powerhouse
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4.5
- noun
- /ˈpaʊərˌhaʊs/
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potencia
- One of America's richest self-made women, fashion and business powerhouse Emma Greed.
- economic powerhouse
- agricultural powerhouse
- manufacturing powerhouse
And do you think those big powerhouses are a net benefit to society?
- And do you think those big powerhouses are a net benefit to society?
- And but knowing Jamie, he's an intellectual powerhouse, as is Steven.
- Now the second newspaper is an online powerhouse.
- Dean, if I hear the term powerhouse, one of the first names that jumps into my mind is Dean Graciosi.
- We have the latest Intel chips in here as well, so real powerhouse stuff.
Examples
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Chad, which college football powerhouse is gonna have the most players drafted in this year's draft?
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The US remains the world's S&E powerhouse, but faces long-term threats that must be dealt with now.
Academic text (2004) -
What makes Max such a powerhouse music creator?
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Yet at the same time, Brazil has become a powerhouse in forest planting.
Academic text (2000) -
After the Catholic Church, the Methodist Church is the second greatest powerhouse in the region.
Academic text (2015) -
Once an industrial powerhouse, Ecorse has experienced an enduring economic decline since World War II.
Academic text (2017) -
There is a diverse powerhouse of nanotechnology groups located in Austin, Houston, and Dallas.
Academic text (2009) -
The region's economic powerhouse produces 80 percent of southern Africa's exports and takes in half its imports.
Academic text (1993) -
Despite a legacy of dire poverty, colonial exploitation, and fratricidal war, South Korea is now an industrial powerhouse.
Academic text (2018) -
Under Bob's leadership, Disney acquired four powerhouse companies: Pixar, Marvel, Lucasfilm, and 21st Century Fox.
Synonyms
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3.4
A very large and powerful company or organization
91
3.9
A person who is important and powerful in a job or field
43
3.5
A famous and important person or group in one area
33
3.0
A person who is rich and powerful in business
31
7.8
A very large and powerful thing, person, or group
29
3.8
A person or company that has a lot of power in a field
29
3.5
A person who has great power or influence in a field
22
6.9
An important person with power in a company or group
12
4.9
A person who has a lot of power and influence in a field
8
5.3
A person who is very important in a group or company
4
9.5
A very important person in a group or organization, often the most powerful
4
7.5
A very large, strong, or important person like a leader
2
7.4
A very large and powerful person or company that beats others easily
2
6.7
A person or thing that is very successful and impressive
1
8.1
An important person who makes key decisions for a group
1
6.9
A person or thing much better than others
1
8.6
An important person with power in a group or area
1
8.2
A very large and powerful company or group that dominates its field
A very large company, organization, or person that dominates an industry
A person or thing that is very famous and successful, often in entertainment
Antonyms
How Powerful
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Powerhouse comes from the two simple words power and house, literally a 'house' full of 'power'. So a powerhouse is a person or team full of strength, energy, or influence, which is why we call someone very powerful or successful a powerhouse.