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Longman Exams Dictionary
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Grades 7–12
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poverty-stricken 1190
lose the money they receive from the government
4 [singular,U] formal a lack of a particular quality: [+of] The novel
shows a surprising poverty of imagination.
'poverty-"stricken adj extremely poor: poverty-stricken families
pow /paU/ interjection used to represent the sound of a gun
firing, an explosion, or someone hitting another person hard,
especially in children’s COMICS
POW /"pi: @U 'döbFlju: $ -oU-/ n [C] a PRISONER OF WAR
pow·der 160 000
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1 /'paUd@ $ -@r/ n 1 [C,U] a dry substance in the form of
very small grains: curry powder | talcum powder | Grind the
sugar into a powder. | The paint is supplied in powder form. |
milk/custard etc powder (=a powder that you add water to in
order to change it into a liquid) 2 [U] also face powder a type of
powder that you put on your face in order to make it look
smoother and to give it more colour 3 a powder keg a dangerous
situation or place where violence or trouble could suddenly
start: Since the riot, the city has been a powder keg waiting to
explode. 4 [U] also powder snow dry light snow: There’s a foot of
powder on the slopes. 5 [U] GUNPOWDER 6 keep your powder dry
to wait calmly until you see how a situation develops before
deciding what to do
powder2 v 1 [T] to put powder on something, especially your
skin: She was powdering her face. 2 powder your nose an
expression meaning to go to the TOILET, used by women to avoid
saying this directly: She’s just gone to powder her nose.
"powder 'blue n [U] a pale blue colour —powder blue [adj]
pow·dered /'paUd@d $ -@rd/ adj 1 produced or sold in the
form of a powder: powdered milk 2 covered with powder
"powdered 'sugar n [U] AmE sugar in a powder form
SYN icing sugar BrE
'powder puff n [C] a small round piece of soft material used
by women to spread POWDER on their face or body
'powder room n [C] a room with a toilet for women, especially
in a public place – used to avoid saying this directly
pow·der·y /'paUdFri/ adj 1 like powder or easily broken into
powder: powdery snow 2 covered with powder
pow·er1 port under its ow
ship etc).
7 earning/purch
earn money, buy
purchasing power
negotiations
8 STRENGTH [U]
➔ POWERFUL: the
explosion smashe
9 ELECTRICITY [U]
Make sure the po
outage (=a short
ing) Parts of the
storms. | The pow
10 air/sea powe
has available to u
11 STRONG COUNT
and can influenc
➔ POWERFUL, POW
East. | world po
different parts of
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economic/politic
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examples 12 from be in/within
power to do some
academic Ireports wish it was wi
and essayseverything/all
in
everything in his p
13 be beyond sb
power to do some
to do it: It’s beyon
14 be in sb’s p
someone has com
15 do sb a pow
more healthy, ha
your holiday has d
16 MATHEMATICS
three, four, five e
times: Two can be
eight.
17 the powers t
tant positions of a
S1 W1 /'paU@ $ paUr/ n
1 CONTROL [U] the ability or right to control people or events
➔ POWERFUL, POWERLESS: We all felt that the chairman had too
much power. | [+over] People should have more power over the
decisions that affect their lives. | the enormous economic power of
the US | Workers had little political power. | the balance of
power between management and unions | He was engaged in a
bitter power struggle with the director (=a situation in which
groups or leaders try to get control). | Nothing will change until
there are more women in positions of power. | power-mad/
power-crazy/power-hungry power-hungry politicians | The
bishops had almost absolute power. | the power wielded by
unelected civil servants (=which they have and use)
2 GOVERNMENT [U] the position of having political control of a
country or government: in power The dictator had been in power
for seven years. | the party in power | come/rise to power
(=start having political control) De Gaulle came to power in
your life: The pow
story.
18 LENS [U] techn
GLASSES or a MICRO
19 the powers
forces that people
way
20 a power in th
power and influen
21 the power
controls and influ
ment of a country
position
22 power trip
enjoying your po
think is unpleasa
POWERED
1958. | They seized power in a military coup.
3 INFLUENCE [U] the ability to influence people or give them
STUDY NOTE
strong feelings ➔ POWERFUL, POWERLESS: [+of] the power of his
writing | the immense power of television | the pulling power
(=ability to attract people or attention) of major celebrities |
student/black/consumer etc power (=the political or social
influence a particular group has)
4 RIGHT/AUTHORITY [C,U] the right or authority to do something:
The police have been given special powers to help them in the fight
against terrorism. | power to do sth The committee has the
power n
powerful adj
powerless adj
powerlessness n
power adj
overpower v
overpoweringly
power to order an enquiry. | power of arrest/veto etc The empower v
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5 ABILITY [C,U] a natural or special ability to do something: After
the accident she lost the power of speech (=ability to speak). |
powers of observation/concentration/persuasion a writer’s
powers of observation | your mental powers | a stone with magical
6 ENERGY [U] energy that can be used to make a machine work
or to make electricity: nuclear/wind/solar etc power Many
people are opposed to the use of nuclear power. | the search for
renewable sources of power | Uranium is used to generate power
in nuclear reactors. | under power The ship was able to leave
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power 2 v 1 [T u
machine: It’s pow
powered by water
move with a lot
through the water
power sth ⇔ up
move a computer
power 3 adj [only
power tools | p
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