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noun, ability or capacity to do something

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Powerful work indeed

Dec 08 2008, 12:59 AM

i'm persuaded.

pip said
Dec 08 2008, 11:58 AM

wambanding wambanding djigadaga djigadaga dingdangding

brichtoa said
Dec 08 2008, 02:02 PM

egg power!! go go go!

laszlette said
Dec 08 2008, 02:50 PM

All power to you sister!

permacult said
Dec 08 2008, 03:29 PM

ill make your tea....

Dec 08 2008, 04:31 PM

Fabulous

Dec 08 2008, 04:40 PM

Fantastic!!

curly said
Dec 08 2008, 06:53 PM

amazing and fun

ebus said
Dec 08 2008, 07:01 PM

this is brilliant... that guy in the background is such a weakling.

Dec 08 2008, 07:46 PM

clever ladyy. i hope you cooked those eggs afterwooords

doodleface said
Dec 08 2008, 09:52 PM

Brilliant definition funny and interesting

Dec 08 2008, 09:53 PM

just like ur sister

faz01 said
Dec 08 2008, 09:59 PM

haha

jimbob said
Dec 08 2008, 10:26 PM

nice ;-)

dcopley1 said
Dec 09 2008, 03:37 AM

hehe good one :)

yolamdr said
Dec 09 2008, 11:57 AM

I hope you ate that egg.

Dec 09 2008, 04:11 PM

I think your video's are the bestest.

Dec 09 2008, 04:18 PM

was the tea any good?? :):)

yolamdr said
Dec 09 2008, 04:38 PM

Power me green arse!!! Lol. We all can be power rangers.
Are they free range eggs? Ahh your very good. Lol,L&l.

pauldavis said
Dec 09 2008, 09:50 PM

my fave :-)

msjobber said
Dec 09 2008, 11:21 PM

im gonna use this with the kids. well done you

candyutah said
Dec 10 2008, 12:11 AM

my clever little girl :-)

mummyrocks said
Dec 10 2008, 12:41 AM

coolio beautful lady

breathguru said
Dec 10 2008, 11:01 AM

Femine woes always work. Sad but true.

candyutah said
Dec 10 2008, 06:02 PM

You are powerful! :>)-Em.

empascal said
Mar 19 2009, 03:06 AM

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power by Collins

  1. 1) noun, ability or capacity to do something
  2. 2) noun, a specific ability, capacity, or faculty
  3. 3) noun, political, financial, social, etc, force or influence
  4. 4) noun, control or dominion or a position of control, dominion, or authority
  5. 5) noun, a state or other political entity with political, industrial, or military strength
  6. 6) noun, a person who exercises control, influence, or authority
  7. 7) noun, a prerogative, privilege, or liberty
  8. 8) noun, a) legal authority to act, esp in a specified capacity, for another b) the document conferring such authority
  9. 9) noun, a) a military force b) military potential
  10. 10) noun, maths a) the value of a number or quantity raised to some exponent b)another name for exponent
  11. 11) noun, statistics the probability of rejecting the null hypothesis in a test when it is false. The power of a test of a given null depends on the particular alternative hypothesis against which it is tested
  12. 12) noun, physics engineering a measure of the rate of doing work expressed as the work done per unit time. It is measured in watts, horsepower, etc. Symbol: P
  13. 13) noun, a) the rate at which electrical energy is fed into or taken from a device or system. It is expressed, in a direct-current circuit, as the product of current and voltage and, in an alternating-current circuit, as the product of the effective values of the current and voltage and the cosine of the phase angle between them. It is measured in watts b) (as modifier)
  14. 14) noun, the ability to perform work
  15. 15) noun, a) mechanical energy as opposed to manual labour b) (as modifier)
  16. 16) noun, a particular form of energy
  17. 17) noun, a) a measure of the ability of a lens or optical system to magnify an object, equal to the reciprocal of the focal length. It is measured in dioptres b)another word for magnification
  18. 18) noun, a large amount or quantity
  19. 19) noun, the sixth of the nine orders into which the angels are traditionally divided in medieval angelology
  20. 20) noun, in one's power able or allowed (to)
  21. 21) noun, in (someone's) power under the control or sway of (someone)
  22. 22) noun, the powers that be the established authority or administration
  23. 23) verb, to give or provide power to
  24. 24) verb, to fit (a machine) with a motor or engine
  25. 25) verb, slang to travel with great speed or force ▷ See also power down ▷ See also, power up

Etymology

C13: from Anglo-Norman poer, from Vulgar Latin potēre (unattested), from Latin posse to be able

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