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- [hahy pou-er]
- /haɪ ˈpaʊ ər/
- /haɪ ˈpaʊə(r)/
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- [hahy pou-er]
- /haɪ ˈpaʊ ər/
Definitions of high-power word
- adjective high-power (of a rifle) of a sufficiently high muzzle velocity and using a heavy enough bullet to kill large game. 1
- abbreviation HIGH-POWER high-powered. 1
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Origin of high-power
First appearance:
before 1890 One of the 20% newest English words
First recorded in 1890-95
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for High-power
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
high-power popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 39% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
Synonyms for high-power
adj high-power
- chief — The chief of an organization is the person who is in charge of it.
- critical — If a person is critical or in a critical condition in hospital, they are seriously ill.
- crucial — If you describe something as crucial, you mean it is extremely important.
- grave — the grave accent.
- great — unusually or comparatively large in size or dimensions: A great fire destroyed nearly half the city.
Antonyms for high-power
adj high-power
- inconsequential — of little or no importance; insignificant; trivial.
- insignificant — unimportant, trifling, or petty: Omit the insignificant details.
- trivial — of very little importance or value; insignificant: Don't bother me with trivial matters.
- unimportant — of much or great significance or consequence: an important event in world history.
- unskilled — of or relating to workers who lack technical training or skill.
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