ETYM Old Fren. braon fleshy part, muscle, from HG. brato flesh, German braten roast meat; akin to Icel. bra flesh, food of beasts, AS. braede roast meat, bradan to roast, German braten, and possibly to Eng. breed.
Muscular strength; SYN. muscle, sinew.

Muscular strength

Stubbornness, stupidity; condition in which stock market prices are rising bull market)

ETYM AS. clűt a little cloth, piece of metal; cf. Swed. klut, Icel. klűtr a kerchief, or W. clwt a clout, Gael. clud.
A target used in archery.

ETYM AS. craeft strength, skill, art, cunning; akin to OS., German, Swed., and Dan. kraft strength, Dutch kracht, Icel. kraptr; perh. originally, a drawing together, stretching, from the root of Eng. cramp.
(Homonym: kraft).
1. A vehicle designed for navigation in or on water or air or through outer space.
2. A particular kind of skilled work; SYN. trade.
3. Skill in an occupation or trade; SYN. craftsmanship, workmanship.
4. Shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception; SYN. craftiness, cunning, foxiness, guile, slyness, wiliness. + prikaži više

ETYM Old Eng. dint, dent, dunt, a blow, as. dynt; akin to Icel. dyntr a dint, dynta to dint, and perh. to Latin fendere (in composition). Related to Dent, Defend.
Interchangeable with 'means' in the expression 'by dint of'.
1 archaic; Blow, stroke.
2. Force, power.
3. Dent.

ETYM French énergie, Late Lat. energia, from Greek energeia; en in + ergon work. Related to In, and Work.
Capacity for doing work. Potential energy (PE) is energy deriving from position; thus a stretched spring has elastic PE, and an object raised to a height above the Earth's surface, or the water in an elevated reservoir, has gravitational PE. A lump of coal and a tank of gasoline, together with the oxygen needed for their combustion, have chemical energy. Other sorts of energy include electrical and nuclear energy, and light and sound. Moving bodies possess kinetic energy (KE). Energy can be converted from one form to another, but the total quantity stays the same (in accordance with the conservation of energy principle). For example, as an apple falls, it loses gravitational PE but gains KE.
Although energy is never lost, after a number of conversions it tends to finish up as the kinetic energy of random motion of molecules (of the air, for example) at relatively low temperatures. This is “degraded” energy that is difficult to convert back to other forms.
Resources.
So-called energy resources are stores of convertible energy. Nonrenewable resources include the fossil fuels (coal, oil, and gas) and nuclear-fission “fuels”— for example, uranium-235. Renewable resources, such as wind, tidal, and geothermal power, have so far been less exploited. Hydroelectric projects are well established, and wind turbines and tidal systems are being developed.
E=mc2 Einstein’s special theory of relativity 1905 correlates any gain, E, in energy with a gain, m, in mass, by the equation E = mc2, in which c is the speed of light. The conversion of mass into energy in accordance with this equation is the basis of nuclear power. The equation applies universally, not just to nuclear reactions, although it is only for these that the percentage change in mass is large enough to detect.
1. (Physics) The capacity of a physical system to do work; the units of energy are joules or ergs.
2. Any form of power, such as electrical energy, nuclear energy.
3. A healthy capacity for vigorous activity; SYN. vim, vitality.
4. An exertion of force; SYN. vigor, vigour.
5. An imaginative lively style (especially style of writing); SYN. vigor, vigour, vim.
6. Enterprising or ambitious drive; SYN. push, get-up-and-go. + prikaži više

Any influence that tends to change the state of rest or the uniform motion in a straight line of a body. The action of an unbalanced or resultant force results in the acceleration of a body in the direction of action of the force, or it may, if the body is unable to move freely, result in its deformation (see Hooke's law). Force is a vector quantity, possessing both magnitude and direction; its si unit is the newton.
According to Newton’s second law of motion the magnitude of a resultant force is equal to the rate of change of momentum of the body on which it acts; the force F producing an acceleration a m s-2 on a body of mass m kilograms is therefore given by: F = ma See also Newton’s laws of motion.
1. Physical energy or intensity:; SYN. forcefulness, strength.
2. The physical influence that produces a change in a physical quantity
3. A powerful effect or influence:
4. Group of people willing to obey orders; SYN. personnel.
5. A group of people having the power of effective action + prikaži više

