POHL

Meaning of POHL in English

/pohl/ , n.

Frederic , born 1919, U.S. science-fiction writer.

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POHL, FREDERIK — born Nov. 26, 1919, New York, N.Y., U.S. American science-fiction writer whose best work uses the genre as a mode …
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YELIZAVETPOL — /yeuh liz'euh vet"pohl/ ; Russ. /yi lyi zeuh vyit pawl"/ , n. a former name of Kirovabad .
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WALPOLE — /wawl"pohl', wol"-/ , n. 1. Horace, 4th Earl of Orford /awr"feuhrd/ , ( Horatio Walpole ), 1717-97, English novelist and …
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UPHOLSTERY — /up hohl"steuh ree, -stree, euh pohl"-/ , n. , pl. upholsteries . 1. the materials used to cushion and cover …
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UPHOLSTERER — /up hohl"steuhr euhr, euh pohl"-/ , n. a person whose business it is to upholster furniture and, sometimes, to furnish …
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UPHOLSTER — /up hohl"steuhr, euh pohl"-/ , v.t. 1. to provide (chairs, sofas, etc.) with coverings, cushions, stuffing, springs, etc. 2. to …
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TADPOLE — /tad"pohl/ , n. the aquatic larva or immature form of frogs and toads, esp. after the development of the internal …
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SEVASTOPOL — /seuh vas"teuh pohl', sev'euh stoh"peuhl/ ; Russ. /syi vu staw"peuhl/ , n. a fortified seaport in the S Crimea, in …
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SEBASTOPOL — /si bas"teuh pohl'/ , n. Sevastopol.
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ROSTROPOVICH — /ros'treuh poh"vich/ ; Russ. /rddu strddeuh paw"vyich/ , n. Mstislav (Leopoldovich) /mis"teuh slahv' lee'euh pohl"deuh vich/ ; Russ. /mstyi slahf" …
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RIDGEPOLE — — ridgepoled , adj. /rij"pohl'/ , n. the horizontal timber or member at the top of a roof, to which …
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REDPOLL — /red"pohl'/ , n. either of two small fringilline birds, Carduelis flammea or C. hornemanni, of northern North America and Eurasia, …
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RAMPIKE — /ram"puyk'/ , n. Chiefly Canadian. a dead tree, esp. the bleached skeleton or splintered trunk of a tree killed by …
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POULTRYMAN — /pohl"tree meuhn/ , n. , pl. poultrymen . 1. a person who raises domestic fowls, esp. chickens, to sell as …
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POULTRY — — poultryless , adj. — poultrylike , adj. /pohl"tree/ , n. domesticated fowl collectively, esp. those valued for their meat …
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POULTICE — /pohl"tis/ , n. , v. , poulticed, poulticing . n. 1. a soft, moist mass of cloth, bread, meal, herbs, …
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POULTER'S MEASURE — /pohl"teuhrz/ , Pros. a metrical pattern using couplets having the first line in iambic hexameter, or 12 syllables, and the …
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POULTERER — /pohl"teuhr euhr/ , n. Brit. a dealer in poultry, hares, and game; poultryman. [ 1525-35; obs. poulter poultry dealer ( …
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POLTERGEIST — /pohl"teuhr guyst'/ , n. a ghost or spirit supposed to manifest its presence by noises, knockings, etc. [ 1840-50; Poltergeist, …
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POLL WATCHER — /pohl/ a representative of a political party or of an organization running a candidate who is assigned to the polls …
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POLL TAX — /pohl/ a capitation tax, the payment of which is sometimes a prerequisite to exercise the right of suffrage. Also called …
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POLLTAKER — /pohl"tay'keuhr/ , n. a person or organization that conducts polls; pollster. [ 1955-60; POLL 1 + TAKER ]
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POLLSTER — /pohl"steuhr/ , n. a person whose occupation is the taking of public-opinion polls. [ 1935-40, Amer.; POLL 1 + -STER …
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POLLICE VERSO — /pohl"li ke' werdd"soh/ ; Eng. /pol"euh see verr"soh/ , Latin. with thumbs turned downward: the sign made by spectators calling …
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POLL EVIL — /pohl/ , Vet. Pathol. an acute swelling on the top of the head of a horse originating in an inflamed …
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POLE — /pohl/ , n. a native or inhabitant of Poland. /pohl/ , n. Reginald , 1500-58, English cardinal and last Roman …
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POLE — pole 1 — poleless , adj. /pohl/ , n. , v. , poled, poling . n. 1. a long, cylindrical, …
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FOREPOLE — n. /fawr"pohl', fohr"-/ ; v. /fawr pohl", fohr-/ , n. , v. , forepoled, forepoling . Mining. n. 1. Also …
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ÉPAULIÈRE — /ay'pohl yair"/ ; Fr. /ay poh lyerdd"/ , n. , pl. épaulières /ay'pohl yairz"/ ; Fr. /ay poh lyerdd"/ . …
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OHAIN, HANS JOACHIM PABST VON — born Dec. 14, 1911, Dessau, Ger. died March 13, 1998, Melbourne, Fla., U.S. German designer of the first operational jet …
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KORNBLUTH, C.M. — born 1923, New York, N.Y., U.S. died March 21, 1958, Waverly, N.Y. original name Cyril M. Kornbluth American writer whose …
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