a long (usually round) rod of wood or metal or plastic | the reason for a court's judgment (as opposed to the decision itself) |
one of the two ends of a magnet where the magnetism seems to be concentrated | a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty |
a long fiberglass sports implement used for pole vaulting | a belief or sentiment shared by most people; the voice of the people |
a contact on an electrical device (such as a battery) at which electric current enters or leaves | a vague idea in which some confidence is placed |
one of two divergent or mutually exclusive opinions | the legal document stating the reasons for a judicial decision |
one of two antipodal points where the Earth's axis of rotation intersects the Earth's surface | a message expressing a belief about something; the expression of a belief that is held with confidence but not substantiated by positive knowledge or proof |
one of two points of intersection of the Earth's axis and the celestial sphere | |
a linear measure of 16.5 feet | |
a square rod of land | |