Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Polyester.
- noun Polyethylene.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A species of ger mander, Teucrium Polium, an aromatic herb of southern Europe. The name is also used for some other plants of the genus Teucrium.
- noun An element in many compounds of Greek origin or formation, meaning ‘many’ or ‘much.’
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Bot.) A whitish woolly plant (
Teucrium Polium ) of the order Labiatæ, found throughout the Mediterranean region. The name, with sundry prefixes, is sometimes given to other related species of the same genus. - noun See
Poly-mountain , in Vocabulary.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Short form of
polytechnic . - noun Short form of
polyethylene (polythene ). - noun Short form of
polygon . - noun uncountable
Abbreviation ofpolyester . - noun Short form of
polyamory . - noun A
polyamorous person. - adjective Made of
polyethylene (polythene ). - adjective
polyamorous
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Examples
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As was discussed in your last segment, she ` s what you called poly-diagnosed or dual diagnosed.
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We've set up 23 of these, what we call poly trauma centers, where we've aggregated all the medical disciplines in one place and put them around the country, so they're closer to where these young veterans live.
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The word 'politics' is derived from the word 'poly', meaning 'many', and the word 'ticks', meaning 'blood sucking parasites'.
Crooks and Liars murshedz 2011
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But finding companionship is difficult in college when you identify as poly, kinky, and gay on a campus of 1,500 students located in Northern Vermont.
Amy Shiner: Enlightening Polyamory Amy Shiner 2012
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Factory ballistics specify a 200-grain poly-tipped FTX bullet at 2,565 fps from a 24-inch barrel.
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But finding companionship is difficult in college when you identify as poly, kinky, and gay on a campus of 1,500 students located in Northern Vermont.
Amy Shiner: Enlightening Polyamory Amy Shiner 2012
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Factory ballistics specify a 200-grain poly-tipped FTX bullet at 2,565 fps from a 24-inch barrel.
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Factory ballistics specify a 200-grain poly-tipped FTX bullet at 2,565 fps from a 24-inch barrel.
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I was asked the following: how did you come to find yourself in poly relationships?
Friday Pix archmage 2010
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Plus, being "rolly poly" is definitely a good thing, well, sometimes!
Jack Black Comparisons - More Panda Than Comedian! « FirstShowing.net 2008
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