Poke, v. n.
- 1. Grope, feel one’s way.
- 2. Mope, shut one’s self up, confine one’s self, dawdle, trifle.
Poke about. Busy one’s self with nothing.
Poke a fire. Stir a fire.
Poke fun. Joke, jest, make fun.
Poke fun at. (Colloq.) Jeer, ridicule, deride, flout, taunt, mock, scoff at, sneer at, jeer at, rail at, make a butt of.
Poke-weed, n. See Poke.
Poky, a. Confined, cramped, musty.
Polacca, n. Polonaise, Polish dance-tune.
Polander, n. Pole, native of Poland.
Polar bear. White bear (Ursus maritimus).
Polar lights. Northern lights, aurora borealis, australis.
Polar star. See Polestar.
Pole, n.
- 1. Extremity (of an axis or a diameter).
- 2. Staff, rod, stick.
- 3. Rod, perch.
- 4. Shaft, thill.
- 5. Polander, native of Poland.
- 6. Polestar, north star, loadstar, Polaris.
- 7. Firmament, sky.
Polecat, n.
- 1. [Of Europe.] Fitchew, fitch, fitchet, weasel, foumart, foulmart (Mustela putorius).