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Antonyms for polestar
Grammar : Noun |
Spell : pohl-stahr |
Phonetic Transcription : ˈpoʊlˌstɑr |
Definition of polestar
- As in seat : noun central location of organization
- As in North Star : noun polaris
- As in center : noun middle point
- As in center : noun point of attraction for visitors, shoppers, travelers
- As in gravamen : noun heart
- As in midpoint : noun center
- As in focus : noun center of attraction
- As in heart : noun essence, central part
- As in hub : noun center, focal point
- Was the polestar ever obscured by the interposition of a world in formation?
- Extract from : « The Universe a Vast Electric Organism » by George Woodward Warder
- With this last link in a strange chain of evidence I close my diary of the voyage of the Polestar.
- Extract from : « The Dealings of Captain Sharkey » by A. Conan Doyle
- At night fix the dial so that the twelve o'clock line points exactly to north, as determined by the Polestar.
- Extract from : « Boy Scouts Handbook » by Boy Scouts of America
- The polestar, which you tell me may be my guide, is often for a long time concealed by impenetrable clouds.
- Extract from : « Three Prize Essays on American Slavery » by R. B. Thurston
- So that could well be the "Polestar" standing needle slim behind them—and not the notorious "Solar Queen."
- Extract from : « Plague Ship » by Andre Norton
- It was not the polestar he lost sight of, or the compass he mistrusted; it was the sea-worthiness of the vessel.
- Extract from : « Rab and His Friends and Other Papers » by John Brown
- It is the polestar of their system, and everything else has been subject to its influence.
- Extract from : « The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution, Vol. VIII » by Various
Synonyms for polestar
- abode
- axis
- basic
- bosom
- bottom line
- bull's eye
- bull's-eye
- capital
- center
- centrality
- centriole
- centrum
- city
- club
- coal and ice
- concourse
- core
- cradle
- crossroads
- crux
- cynosure
- equidistance
- essence
- focal point
- focus
- fulcrum
- gist
- guiding star
- headquarters
- heart
- hotbed
- house
- hub
- inside
- interior
- intermediacy
- kernel
- limelight
- location
- locus
- lodestar
- mainstream
- mall
- mansion
- market
- marketplace
- marrow
- mart
- meat
- median
- meeting place
- metropolis
- middle
- middle of the road
- midpoint
- midst
- nave
- navel
- nerve center
- nitty-gritty
- nub
- nucleus
- omphalos
- pith
- pivot
- place
- plaza
- point of convergence
- polar star
- polestar
- post
- quick
- quintessence
- radial point
- residence
- root
- seat
- shopping center
- site
- situation
- social center
- soul
- source
- spirit
- spot
- spotlight
- station
- stuff
- substance
- target
- town
- trading center
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