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[6] butt in, interfere, intrude, meddle, mess, nose, obtrude, pry, snoop—more at INTERFERE

[7] crawl, creep, dally, dawdle, delay, dillydally, drag, lag, linger, loiter, tarry—more at DELAY

3poke noun : a quick thrust; also : PUNCH

Synonyms

dab, dig, jab; also punch; stab, stick; push, shove; jam, jerk, jog, nudge

1poker noun : a metal rod for stirring a fire

2poker noun : any of several card games in which the player with the highest hand at the end of the betting wins

poke·weed noun : a coarse American perennial herb with clusters of white flowers and dark purple juicy berries

poky or pok·ey adjective pok·i·er; -est 1 : small and cramped

2 : SHABBY, DULL

3 : annoyingly slow

Synonyms

creeping, dilatory, laggard, languid, slow, sluggish, tardy—more at SLOW

pol noun : POLITICIAN

po·lar adjective 1 a : of or relating to a geographical pole

b : coming from or having the characteristics (as cold) of such a region

2 : of or relating to a pole (as of a magnet)

3 : diametrically opposite

Synonyms

[1b] arctic, bitter, chill, chilly, cold, cool, freezing, frigid, frosty, glacial, icy, nippy, raw, snappy, wintry—more at COLD

[3] antipodal, antithetical, contradictory, contrary, diametric, opposite—more at OPPOSITE

polar bear noun : a large creamy-white bear that inhabits arctic regions

Po·lar·is noun : NORTH STAR

po·lar·ise British variant of POLARIZE

po·lar·i·ty noun, plural -ties : the condition of having poles and esp. magnetic or electrical poles

po·lar·i·za·tion noun 1 : the action of polarizing : the state of being polarized

2 : concentration about opposing extremes

po·lar·ize verb -ized; -iz·ing 1 : to cause (light waves) to vibrate in a definite way

2 : to give physical polarity to

3 : to break up into opposing groups

pol·der noun [ORIGIN: D]

: a tract of low land reclaimed from the sea

1pole noun : a long slender piece of wood or metal

2pole verb poled; pol·ing : to impel or push with a pole

3pole noun 1 : either end of an axis esp. of the earth

2 : either of the terminals of an electric device (as a battery or generator)

3 : one of two or more regions in a magnetized body at which the magnetism is concentrated

— pole·ward adjective or adverb

Pole noun : a native or inhabitant of Poland

1poleax noun : a battle-ax with a short handle

2poleax verb : to attack or fell with or as if with a poleax

pole·cat noun, plural polecats or polecat 1 : a European carnivorous mammal of which the ferret is considered a domesticated variety

2 : SKUNK

po·lem·ic noun : the art or practice of disputation — usu. used in pl.

— po·lem·i·cal also po·lem·ic adjective

— po·lem·i·cist noun

pole·star noun 1 : NORTH STAR

2 : a directing principle : GUIDE

pole vault noun : a field contest in which each contestant uses a pole to vault for height over a crossbar

— pole–vault verb

— pole–vault·er noun

1police verb po·liced; po·lic·ing 1 : to control, regulate, or keep in order esp. by use of police <~ a highway>

2 : to make clean and put in order

2police noun, plural police [ORIGIN: F, government, fr. OF, fr. LL politia, fr. Gk politeia, fr. politēs citizen, fr. polis city, state]

1 : the department of government that keeps public order and safety and enforces the laws; also : the members of this department

2 : a private organization resembling a police force; also : its members

3 : military personnel detailed to clean and put in order

po·lice·man noun : a member of a police force : POLICE OFFICER

police officer noun : a member of a police force

Synonyms

constable, cop, officer—more at OFFICER

police state noun : a state characterized by repressive, arbitrary, totalitarian rule by means of secret police

po·lice·wom·an noun : a woman who is a police officer

1policy noun, plural -cies : a definite course or method of action selected to guide and determine present