strength
Nouns
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(n) the property of being physically or mentally strong
- fatigue sapped his strength
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(n) capability in terms of personnel and materiel that affect the capacity to fight a war
- we faced an army of great strength
- politicians have neglected our military posture
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(n) physical energy or intensity
- he hit with all the force he could muster
- it was destroyed by the strength of the gale
- a government has not the vitality and forcefulness of a living man
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(n) an asset of special worth or utility
- cooking is his forte
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(n) the power to induce the taking of a course of action or the embracing of a point of view by means of argument or entreaty
- the strength of his argument settled the matter
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(n) the amount of energy transmitted (as by acoustic or electromagnetic radiation)
- he adjusted the intensity of the sound
- they measured the station's signal strength
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(n) capacity to produce strong physiological or chemical effects
- the toxin's potency
- the strength of the drinks
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(n) the condition of financial success
- the strength of the company's stock in recent weeks
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(n) permanence by virtue of the power to resist stress or force
- they advertised the durability of their products