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power

/ power /
verb/noun

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
supply the force or power for the functioning of
"The gasoline powers the engines"
Type of:
provide supply ply
Kinds of:
drive
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody PP
noun Sense 2
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"
Opposites:
powerlessness impotence impotency
Type of:
quality
Kinds of:
potency effectiveness strength valence valency
noun Sense 3
(physics) the rate of doing work; measured in watts (= joules/second)
Type of:
physical phenomenon
Kinds of:
electrical power electric power wattage waterpower
Domain:
physics physical science natural philosophy
noun Sense 4
one possessing or exercising power or influence or authority
"the mysterious presence of an evil power"
"may the force be with you"
"the forces of evil"
Type of:
causal agent cause causal agency
Kinds of:
juggernaut steamroller influence Moloch
Derived:
force thrust coerce hale squeeze
noun Sense 5
possession of the qualities (especially mental qualities) required to do something or get something done
"danger heightened his powers of discrimination"
Opposites:
inability
Type of:
cognition knowledge noesis
Kinds of:
know-how leadership intelligence aptitude capacity
noun Sense 6
a mathematical notation indicating the number of times a quantity is multiplied by itself
Type of:
mathematical notation
Kinds of:
degree logarithm log
noun Sense 7
(of a government or government official) holding an office means being in power
"being in office already gives a candidate a great advantage"
"during his first year in office"
"during his first year in power"
"the power of the president"
Type of:
state
Kinds of:
executive clemency war power
Derived:
officiate function
Domain:
government governing governance
noun Sense 8
physical strength
Type of:
strength
noun Sense 9
a state powerful enough to influence events throughout the world
Type of:
state nation country
noun Sense 10
a very wealthy or powerful businessman
"an oil baron"
Type of:
businessman man of affairs
Kinds of:
oil tycoon
Semantic Complexity
100%
Sense Count
10
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
55
Times Searched
4
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provide supply ply drive quality potency effectiveness strength valence valency powerlessness impotence