power
noun
[ ˈpaʊə ]
• the ability or capacity to do something or act in a particular way.
• "the power of speech"
• the capacity or ability to direct or influence the behaviour of others or the course of events.
• "a political process that offers people power over their own lives"
• physical strength and force exerted by something or someone.
• "the power of the storm"
Similar:
strength,
powerfulness,
might,
force,
forcefulness,
mightiness,
weight,
vigour,
energy,
intensity,
potency,
brawn,
brawniness,
muscle,
punch,
welly,
thew,
eloquence,
effectiveness,
cogency,
persuasiveness,
impressiveness,
authoritativeness,
• energy that is produced by mechanical, electrical, or other means and used to operate a device.
• "generating power from waste"
• the rate of doing work, measured in watts or less frequently horse power.
• the product obtained when a number is multiplied by itself a certain number of times.
• "2 to the power of 4 equals 16"
• a large number or amount of something.
• "there's a power of difference between farming now and when I was a lad"
Similar:
a great deal of,
a lot of,
much,
lots of,
loads of,
heaps of,
masses of,
tons of,
a deal of,
power
verb
• supply (a device) with mechanical or electrical energy.
• "the car is powered by a fuel-injected 3.0-litre engine"
• move or travel with great speed or force.
• "he powered round a bend"
Origin:
Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French poeir, from an alteration of Latin posse ‘be able’.
