Horse power
() The power which a horse exerts. |
Horse power
() A unit of power, used in stating the power required to drive machinery, and in estimating the capabilities of animals or steam engines and other prime movers for doing work. It is the power required for the performance of work at the rate of 33,000 English units of work per minute |
Horse power
() A machine worked by a horse, for driving other machinery |
Power
(n.) Same as Poor, the fish. |
Power
(n.) Ability to act, regarded as latent or inherent |
Power
(n.) Ability, regarded as put forth or exerted |
Power
(n.) Capacity of undergoing or suffering |
Power
(n.) The exercise of a faculty |
Power
(n.) The agent exercising an ability to act |
Power
(n.) A military or naval force |
Power
(n.) A large quantity |
Power
(n.) The rate at which mechanical energy is exerted or mechanical work performed, as by an engine or other machine, or an animal, working continuously |
Power
(n.) A mechanical agent |
Power
(n.) Applied force |
Power
(n.) A machine acted upon by an animal, and serving as a motor to drive other machinery |
Power
(n.) The product arising from the multiplication of a number into itself |
Power
(n.) Mental or moral ability to act |
Power
(n.) The degree to which a lens, mirror, or any optical instrument, magnifies |
Power
(n.) An authority enabling a person to dispose of an interest vested either in himself or in another person |
Power
(n.) Hence, vested authority to act in a given case |
Supply
(v. t.) To fill up, or keep full |
Supply
(v. t.) To serve instead of |
Supply
(v. t.) To fill temporarily |
Supply
(v. t.) To give |
Supply
(n.) The act of supplying |
Supply
(n.) That which supplies a want |
Supply
(n.) Auxiliary troops or reenforcements. |
Supply
(n.) The food, and the like, which meets the daily necessities of an army or other large body of men |
Supply
(n.) An amount of money provided, as by Parliament or Congress, to meet the annual national expenditures |
Supply
(n.) A person who fills a place for a time |
Supply
(a.) Serving to contain, deliver, or regulate a supply of anything |
Unit
(n.) A single thing or person. |
Unit
(n.) The least whole number |
Unit
(n.) A gold coin of the reign of James I., of the value of twenty shillings. |
Unit
(n.) Any determinate amount or quantity (as of length, time, heat, value) adopted as a standard of measurement for other amounts or quantities of the same kind. |
Unit
(n.) A single thing, as a magnitude or number, regarded as an undivided whole. |
Water power
() The power of water employed to move machinery, etc. |
Water power
() A fall of water which may be used to drive machinery |
Water supply
() A supply of water |
whole
unit | an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity, how big is that part compared to the whole?, the team is a unit |
| accession rise to power | the act of attaining or gaining access to a new office or right or position (especially the throne), Elizabeth's accession in |
| power dive | a dive of an airplane that is accelerated both by gravity and by the power of the engine |
| power play | (ice hockey) a play in which one team has a numerical advantage over the other as a result of penalties, the team was unable to capitalize on the power play |
| power play | a play in which there is a concentration of players in one location on the field of play, they used a power play to return the kickoff |
| power walking | a form of cardiopulmonary exercise consisting of rapid walking accompanied by vigorous swinging of the arms |
power play
squeeze play squeeze | an aggressive attempt to compel acquiescence by the concentration or manipulation of power, she laughed at this sexual power play and walked away |
| power trip | (slang) a self-aggrandizing action undertaken simply for the pleasure of exercising control over other people |
provision supply
supplying | the activity of supplying or providing something |
booster booster rocket
booster unit
takeoff booster
takeoff rocket | the first stage of a multistage rocket |
building supply store
building supply house | a store where builders can purchase materials for building houses and related structures |
Bunker Buster
Guided Bomb Unit-
GBU- | a , pound laser-guided bomb that can be programmed to penetrate to a given depth before exploding, used to penetrate hardened underground facilities |
central processing unit
CPU
C.P.U.
central processor
processor
mainframe | (computer science) the part of a computer (a microprocessor chip) that does most of the data processing, the CPU and the memory form the central part of a computer to which the peripherals are attached |
electric meter
power meter | a meter for measuring the amount of electric power used |
gearing
gear geartrain
power train
train | wheelwork consisting of a connected set of rotating gears by which force is transmitted or motion or torque is changed, the fool got his tie caught in the geartrain |
| hammer power hammer | a power tool for drilling rocks |
loudspeaker
speaker
speaker unit
loudspeaker system
speaker system | electro-acoustic transducer that converts electrical signals into sounds loud enough to be heard at a distance |
| point power point | a wall socket |
| power brake | a brake on an automobile that magnifies a small force applied to the brake pedal into a proportionately larger force applied to slow or stop the vehicle |
| power cord | a cord to conduct power to an electrical appliance |
| power drill | a power tool for drilling holes into hard materials |
power line
power cable | cable used to distribute electricity |
| power loom | a loom operated mechanically |
| power module | module that provides power to operate other modules |
power mower
motor mower | a lawn mower powered by a gasoline motor |
| power pack | a device for converting a power supply to a voltage required by particular equipment |
power saw
saw sawing machine | a power tool for cutting wood |
power shovel
excavator
digger
shovel | a machine for excavating |
power station
power plant
powerhouse | an electrical generating station |
power steering
power-assisted steering | automotive steering where engineer power amplifies the torque applied to the steering wheel |
power system
power grid
grid | a system of high tension cables by which electrical power is distributed throughout a region |
power takeoff
PTO | a device that transfers power from an engine (as in a tractor or other motor vehicle) to another piece of equipment (as to a pump or jackhammer) |
| power tool | a tool driven by a motor |
pylon
power pylon | a large vertical steel tower supporting high-tension power lines, power pylons are a favorite target for terrorists |
round unit of ammunition
one shot | a charge of ammunition for a single shot |
semiconductor device
semiconductor unit
semiconductor | a conductor made with semiconducting material |
| supply chamber | a mechanical device for holding something and supplying it as needed |
| supply closet | a closet for storing supplies |
tender
supply ship | ship that usually provides supplies to other ships |
visual display unit
VDU | (British) British term for video display |
| wall unit | a piece of furniture having several units that stands against one wall of a room |
water system
water supply
water | a facility that provides a source of water, the town debated the purification of the water supply, first you have to cut off the water |
| unit character | (genetics) a character inherited on an all-or-none basis and dependent on the presence of a single gene |
| drawing power | the capacity for attracting people (customers or supporters) |
locomotion
motive power
motivity | the power or ability to move |
power hunger
status seeking | a drive to acquire power |
selfontrol
self-possession
possession
willpower
will power
selfommand
self-will | the trait of resolutely controlling your own behavior |
might
mightiness
power | physical strength |
stamina
staying power
toughness | enduring strength and energy |
| power of appointment | authority given (in a will or deed) by a donor to a donee to appoint the beneficiaries of the donor's property |