megawatt
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4.9
- noun
- /ˈmɛɡəˌwɑt/
- Informal
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carisma
- So Zoe doubted he had any idea just how overwhelming her megawatt senses really were.
- megawatt smile
- flash a megawatt
- megawatt global star
Examples
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I remember when all I wanted to do was just fall in love and have kids with a tall, dark, handsome bachelor who had a cheeky sense of humour and a megawatt smile.
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Then, voilà, there was President Obama, right in front of us, with that megawatt smile!
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Paul Pierce fluctuates between sarcastic trash talk and a megawatt smile.
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She plants a thousand-megawatt kiss on his lips, and we zoom in on her mood ring changing color from gray to fire engine red.
Fiction book (1999) -
I love and admire our President for so many reasons: his vision, his intellect, his steady, competent leadership, his empathy, and yes, his megawatt smile.
Blog text (12) -
Ted's megawatt smile—equal parts good cheer and good teeth—seemed to leap out and pull people to him.
Fiction book (1998) -
I love his million megawatt smile, his stride, the way he carries himself, his laughter, and the way he uses grace, poise, humor, wit, facts, and dignity to totally destroy his opponents...
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The Victoria's Secret event is one of the most buzzed-about runway shows of the year thanks to the A-list Angels, over-the-top designs, and megawatt star power in attendance.
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So now when she talks about terrible tragedies like the brutal murder of Robert Krentz or Chris Stevens, she does so with a beaming, 100-megawatt smile that looks like she's about to break out in the giggles.
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Her megawatt smile lit up the entire room during the celebration.
Synonyms
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5.3
A strong energy and presence people feel from a person or event
Compounds
- Specialized
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5.1
An amount of electricity equal to one million watts used for one hour
How Impressive
Surface Forms
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Etymology
When used about a person, the word megawatt borrows the same idea: the prefix mega- means 'large' or 'a million' and watt means 'power', so a 'megawatt smile' or 'megawatt performance' is like having the power of a million watts, meaning very strong, bright, and impressive.