powers

Meaning of powers

plural noun
  1. the ability or capacity to do something or act in a particular way.
    the power of speech
    I will do everything in my power to help you
    his powers of concentration
  2. 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
    she had me in her power
  3. physical strength and force exerted by something or someone.
    the power of the storm
    the lyrical power of his prose
  4. energy that is produced by mechanical, electrical, or other means and used to operate a device.
    generating power from waste
    power cables
  5. the rate of doing work, measured in watts or less frequently horse power.
  6. the product obtained when a number is multiplied by itself a certain number of times.
    2 to the power of 4 equals 16
  7. a large number or amount of something.
    there's a power of difference between farming now and when I was a lad
verb, 3rd person present
  1. supply (a device) with mechanical or electrical energy.
    the car is powered by a fuel-injected 3.0-litre engine
    a nuclear-powered submarine
  2. move or travel with great speed or force.
    he powered round a bend

Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French poeir, from an alteration of Latin posse ‘be able’.

Information about powers

  • The singular form of powers is: power.
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Hyphenation of powers

pow-ers

  • It consists of 2 syllables and 6 chars.
  • powers is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables

powers synonyms

Meaning possession of the means or skill to do something:

ability

Meaning the ability or power to do or understand something:

capacity

Meaning the power or ability to do something:

capability

Meaning latent qualities or abilities that may be developed and lead to future success or usefulness:

potential, potentiality

Meaning an inherent mental or physical power:

faculty

Meaning an attribute, quality, or characteristic of something:

property

Meaning the legal authority of a court or other body to deal with a particular matter:

competence, competency

Meaning the quality or state of being physically strong:

strength

Meaning past of may1:

might

Meaning strength or energy as an attribute of physical action or movement:

force

Meaning the ability of someone or something to influence decisions or actions:

weight

Meaning the strength and vitality required for sustained physical or mental activity:

energy

Meaning the quality of being intense:

intensity

Meaning the power of something to influence or make an impression:

potency

Meaning physical strength in contrast to intelligence:

brawn

Meaning a band or bundle of fibrous tissue in a human or animal body that has the ability to contract, producing movement in or maintaining the position of parts of the body:

muscle

Meaning a blow with the fist:

punch

Meaning short for wellington:

welly

Meaning muscular strength:

thew

Meaning fluent or persuasive speaking or writing:

eloquence

Meaning the degree to which something is successful in producing a desired result; success:

effectiveness

Meaning the quality of being clear, logical, and convincing; lucidity:

cogency

Meaning the liquid obtained from or present in fruit or vegetables:

juice

Meaning a great amount or quantity of:

much

powers antonyms

Meaning the state of being unable to do something:

inability

Meaning physical or mental inability to do something or to manage one's affairs:

incapacity

Meaning the state or condition of being weak:

weakness

Meaning inability to take effective action; helplessness:

impotence

Anagrams of powers

powres

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