power

Plural: powers

Noun

• possession of controlling influence
  • "the deterrent power of nuclear weapons"
  • "the power of his love saved her"
  • "his powerfulness was concealed by a gentle facade"
• (physics) the rate of doing work; measured in watts (= joules/second)
• possession of the qualities (especially mental qualities) required to do something or get something done
  • "danger heightened his powers of discrimination"
• (of a government or government official) holding an office means being in power
  • "during his first year in power"
  • "the power of the president"
• one possessing or exercising power or influence or authority
  • "the mysterious presence of an evil power"
• a mathematical notation indicating the number of times a quantity is multiplied by itself
• physical strength
• a state powerful enough to influence events throughout the world
• a very wealthy or powerful businessman
• The ability to do or undergo something.
• The ability to coerce, influence, or control.
• The ability to coerce, influence, or control.
• The ability to affect or influence.
• The ability to coerce, influence, or control.
• The ability or authority to control, govern, command, coerce, etc., such as in a legal, political or business sphere.
• The ability to coerce, influence, or control.
• The people in charge of legal or political power, the government.
• The ability to coerce, influence, or control.
• A strong or influential nation, company, or other such body.
• The ability to coerce, influence, or control.
• An army, a military force.
• Strength, energy.
• Physical force or strength.
• Strength, energy.
• Designating one who does something forcefully or on a large or grand scale.
• Strength, energy.
• The production or flow of energy providing means to do work; energy per time unit.
• Strength, energy.
• Electricity or a supply of electricity.
• Strength, energy.
• The rate at which work is done or energy is transferred, expressed in units of energy per unit of time.
• Strength, energy.
• The strength by which a lens or mirror magnifies an optical image.
• A large amount or number.
• Any of the elementary forms or parts of machines: three primary (the lever, inclined plane, and pulley) and three secondary (the wheel-and-axle, wedge, and screw).
• A tractor.
• A measure of the effectiveness that a force producing a physical effect has over time. If linear, the quotient of: (force multiplied by the displacement of or in an object) ÷ time. If rotational, the quotient of: (force multiplied by the angle of displacement) ÷ time.
• A product of equal factors (and generalizations of this notion): xⁿ, read as "x to the power of n" or the like, is called a power and denotes the product x×x×⋯×x, where x appears n times in the product; x is called the base and n the exponent.
• Cardinality.
• The probability that a statistical test will reject the null hypothesis when the alternative hypothesis is true.
• In Christian angelology, an intermediate level of angels, ranked above archangels, but exact position varies by classification scheme.

Verb

Verb Forms: powered, powering, powers

• To supply with power or energy; to move with great force.
• supply the force or power for the functioning of
  • "The gasoline powers the engines"
• To provide power for (a mechanical or electronic device).
• To hit or kick something forcefully.
• To enable or provide the impetus for.
• To move or advance with great force or speed.

Adj

• Impressive.

Intj

• Used as a cheer to express support

Examples

• After the pylons collapsed, this town was without power for a few days.
• Britain is no longer the maritime power that it once was.
• do a power of good
• He has lost the power to speak.
• He knew this strategic play would POWER his score past his opponent’s.
• He needed a lot of power to hit the ball out of the stadium.
• He's nominally president, but he does not have any real power.
• In the 19th century, Britain and France were major colonial powers.
• She's a power shopper; she knows all the best deals.
• The kilowatt is a unit of power, equivalent to 1,000 joules of energy per second.
• the mechanical powers
• the power of the written word
• The power to haul the train is supplied by two huge locomotives.
• The set I'm making right now needs a power on it, but we don't have any tractors left in the yard.
• This CD player is powered by batteries.
• This high-spec computer is ideal for power users.
• We need a microscope with higher power.

Synonyms

ability, baron, big businessman, business leader, exponent, force, great power, index, king, magnate, major power, might, mightiness, mogul, office, powerfulness, superpower, top executive, tycoon, world power, aptitude, arm, authority, capability, capacity, clout, command, competence, competency, control, disposition, dominion, energy, grip, hold, influence, main, mastery, muscle, potence, potency, power, powers that be, pull, sinew, strength, sway, vigor, virtue, wald, weight

Antonyms

inability, powerlessness, impotence, weakness

Related Words

+ +... =, + =, =, Or sometimes, log(base) =, more power to someone, possible, potent, skill, successor, × =, × ×... =, ÷ =, − =, √ =

Anagrams of power