noun
Meaning 1
A power station; the building housing a power station
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
powerhouse
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noun
Meaning 2
Any source of power, energy or strength; a source of influence or inspiration
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively
Examples
- The company has been a powerhouse in its industry for many years.
- The mitochondrion is the powerhouse of the cell.
- She's a powerhouse of ideas.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
A very good hand of cards, likely to win.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: card-games, games
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 4
an electrical generating station
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: power station, power plant
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: station
Narrower terms: wind farm, wind park, wind energy facility
noun
Meaning 5
a team considered to be the best of its class
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: team, squad
noun
Meaning 6
a highly energetic and indefatigable person
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: human dynamo, ball of fire, fireball
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: actor, doer, worker
Narrower terms: self-starter
History
Etymology
From power + house.
Across languages
Translations
17 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Māori: whare huri hiko — power station — see also power station
- Czech: zdroj — source of power
- Czech: generátor — source of power
- Czech: motor — source of power
- Dutch: krachtbron — source of power
- Finnish: voimanlähde — source of power
- Finnish: tehopakkaus — source of power
- Finnish: mahtitekijä — source of power
- Finnish: mahti — source of power
- Māori: mārohirohi — source of power
- Russian: исто́чник акти́вности (istóčnik aktívnosti) — source of power
- Russian: мото́р (motór) — source of power
- Russian: дви́жущая си́ла (dvížuščaja síla) — source of power
- Spanish: fuerza motriz — source of power
- Spanish: fuente potencial — source of power
- Welsh: pwerdy — source of power
- Finnish: voittokäsi — card games: very good hand
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