power

  • 21Power — Pow er, n. (Zo[ o]l.) Same as {Poor}, the fish. [1913 Webster] …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 22Power — Power, Sir William Grennshields, geb. 1780, trat 1800 in die englische Armee, focht in allen größeren Schlachten des Spanisch Portugiesischen Befreiungskrieges, wurde 1857 General u. st. 23. Jan. 1863 auf Wight …

    Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • 23Power — Power(englausgesprochen)f 1.Energie,Willensstärke,Jug1975ff. 2.Ausdruckskraft;spannendeHandlung.1970ff …

    Wörterbuch der deutschen Umgangssprache

  • 24power — power(englausgesprochen)adj unübertrefflich.Jug1975ff …

    Wörterbuch der deutschen Umgangssprache

  • 25power — ▪ I. power pow‧er 1 [ˈpaʊə ǁ paʊr] noun 1. [uncountable] the ability or right to control people, organizations, events etc: • I m against giving too much power to one man. power over • Congress s power over federal spending • He plans to resign …

    Financial and business terms

  • 26power — pow|er1 W1S1 [ˈpauə US paur] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(control)¦ 2¦(government)¦ 3¦(influence)¦ 4¦(right/authority)¦ 5¦(ability)¦ 6¦(energy)¦ 7 earning/purchasing/bargaining etc power 8¦(strength)¦ 9¦(electricity)¦ 10 air/sea p …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 27power — The right, ability, authority, or faculty of doing something. Authority to do any act which the grantor might himself lawfully perform. Porter v. Household Finance Corp. of Columbus, D.C.Ohio, 385 F.Supp. 336, 341. A power is an ability on the… …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 28Power-up — In computer and video games, power ups are objects that instantly benefit or add extra abilities to the game character. This is contrast to an item, which may or may not have a benefit and can be used at a time chosen by the player. Although… …

    Wikipedia

  • 29power — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 authority/control ADJECTIVE ▪ absolute, ultimate ▪ considerable, enormous, tremendous ▪ real ▪ …

    Collocations dictionary

  • 30power — 1 noun 1 CONTROL (U) the ability or right to control people or events: We all felt that the chairman had too much power. | He was motivated by greed, envy, and the lust for power. (+ over): She has a lot of power over the people in her team. |… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English