Definition of powers

Scrabble & Words with friends points

• powers is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 11
• powers is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 11
• powers is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 12

Definition of powers

• energy made available by the flow of electric charge through a conductor (noun)

  Examples

  1. The power went oout around midnight

  Synonyms

  1. electrical energy
  2. electricity
• (of a government or government official) holding an office means being in power (noun)

  Examples

  1. during his first year in power
  2. the power of the president

  Synonyms

  1. office
• a state powerful enough to influence events throughout the world (noun)

  Synonyms

  1. great power
  2. major power
  3. superpower
  4. world power
• a mathematical notation indicating the number of times a quantity is multiplied by itself (noun)

  Synonyms

  1. exponent
  2. index
• a very wealthy or powerful businessman (noun)

  Synonyms

  1. baron
  2. big businessman
  3. business leader
  4. king
  5. magnate
  6. mogul
  7. top executive
  8. tycoon
• possession of the qualities (especially mental qualities) required to do something or get something done (noun)

  Examples

  1. danger heightened his powers of discrimination

  Synonyms

  1. ability
• possession of controlling influence (noun)

  Examples

  1. the deterrent power of nuclear weapons
  2. the power of his love saved her
  3. his powerfulness was concealed by a gentle facade

  Synonyms

  1. powerfulness
• one possessing or exercising power or influence or authority (noun)

  Examples

  1. the mysterious presence of an evil power

  Synonyms

  1. force
• physical strength (noun)

  Synonyms

  1. might
  2. mightiness
• (physics) the rate of doing work; measured in watts (= joules/second) (noun)
• supply the force or power for the functioning of (verb)

  Examples

  1. The gasoline powers the engines

See definition of powers in Merriam Webster