noun Download 🔗Share A survey of people, usually statistically analyzed to gauge wider public opinion. Examples : ""The latest polls show that most students prefer longer summer vacations." " politics media government statistics Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A formal election. Examples : "The student council had a poll to see what people want served in the cafeteria." politics government Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A polling place (usually as plural, polling places) Examples : "The polls close at 8 p.m." politics government Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share (now rare outside veterinary medicine contexts) The head, particularly the scalp or pate upon which hair (normally) grows. Examples : "The old farmer scratched at the itchy polls of his head after spending all day in the sun. " anatomy part body Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share (in extended senses of the above) A mass of people, a mob or muster, considered as a head count. Examples : "The principal asked the teachers to help supervise the polls of students lining up for the school bus. " politics government statistics mass group Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The broad or butt end of an axe or a hammer. Examples : "The carpenter struck the nail squarely with the poll of his hammer. " part utensil Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The pollard or European chub, a kind of fish. Examples : "The fisherman proudly displayed his catch, which included two trout and a surprisingly large polls. " fish Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To take, record the votes of (an electorate). Examples : "The school board polls the parents to see what they think about the new curriculum. " politics government nation state Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To solicit mock votes from (a person or group). Examples : "The teacher polls the class every Friday to get a sense of which topics need more review before the test. " politics government media communication statistics Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To vote at an election. Examples : "Citizens poll to choose their next mayor. " politics government Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To register or deposit, as a vote; to elicit or call forth, as votes or voters. Examples : "He polled a hundred votes more than his opponent." politics government Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To cut off; to remove by clipping, shearing, etc.; to mow or crop. Examples : "to poll the hair; to poll wool; to poll grass" agriculture nature Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To cut the hair of (a creature). Examples : "The farmer polls the sheep in the spring to keep them cool during the summer. " animal agriculture Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To remove the horns of (an animal). Examples : "The farmer plans to poll the young calves next week to prevent them from hurting each other later. " animal agriculture Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To remove the top or end of; to clip; to lop. Examples : "to poll a tree" agriculture plant Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share (communication) To (repeatedly) request the status of something (such as a computer or printer on a network). Examples : "The teacher will poll the students to see which online learning platform they prefer. " communication technology computing internet Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share (with adverb) To be judged in a poll. Examples : "The new school cafeteria design will be polled by students next week. " politics government media statistics Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To extort from; to plunder; to strip. Examples : "The corrupt tax collector threatened businesses, using intimidation to poll them of their hard-earned profits. " property action Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To impose a tax upon. Examples : "The government polls citizens to fund public services like roads and schools. " government politics economy Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To pay as one's personal tax. Examples : "In colonial America, every male citizen over sixteen was required to poll a shilling annually. " government politics Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To enter, as polls or persons, in a list or register; to enroll, especially for purposes of taxation; to enumerate one by one. Examples : "The government official will poll each household in the village to determine the population for resource allocation. " politics government statistics list Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To cut or shave smooth or even; to cut in a straight line without indentation. Examples : "a polled deed" appearance Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A pet parrot. Examples : "This is impossible. The definition "A pet parrot" is not a definition of the word "polls." "Polls" refers to surveys of public opinion. There is no context where "polls" means "a pet parrot." " animal bird Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share (Cambridge University) One who does not try for honors at university, but is content to take a degree merely; a passman. Examples : "> At Cambridge in the past, John was known as a polls; he aimed only for a passing grade, not honors. " education person Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading