bacillus; any rod-shaped bacteria

An iron rod or steel pole; a metal bar used for construction or support.

a rigid bar resting on a pivot, used to help move a heavy or fixed load; something used to gain an advantage

railing; banister; balustrade; a protective barrier along the edges of roads, bridges, balconies, or stairs

Escherichia coli; a type of bacteria commonly found in the lower intestines of humans and other warm-blooded animals

A pole or post used by surveyors to mark specific points, usually painted with red and white segments

A pole used to support electric wires, telephone lines, or street lamps; often made of wood or concrete; also called an electric pole or telephone pole.

A long, thin, straight object made of wood, metal, or concrete; used for purposes such as flags or power lines.

a short golf club used for making short strokes into the hole

A rod-shaped component in machinery or construction used to provide tension or pull; pull rod; drag link; draw bar.

a pole used for flying a flag

A screw, spiral, or threaded screw stem.

a pole used to support overhead power lines or telecommunications cables (such as telephone or telegraph wires); also used to support street lights

a steel rod in a machine that transfers reciprocating motion between a piston and a crankshaft; connecting rod

a person's back; (figuratively) backing or support

The mast of a ship or boat, used for hanging sails, displaying maritime signals, or mounting antennas.

joystick; control lever; control stick

the barrel of a gun or the shaft of a spear

an input device consisting of a base and a control stick, used primarily for video games or controlling machinery

pole vaulting; a track and field event where an athlete uses a long pole to jump over a high bar

The sport or event of pole vaulting

The shaft or barrel of a pen or writing brush

The bacterium that causes tuberculosis; mycobacterium tuberculosis

A rod or pipe used to transmit power to a drill bit and follow it into the borehole; a drilling pole or jackrod

an iron or steel fence, bar, or railing often used as a safety barrier

the barrel of a rifle or gun; arms or military power

a traditional handheld scale consisting of a wooden rod with a hook at one end and a sliding counterweight to measure weight

the shaft or handle of a pen; a pen

a horizontal bar, beam, or cross-bar

a boom, jib, or transverse beam used for hanging or lifting objects; a lifting tool that uses the principle of a lever to raise items

a screw that meshes with a gear wheel in a gear mechanism; a worm gear

pole; stick; long and slender rod or handle

a commander who has no troops under his command

a common soil bacterium often used as a model organism in biological research

a long wooden pole with a rope loop at the end, used for catching horses or livestock

flexible pole used in the sport of pole vaulting

the main body or shaft of an arrow

The main horizontal arm of a steelyard balance, usually made of wood or metal and marked with scale dots.

The small of the back or the waist area of the body

(dialect) leg

horizontal bar fitted to the front or rear of a vehicle to absorb impact and reduce damage

the lever used to change gears in a vehicle; stick shift or gearlever

A rod used for measuring, surveying, or leveling; a staff used to mark points in a survey.

to make a living by writing or to engage in professional writing, often with a derogatory connotation of being a desk-bound intellectual or engaging in empty rhetoric

a bare trunk or stalk; a plant that has lost all its leaves or flowers

the long, thin tube part of a traditional Chinese tobacco pipe

To engage in writing; often used in a negative sense to describe crafting facile prose, playing with words, or being a mere scribbler.

the longest-hitting club in golf; a driver

a hole in one in the sport of golf