bacillus (any rod-shaped bacterium)

iron (golf club)

a rigid bar used to exert pressure or lift a weight, including tools like pry bars or crowbars

a protective barrier or handrail consisting of horizontal rails supported by posts, used on stairs, balconies, or bridges

Escherichia coli (E. coli)

a standard, model, or goal used for comparison or imitation

a tall pole used to support overhead power lines, telephone cables, or street lamps

a long, slender piece of wood, metal, or other material such as a stick or club

a mechanical component such as a push rod or tappet used to transmit motion

tension bar; tie rod; pull rod

screw; threaded rod

a pole used to support overhead power lines and telecommunications cables

a person's back, especially with regard to its posture or being kept straight

a tall upright pole on a ship or boat used to support sails

a lever used to operate or regulate a machine, vehicle, or aircraft

pole-vaulting

the act or profession of writing; used metonymically to refer to writing skill or a writer

A steelyard, a traditional type of balance used for weighing.

the barrel or handle of a writing pen

a horizontal bar, typically used in sports such as high jump or pole vault.

a boom (transverse beam for hanging objects)

worm (mechanical engineering)

A commander without any soldiers; (figuratively) a leader without a team or a solo entrepreneur.

Bacillus subtilis

a lasso attached to a long wooden pole

a long, flexible rod used in sports such as pole vaulting

the shaft of an arrow

the graduated horizontal beam or rod used in a traditional manual scale or steelyard

a source of support or strength that gives one confidence

(dialect) leg

A lever used to change gears in a motor vehicle or machinery.

to craft facile prose; to play around with words

a long, slender piece of wood used for support or as a staff

to write for a living

listeria bacillus

a control lever or joystick

leveraged buyout (LBO)

gear lever

tappet (machine part)

to swing a golf club

par (golf)