ETYM Late Lat. intensitas: cf. French intensité. Related to Intense.
In physics, the power (or energy per second) per unit area carried by a form of radiation or wave motion. It is an indication of the concentration of energy present and, if measured at varying distances from the source, of the effect of distance on this. For example, the intensity of light is a measure of its brightness, and may be shown to diminish with distance from its source in accordance with the inverse square law (its intensity is inversely proportional to the square of the distance).
1. A measure of the amount of energy transmitted (as by acoustic or electromagnetic radiation); SYN. strength.
2. High level or degree; the property of being intense; SYN. intensiveness. + prikaži više

ETYM as. lîf; akin to Dutch lijf body, German leib body, Mid. High Germ. lîp life, body, Old High Germ. lîb life, Icel. lîf, life, body, Swed. lif, Dan. liv, and Eng. live, v. Related to Live, Alive.
(Irregular plural: lives).
1. A characteristic state or mode of living.
2. The course of existence of an individual; the actions and events that occur in living.
3. The experience of living; the course of human events and activities; SYN. living.
4. The organic phenomenon that distinguishes living organisms from nonliving ones.
5. The period between birth and the present time.
6. The period from the present until death.
7. The period during which something is functional (as between birth and death); SYN. lifetime, lifespan.
8. Living things collectively.
9. A motive for living.
10. A living person.
The ability to grow, reproduce, and respond to such stimuli as light, heat, and sound. It is thought that life on Earth began about 4 billion years ago. Over time, life has evolved from primitive single-celled organisms to complex multicellular ones. The earliest fossil evidence of life is threadlike chains of cells discovered in 1980 in deposits in nw Australia that have been dated as 3.5 billion years old.
Life originated in the primitive oceans. The original atmosphere, 4,000 million years ago, consisted of carbon dioxide, nitrogen, and water. It has been shown in the laboratory that more complex organic molecules, such as amino acids and nucleotides, can be produced from these ingredients by passing electric sparks through a mixture. It has been suggested that lightning was extremely common in the early atmosphere, and that this combination of conditions could have resulted in the oceans becoming rich in organic molecules, the so-called “primeval soup”. These molecules may then have organised into clusters capable of reproducing and of developing eventually into simple cells.
Once the atmosphere changed to its present composition, life could only be created by living organisms (a process called biogenesis).
It has also been suggested that life could have reached Earth from elsewhere in the universe in the form of complex organic molecules present in meteors or comets. This argument does not really offer an alternative explanation of the origins of life, however, as these primitive life forms must themselves have been created by a similar process.
Us weekly magazine of photo journalism, which recorded us and world events pictorially from 1936–72, 1978-. It was founded by Henry Luce, owner of Time Inc., who bought the title of an older magazine. It ceased publication in 1972, although a few “Special Report” issues occasionally appeared after that date. In 1978 the magazine was revived, issued monthly, focusing more on personalities than on current news. + prikaži više

Vigor, energy, strength; enthusiasm; lustfulness, obsessive sexual desire

ETYM AS. meaht, miht, from the root of magan to be able, Eng. may; akin to Dutch magt, OS. maht, German macht, Icel. mâttr, Goth. mahts. Related to May.
(Homonym: mite).
Physical strength; SYN. mightiness, power.

1. The quality of being mighty; possession of might; power; greatness; high dignity.
2. Highness; excellency; -- with a possessive pronoun, a title of dignity.

