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power

nounverb /paʊər/ 2 syllables 5 letters Scrabble 10 WWF 11
Definitions
noun

energy made available by the flow of electric charge through a conductor

“The power went oout around midnight”

noun

the rate of doing work; measured in watts (= joules/second)

verb

supply the force or power for the functioning of

“The gasoline powers the engines”

noun

holding an office means being in power

“during his first year in power”

noun

a state powerful enough to influence events throughout the world

noun

a mathematical notation indicating the number of times a quantity is multiplied by itself

noun

possession of the qualities (especially mental qualities) required to do something or get something done

“danger heightened his powers of discrimination”

noun

possession of controlling influence

“the deterrent power of nuclear weapons”

noun

one possessing or exercising power or influence or authority

“the mysterious presence of an evil power”

noun

physical strength

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