the north pole.
(n.) 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.
(n.) One of the opposite or contrasted parts or directions in which a polar force is manifested; a point of maximum intensity of a force which has two such points, or which has polarity; as, the poles of a magnet; the north pole of a needle.
(n.) The firmament; the sky.
(n.) See Polarity, and Polar, n.
Example Sentences:
(1) Two small populations of GLY + neurons were observed outside of the named nuclei of the SOC; one was located dorsal to the LSO, near its dorsal hilus, and the other was identified near the medial pole of the LSO.
(2) In 22 cases (63%), retinal detachment was at least partially flattened in the area of the posterior pole of the eye.
(3) Delineation of the presence and anatomy of an obstructed, nonfunctioning upper-pole duplex system often requires multiple imaging techniques.
(4) David Blunkett, not Straw, was the home secretary at the time the decision was taken to allow Poles and others immediate access to the British labour market.
(5) PYY-containing secretory granules were primarily found in the basal pole of open-type endocrine cells.
(6) Were he from Iceland, or from the north pole, then I would say he still had his ski boots on.
(7) A 40 year old female presented with secondary glaucoma and loss of vision due to anterior pole metastasis of breast carcinoma.
(8) A modification of a previously described curved ruler, the current model has a hinge for greater ease of maneuverability and a "T" piece on one end to facilitate measurement and marking of both poles of the muscle without repositioning the ruler.
(9) Two of them, the radiocapitate and deep radioscapholunate, insert on the scaphoid, whereas the collateral ligament courses to the distal pole of the scaphoid.
(10) Thus, the present observations provide histochemical evidence indicating an exclusive localization of calcium in mitochondria and tubulovesicular structures of the secretory ameloblast, and support their contributions to the translocation of calcium from the proximal to the distal pole of the cytoplasm.
(11) His balancing pole swayed uncontrollably, nearly tapping the sides of his feet.
(12) The retinal findings are quite similar to those found in diabetic retinopathy, except for unilaterality corresponding to the more obstructed artery and early onset in the retinal midzone rather than the posterior pole.
(13) Less marked lesions were however observed in distal tubules, particularly large vacuoles were present at the apical poles of the tubule cells, the sites of kallikrein secretion.
(14) The testicular vein--midway between the internal inguinal ring and the lower pole of the kidney--divides into the medial and lateral branch to form a delta.
(15) Probably there is a continuity of this system throughout the entire vascular pole including (1) all granulated cells, (2) all lacis cells, (3) the mesangium cells and (4) the adjacent smooth muscle cells of the vas afferens and vas efferens.
(16) In all of the old rats, but not in any of the young ones, symmetric high voltage activity was observed in the frontal pole of the cortex.
(17) Later, these vacuoles were divided into numerous vesicular spiral formation-centers, producing micronemes at the apical pole of young merozoites.
(18) Therefore, this nonrandom segregation to opposite poles can occur by mechanisms that do not involve DNA sequence homology.
(19) The intranuclear spindle of yeast has an electron-opaque body at each pole.
(20) All of these AChE positive fibers appeared to be related to the medial portions of the dorsal hippocampus from its septal pole to the dorsal psalterium.
Stour
Definition:
(n.) A battle or tumult; encounter; combat; disturbance; passion.
(a.) Tall; strong; stern.
Example Sentences:
(1) Onlookers reported seeing the plane flying low before smashing into a field and coming to a standstill with its nose in the River Stour near the village of Throop.
(2) The Met Office warned that river levels were expected to continue rising along the Thames, the Severn and the Dorset Stour in the coming week.
(3) Set off from the old town hall and follow the path downstream along the Stour.
(4) Karl Sabbagh Newbold on Stour, Warwickshire • Might I suggest Ian Birrell samples the delights of Northern Rail's rolling stock on its non-electrified lines before claiming "we hurtle along in slick modern trains".
(5) 11.17am GMT The Guardian's Steven Morris is tracking the flooded river Stour in Dorset - the location of the only severe flood warning currently in operation.
(6) Updated at 12.26pm GMT 10.52am GMT Reports from Kent Online show that high waters breached the River Stour in Sandwich, where the Environment Agency issued one of its most severe warnings .
(7) The MCS warning that downpours are harming beaches comes as 13 flood warnings remain in place , mainly on the Severn and Stour rivers.
(8) The Stour Valley school plans a traditional core of subjects, based on the "gold standard of GCSEs" but tied in with this will be an awareness of which courses will prove useful at work.
(9) The cathedral city is prone to flooding from the river Stour and an amber flood alert is currently active.
(10) There's an increased risk of flooding from groundwater in Cranborne in East Dorset and Salisbury in Wiltshire plus river flooding along the River Stour and the Hampshire Avon.
(11) The warnings were for Preston beach, Lower Stour and Chiswell, where the Environment Agency sounded its flood siren warning of extreme danger to people and property on Monday night after the sea breached Chesil beach and spray crashed over flood defences.
(12) Grid reference: 52.8415, -1.4975 Photograph: www.wildswimming.com River Stour, Fordwich, Kent Fordwich is thought by some to be England's smallest town.
(13) Follow footpaths to Flatford and Dedham, from where you take the path to the left along the river Stour to arrive opposite Dedham Mill.
(14) Tributes have been paid to Egging, who is said to have guided the plane away from houses and people before it crashed into a field and came to a standstill with its nose in the river Stour near the village of Throop.
(15) We can just hope it all flows into the basement.” While the Bell, and the rest of Sandwich, sits some distance from the coast itself, it directly adjoins the River Stour, forecast to be swept by a wind-exacerbated tidal surge, feared to be the worse in 30 years, shortly after midnight, with another to follow 12 hours later.
(16) While the Bell, along with the rest of Sandwich, sits some distance from the coast itself, it directly adjoins the River Stour, forecast to be swept by a wind-exacerbated tidal surge – feared to be the worst in 30 years – overnight, with another surge to follow 12 hours later.
(17) After a swim, retrace your steps to the road and cross over to take the path opposite, which follows the Stour downstream towards Flatford Mill.
(18) Here's a summary of the latest developments and warnings: • Three severe flood warnings remain in place for Chiswell, nearby Preston Beach and the Lower Stour in Dorset.
(19) Updated at 2.53pm GMT 1.16pm GMT Summary Here's a summary of the latest developments: • Three severe flood warnings remain in place for Chiswell, nearby Preston Beach and the Lower Stour in Dorset after huge waves prompted the Environment Agency to sound its flood siren in Dorset.
(20) Karl Sabbagh Newbold on Stour, Warkwickshire • I fear the government’s imbalanced response to Charlie Hebdo will deepen the dangerous divisions in our society.