1. n. physical strength (view details)
2. n. possession of controlling influence (view details)
3. n. possession of the qualities (especially mental qualities) required to do something or get something done (view details)
4. n. a mathematical notation indicating the number of times a quantity is multiplied by itself (view details)
5. n. a state powerful enough to influence events throughout the world (view details)
6. n. a very wealthy or powerful businessman (view details)
7. n. one possessing or exercising power or influence or authority (view details)
8. n. (physics) the rate of doing work (view details)
9. n. (of a government or government official) holding an office means being in power (view details)
10. v. supply the force or power for the functioning of (view details)

Meaning 1: (noun) physical strength
Synonym(s): might ( what does might stand for? ), mightiness ( what does mightiness stand for? )
power is a kind of: strength ( what does strength stand for? )

Meaning 2: (noun) possession of controlling influence
Usage Example(s): his powerfulness was concealed by a gentle facade, the deterrent power of nuclear weapons, the power of his love saved her
Synonym(s): powerfulness ( what does powerfulness stand for? )
Opposite(s): impotence ( what does impotence stand for? ), impotency ( what does impotency stand for? ), powerlessness ( what does powerlessness stand for? )
power is a kind of: quality ( what does quality stand for? )
Attribute(s): powerful ( what does powerful stand for? ), powerless ( what does powerless stand for? ), weak ( what does weak stand for? )

Meaning 3: (noun) possession of the qualities (especially mental qualities) required to do something or get something done
Usage Example(s): danger heightened his powers of discrimination
Synonym(s): ability ( what does ability stand for? )
Opposite(s): inability ( what does inability stand for? )
power is a kind of: cognition ( what does cognition stand for? ), knowledge ( what does knowledge stand for? ), noesis ( what does noesis stand for? )
Attribute(s): able ( what does able stand for? )

Meaning 4: (noun) a mathematical notation indicating the number of times a quantity is multiplied by itself
Synonym(s): exponent ( what does exponent stand for? ), index ( what does index stand for? )

Meaning 5: (noun) a state powerful enough to influence events throughout the world
Synonym(s): great power ( what does great power stand for? ), major power ( what does major power stand for? ), superpower ( what does superpower stand for? ), world power ( what does world power stand for? )

Meaning 6: (noun) a very wealthy or powerful businessman
Usage Example(s): an oil baron
Synonym(s): baron ( what does baron stand for? ), big businessman ( what does big businessman stand for? ), business leader ( what does business leader stand for? ), king ( what does king stand for? ), magnate ( what does magnate stand for? ), mogul ( what does mogul stand for? ), top executive ( what does top executive stand for? ), tycoon ( what does tycoon stand for? )

Meaning 7: (noun) one possessing or exercising power or influence or authority
Usage Example(s): may the force be with you, the forces of evil, the mysterious presence of an evil power
Synonym(s): force ( what does force stand for? )
power is derived from: coerce ( what does coerce stand for? ), force, hale ( what does hale stand for? ), pressure ( what does pressure stand for? ), squeeze ( what does squeeze stand for? ), thrust ( what does thrust stand for? )

Meaning 8: (noun) (physics) the rate of doing work, measured in watts (= joules/second)
power is derived from: power ( what does power stand for? )

Meaning 9: (noun) (of a government or government official) holding an office means being in power
Usage Example(s): being in office already gives a candidate a great advantage, during his first year in office, during his first year in power, the power of the president
Synonym(s): office ( what does office stand for? )
power is derived from: function ( what does function stand for? ), officiate ( what does officiate stand for? )

Meaning 10: (verb) supply the force or power for the functioning of
Usage Example(s): The gasoline powers the engines
power is derived from: power

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