1. Power of endurance or control; fortitude, strength; assurance, boldness; also; presumptuous audacity; gall
2. A sore or sensitive point, plural; nervous agitation or irritability; nervousness

ETYM Old Eng. pich, as. pic, Latin pix.
1. Any of various dark heavy viscid substances obtained as a residue; SYN. tar.
2. The action or manner of throwing something.
3. The throwing of a baseball by a pitcher to a batter; SYN. delivery.
4. The property of sound that varies with variation in the frequency of vibration.
5. Degree of deviation from a horizontal plane; SYN. rake, slant.
6. A high approach shot in golf; SYN. pitch shot.
7. (British) A vendor's position (especially on the sidewalk).
8. An all-fours card game in which the first card led is a trump; SYN. auction pitch. + prikaži više

ETYM as. pitha; akin to Dutch pit pith, kernel, lg. peddik. Related to Pit a kernel.
1. A usually continuous central strand of spongy tissue in the stems of most vascular plants that probably functions chiefly in storage.
2. Soft spongelike central cylinder of the stems of most flowering plants.
3. The soft or spongy interior of a part of the body.
4. The essential part; core; substantial quality (as of meaning).
5. Importance. + prikaži više

ETYM Latin potentia, from potens, -entis, potent. Related to Potent, Potance, Potence, Puissance.
1. Capacity to produce strong physiological or chemical effects; SYN. effectiveness, strength.
2. The state of being potent; a male's capacity to have sexual intercourse.

ETYM Old Eng. pouer, poer, Old Fren. poeir, pooir, French pouvoir, n and v , from Late Lat. potere, for Latin posse, potesse, to be able, to have power. Related to Possible, Potent, Posse comitatus.
1. Possession of controlling influence; SYN. powerfulness, potency.
2. One possessing or exercising power or influence or authority; SYN. force.
3. (Physics) The rate of doing work; measured in watts (joules/second). + prikaži više

Forcefulness, intensity; state of having great physical strength, mightiness; potency, effectiveness; authoritativeness, state of having great influence

ETYM Old Fren. proece, proesce, French prouesse. Related to Prow.
Distinguished bravery; valor; expertise; skill.

(Irregular plural: punches).
1. A tool for making (usually circular) holes.
2. (Boxing) A blow with the fist; SYN. poke, lick, biff.

ETYM AS. saep; akin to Old High Germ. saf, German saft, Icel. safi; of uncertain origin; possibly akin to Latin sapere to taste, to be wise, sapa must or new wine boiled thick. Related to Sapid, Sapient.
A watery solution of sugars, salts, and minerals that circulates through the vascular system of a plant.
The fluids that circulate through vascular plants, especially woody ones. Sap carries water and food to plant tissues. Sap contains alkaloids, protein, and starch; it can be milky (as in rubber trees), resinous (as in pines), or syrupy (as in maples). + prikaži više

Great strength or vitality.

ETYM Old Eng. stem, steem, vapor, flame, AS. steám vapor, smoke, odor; akin to Dutch stoom steam, perhaps originally, a pillar, or something rising like a pillar.
Water at boiling temperature diffused in the atmosphere.
In chemistry, a dry, invisible gas formed by vaporizing water.
The visible cloud that normally forms in the air when water is vaporized is due to minute suspended water particles. Steam is widely used in chemical and other industrial processes and for the generation of power. + prikaži više

ETYM Old Eng. strengthe, as. strengthu, from strang strong. Related to Strong.
1. The condition of financial success.
2. The property of being physically or mentally strong.

The property of something that is strongly built.

Division into segments; firmness.

ETYM Old Eng. vigour, vigor, Old Fren. vigor, vigur, vigour, French vigueur, from Latin vigor, from vigere to be lively or strong. Related to Vegetable, Vigil.
(Alternate spelling: vigour).
Active strength of body or mind; SYN. vigour.

Alternate (chiefly British) spelling for vigor.

ETYM Latin, accusative of vis strength.
Power; force; energy; spirit; activity; vigor.

ETYM Old Eng. vertu, French vertu, Latin virtus strength, courage, excellence, virtue, from vir a man. Related to Virile, Virtu.
1. A particular moral excellence.
2. Morality with respect to sexual relations; SYN. chastity, sexual morality.
3. The quality of doing what is right and avoiding what is wrong; SYN. virtuousness, moral excellence.
Originally, ability or efficiency, often involving moral worth. In classical Greek it is used especially to refer to manly qualities. Christian teaching distinguishes the cardinal virtues of prudence, temperance, fortitude, and justice, from the theological virtues of faith, hope, and love (or charity) which St Paul gives as the basis of Christian life. + prikaži više

ETYM Prov. Eng. and Scot.
A severe blow.