(astronomy) The star nearest to Earth's axis when extended above the North Pole: currently Polaris, formerly Thuban.

(sports, tennis) A state in a game where a player can win the entire match by winning the next point. Often used in tennis.

poisoning due to the presence of phosphorus; a classic symptom is phossy jaw

(law enforcement) Any police organization; a constabulary.

In sexual intercourse or masturbation, a level of sexual arousal in the male that results in orgasm and ejaculation, i.e., climax. It is that point at which ejaculating becomes inevitable.

An electrical wire, cable or conduit, suspended in air by utility poles or transmission towers, or buried underground, used for the carrying of electricity either from a power source such as a generating station to a substation, or from a substation to a building such as a plant, commercial building or a home.

(physics) associated with zero on any scale, but particularly with a temperature of absolute zero

(mathematics) A group of isometries leaving a fixed point.

A tall cylinder, often made from the trunk of a tree, usually topped by a cross beam, used by a public utility to carry wire, cable or conduit through the air, for the transportation of electricity, cable television, telephone or similar services.

plural of pound cake