power
power Lexical Profile
power Game Scores & Validity
• noun
Energy, especially electricity, that is generated and supplied to operate mechanical equipment, buildings, or vehicles, or the physical rate at which work is performed.
"The severe winter storm knocked out electrical power to thousands of homes across the valley."
The ability or capacity to do something or act in a particular way.
"She did everything within her power to ensure the project succeeded on schedule."
Political, social, or institutional authority and control over others, or a sovereign state possessing significant international influence.
"The constitutional reform aimed to distribute political power more evenly among the regional parliaments."
Physical strength and force exerted by a living being, machine, or natural phenomenon.
"The sheer power of the ocean waves gradually eroded the limestone cliffs."
The product obtained when a number is multiplied by itself a specified number of times, or the exponent indicating this operation.
"Two raised to the fourth power equals sixteen."
• verb
To supply a machine, vehicle, or system with mechanical or electrical energy so that it can operate.
"Rooftop solar panels power the entire research facility during daylight hours."
To move or progress quickly and with great force, determination, or momentum.
"The defending champion powered past her rivals in the final lap of the race."
• adjective
Operated by a motor, engine, or electrical mechanism rather than by manual physical force.
"Always wear protective eyewear when operating power tools in the workshop."
Associated with, projecting, or frequented by people who hold great social, political, or corporate authority.
"The executives met at a downtown steakhouse for a high-stakes power lunch."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed into Middle English from Anglo-Norman poeir (Old French povoir), originally the substantivized infinitive of the Vulgar Latin verb potere ('to be able'), which replaced Classical Latin posse.