Power Definition–noun | 1. | ability to do or act; capability of doing or accomplishing something. | | 2. | political or national strength: the balance of power in Europe. | | 3. | great or marked ability to do or act; strength; might; force. | | 4. | the possession of control or command over others; authority; ascendancy: power over men's minds. | | 5. | political ascendancy or control in the government of a country, state, etc.: They attained power by overthrowing the legal government. | | 6. | legal ability, capacity, or authority: the power of attorney. |
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| 7. | delegated authority; authority granted to a person or persons in a particular office or capacity: the powers of the president. | | 8. | a document or written statement conferring legal authority. | | 9. | a person or thing that possesses or exercises authority or influence. | | 10. | a state or nation having international authority or influence: The great powers held an international conference. | | 11. | a military or naval force: The Spanish Armada was a mighty power. | | 12. | Often, powers. a deity; divinity: the heavenly powers. | | 13. | powers, Theology. an order of angels. Compare angel (def. 1
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). | | 14. | Dialect. a large number or amount: There's a power of good eatin' at the church social. | | 15. | Physics. | a. | work done or energy transferred per unit of time. Symbol: P | | b. | the time rate of doing work. | | | 16. | mechanical energy as distinguished from hand labor: a loom driven by power. | | 17. | a particular form of mechanical or physical energy: hydroelectric power. | | 18. | energy, force, or momentum: The door slammed shut, seemingly under its own power. | | 19. | Mathematics. | a. | the product obtained by multiplying a quantity by itself one or more times: The third power of 2 is 8. | | b. | (of a number x) a number whose logarithm is a times the logarithm of x (and is called the ath power of x). Symbolically, y =xa is a number that satisfies the equation log y = a log x. | | c. | the exponent of an expression, as a in xa. | | | 20. | Optics. | a. | the magnifying capacity of a microscope, telescope, etc., expressed as the ratio of the diameter of the image to the diameter of the object. Compare magnification (def. 2). | | b. | the reciprocal of the focal length of a lens. | | –verb (used with object) | 21. | to supply with electricity or other means of power: Atomic energy powers the new submarines. | | 22. | to give power to; make powerful: An outstanding quarterback powered the team in its upset victory. | | 23. | to inspire; spur; sustain: A strong faith in divine goodness powers his life. | | 24. | (of a fuel, engine, or any source able to do work) to supply force to operate (a machine): An electric motor powers this drill. | | 25. | to drive or push by applying power: She powered the car expertly up the winding mountain road. | –adjective | 26. | operated or driven by a motor or electricity: a power mower; power tools. | | 27. | power-assisted: His new car has power brakes and power windows. | | 28. | conducting electricity: a power cable. | | 29. | Informal. expressing or exerting power; characteristic of those having authority or influence: to host a power lunch. | —Verb phrases | 30. | power down, Computers. to shut off. | | 31. | power up, Computers. to turn on. | —Idiom | 32. | the powers that be, those in supreme command; the authorities: The decision is in the hands of the powers that be. | |
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Wheels Definition–noun | 1. | a circular frame or disk arranged to revolve on an axis, as on or in vehicles or machinery. | | 2. | any machine, apparatus, instrument, etc., shaped like this or having a circular frame, disk, or revolving drum as an essential feature: a potter's wheel; roulette wheel; spinning wheel. | | 4. | Nautical. | a. | a circular frame with an axle connecting to the rudder of a ship, for steering: He took the wheel during the storm. | | | 6. | a round object, decoration, etc.: a wheel of cheese; a design of red wheels and blue squares. | | 7. | an old instrument of torture in the form of a circular frame on which the victim was stretched until disjointed. | | 8. | a circular firework that revolves rapidly while burning; pinwheel. | | 9. | a rotating instrument that Fortune is represented as turning in order to bring about changes or reverses in human affairs. | | 10. | wheels, | a. | moving, propelling, or animating agencies: the wheels of commerce; the wheels of thought. | | b. | Slang. a personal means of transportation, esp. a car. | | | 11. | a cycle, recurring action, or steady progression: the whee
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l of days and nights. | | 12. | a wheeling or circular movement: the intricate wheels of the folk dances. | | 13. | (formerly) a movement of troops, ships, etc., drawn up in line, as if turning on a pivot. | | 14. | Informal. someone active and influential, as in business, politics, etc.; an important person: a big wheel. | –verb (used with object) | 15. | to cause to turn, rotate, or revolve, as on an axis. | | 16. | to pe
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rform (a movement) in a circular or curving direction. | | 17. | to move, roll, or convey on wheels, casters, etc.: The servants wheel the tables out. | | 18. | to provide (a vehicle, machine, etc.) with wheels. | –verb (used without object) | 19. | to turn on or as on an axis or about a center; revolve, rotate, or pivot. | | 20. | to move in a circular or curving course: pigeons wheeling above. | | 21. | to turn so as to face in a different direction (often fol. by about or around): He wheeled about and faced his opponent squarely. | | 22. | to change one's opinion or procedure (often fol. by about or around): He wheeled around and argued for the opposition. | | 23. | to roll along on or as on wheels; travel along smoothly: The car wheeled along the highway. | | 24. | British Military. to turn: Right wheel! | —Idioms | 25. | at the wheel, | a. | at the helm of a ship, the steering wheel of a motor vehicle, etc. | | b. | in command or control: Her ambition is to be at the wheel of a large corporation by the age of 40. | | | 26. | hell on wheels. hell (def. 19). | | 27. | spin one's wheels, Informal. to expend or waste effort to no avail: He spun his wheels on that project for two years. | | 28. | wheel and deal, Informal. to operate dynamically for one's own profit or benefit. | | 29. | wheels within wheels, an involved interaction of motives or agencies operating to produce the final result: Government agencies are a study of wheels within wheels. | |
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Fisher Definition–noun | 1. | any animal that catches fish for food. | | 3. | a dark-brown or blackish marten, Martes pennanti, of northern North America. | | 4. | the fur of this animal. | |
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Price Definition–noun | 1. | the sum or amount of money or its equivalent for which anything is bought, sold, or offered for sale. | | 2. | a sum offered for the capture of a person alive or dead: The authorities put a price on his head. | | 3. | the sum of money, or other consideration, for which a person's support, consent, etc., may be obtained, esp. in cases involving sacrifice of integrity: They claimed that every politician has a price. | | 4. | that which must be given, done, or undergone in order to obtain a thing: He gained the victory, but at a heavy price. | | 6. | Archaic. value or worth. | | 7. | Archaic. great value or worth (usually prec. by of). | –verb (used with object) | 9. | to ask or determine the price of: We spent the day pricing furniture at various stores. | —Idioms | 10. | at any price, at any cost, no matter how great: Their orders were to capture the town at any price. | | 11. | beyond or without price, of incalculable value; priceless: The crown jewels are beyond price. | |
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