poky, a. (Colloq.) [slow], [dull], [tiresome], [tedious], prosaic.

polar lights. aurora borealis ([northern]); aurora australis (southern);

Pole, n. Polander, Polack.

pole, n. [shaft], thill (of a vehicle); [rod], [perch]; bergstock, alpenstock; poy (rope-dancer's pole); 5 1/2 yards, 30 1/4 square yards; jalons; quant.

polestar, n. [north star], polar [star], Polaris, loadstar, Cynosure.

polish, v. burnish, [furbish].

polish, n. [gloss], [luster], [sheen], glaze, glazing; courtliness, [refinement].

polished, a. burnished, glistening, [bright]; [courtly], elegant [refined].

polite, a. [courtly], [civil], [courteous], [suave], urbane, deferential [debonair], mannerly. Antonyms: See impolite.

politeness, n. courtliness, [courtesy], [civility], [suavity], urbanity, deference, [amenity], [comity].