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pool.

magnetic pole (especially of the Earth and other celestial bodies)

4 characters1 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

noun/poːl/

  1. magnetic pole (especially of the Earth and other celestial bodies)

    common-gender

  2. electrical pole (e.g. of a battery)

    common-gender

  3. an opposing side of a principle or a doctrine

    common-gender · figuratively
Where this word comes from

From Latin polus, which itself is from Ancient Greek πόλος (pólos, “axis”). Cognate with English pole.

noun

  1. the pile (upstanding usually fine hair) on certain fabrics, velvet or carpeting

    common-gender
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch pool, from Old French poil, from Latin pilus (“hair”). Cognate with English pile.

noun

  1. a gambling venture such as a football pool

    masculine

  2. the stake involved in such a venture

    masculine

  3. an arrangement where people pool in money to share one resource such as a carpool

    masculine

  4. pool

    masculine
Where this word comes from

From English pool.

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