| slovo | definícia |
strength
(mass) | strength
- sial |
strength
(encz) | strength,moc n: [eko.] RNDr. Pavel Piskač |
strength
(encz) | strength,síla n: |
Strength
(gcide) | Strength \Strength\, n. [OE. strengthe, AS. streng[eth]u, fr.
strang strong. See Strong.]
1. The quality or state of being strong; ability to do or to
bear; capacity for exertion or endurance, whether
physical, intellectual, or moral; force; vigor; power; as,
strength of body or of the arm; strength of mind, of
memory, or of judgment.
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All his [Samson's] strength in his hairs were.
--Chaucer.
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Thou must outlive
Thy youth, thy strength, thy beauty. --Milton.
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2. Power to resist force; solidity or toughness; the quality
of bodies by which they endure the application of force
without breaking or yielding; -- in this sense opposed to
frangibility; as, the strength of a bone, of a beam, of
a wall, a rope, and the like. "The brittle strength of
bones." --Milton.
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3. Power of resisting attacks; impregnability. "Our castle's
strength will laugh a siege to scorn." --Shak.
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4. That quality which tends to secure results; effective
power in an institution or enactment; security; validity;
legal or moral force; logical conclusiveness; as, the
strength of social or legal obligations; the strength of
law; the strength of public opinion; strength of evidence;
strength of argument.
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5. One who, or that which, is regarded as embodying or
affording force, strength, or firmness; that on which
confidence or reliance is based; support; security.
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God is our refuge and strength. --Ps. xlvi. 1.
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What they boded would be a mischief to us, you are
providing shall be one of our principal strengths.
--Sprat.
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Certainly there is not a greater strength against
temptation. --Jer. Taylor.
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6. Force as measured; amount, numbers, or power of any body,
as of an army, a navy, and the like; as, what is the
strength of the enemy by land, or by sea?
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7. Vigor or style; force of expression; nervous diction; --
said of literary work.
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And praise the easy vigor of a life
Where Denham's strength and Waller's sweetness join.
--Pope.
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8. Intensity; -- said of light or color.
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Bright Phoebus in his strength. --Shak.
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9. Intensity or degree of the distinguishing and essential
element; spirit; virtue; excellence; -- said of liquors,
solutions, etc.; as, the strength of wine or of acids.
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10. A strong place; a stronghold. [Obs.] --Shak.
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On the strength of, or Upon the strength of, in reliance
upon. "The allies, after a successful summer, are too apt,
upon the strength of it, to neglect their preparations for
the ensuing campaign." --Addison.
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Syn: Force; robustness; toughness; hardness; stoutness;
brawniness; lustiness; firmness; puissance; support;
spirit; validity; authority. See Force.
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Strength
(gcide) | Strength \Strength\, v. t.
To strengthen. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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strength
(wn) | strength
n 1: the property of being physically or mentally strong;
"fatigue sapped his strength" [ant: weakness]
2: capability in terms of personnel and materiel that affect the
capacity to fight a war; "we faced an army of great
strength"; "politicians have neglected our military posture"
[syn: military capability, military strength, strength,
military posture, posture]
3: physical energy or intensity; "he hit with all the force he
could muster"; "it was destroyed by the strength of the
gale"; "a government has not the vitality and forcefulness of
a living man" [syn: force, forcefulness, strength]
4: an asset of special worth or utility; "cooking is his forte"
[syn: forte, strong suit, long suit, metier,
specialty, speciality, strong point, strength] [ant:
weak point]
5: the power to induce the taking of a course of action or the
embracing of a point of view by means of argument or
entreaty; "the strength of his argument settled the matter"
[syn: persuasiveness, strength] [ant: unpersuasiveness]
6: the amount of energy transmitted (as by acoustic or
electromagnetic radiation); "he adjusted the intensity of the
sound"; "they measured the station's signal strength" [syn:
intensity, strength, intensity level]
7: capacity to produce strong physiological or chemical effects;
"the toxin's potency"; "the strength of the drinks" [syn:
potency, effectiveness, strength]
8: the condition of financial success; "the strength of the
company's stock in recent weeks" [ant: weakness]
9: permanence by virtue of the power to resist stress or force;
"they advertised the durability of their products" [syn:
lastingness, durability, enduringness, strength] |
| | podobné slovo | definícia |
strengthen
(mass) | strengthen
- posilniť |
strengthened
(mass) | strengthened
- posilnený |
a tower of strength
(encz) | a tower of strength,přítel do deště Zdeněk Brož |
declaration on cooperation to strengthen the global expansion
(encz) | Declaration on Cooperation to Strengthen the Global Expansion, |
field strength
(encz) | field strength, n: |
field strength unit
(encz) | field strength unit, n: |
full strength
(encz) | full strength, |
full-strength
(encz) | full-strength, adj: |
gather strength
(encz) | gather strength,nabírat na síle [frsl.] Pino |
high-strength brass
(encz) | high-strength brass, n: |
industrial-strength
(encz) | industrial-strength, |
magnetic field strength
(encz) | magnetic field strength,síla magnetického pole [fráz.] Ondřej Světlík |
military strength
(encz) | military strength, n: |
pillar of strength
(encz) | pillar of strength, n: |
restrengthen
(encz) | restrengthen, |
strengthen
(encz) | strengthen,posílit v: strengthen,posilnit v: strengthen,posilňovat strengthen,upevnit strengthen,upevňovat strengthen,utužit v: Zdeněk Brožstrengthen,utvrdit strengthen,utvrzovat strengthen,zesílit v: Zdeněk Brožstrengthen,zpevnit [eko.] RNDr. Pavel Piskač |
strengthen body
(encz) | strengthen body,posilnit strengthen body,posilňovat v: |
strengthened
(encz) | strengthened,vyztužený adj: Zdeněk Brožstrengthened,zpevněný adj: Zdeněk Brož |
strengthened cooperative strategy
(encz) | strengthened cooperative strategy, |
strengthened cooperative strategy on arrears
(encz) | strengthened cooperative strategy on arrears, |
strengthened cooperative strategy on overdue financial obligations
(encz) | strengthened cooperative strategy on overdue financial obligations, |
strengthened debt strategy
(encz) | strengthened debt strategy, |
strengthener
(encz) | strengthener,posilovač n: Zdeněk Brož |
strengthening
(encz) | strengthening,sílící adj: Zdeněk Brožstrengthening,zesilování Jaroslav Šedivý |
strengthens
(encz) | strengthens,zesiluje v: Zdeněk Brož |
strengths
(encz) | strengths,silne stranky btastrengths,síly n: pl. Zdeněk Brož |
tensile strength
(encz) | tensile strength, n: |
tower of strength
(encz) | tower of strength, n: |
understrength
(encz) | understrength,v neúplné síle Zdeněk Brož |
By main strength
(gcide) | Main \Main\ (m[=a]n), a. [From Main strength, possibly
influenced by OF. maine, magne, great, L. magnus. Cf.
Magnate.]
1. Very or extremely strong. [Obs.]
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That current with main fury ran. --Daniel.
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2. Vast; huge. [Obs.] "The main abyss." --Milton.
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3. Unqualified; absolute; entire; sheer. [Obs.] "It's a man
untruth." --Sir W. Scott.
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4. Principal; chief; first in size, rank, importance, etc.;
as, the main reason to go; the main proponent.
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Our main interest is to be happy as we can.
--Tillotson.
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5. Important; necessary. [Obs.]
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That which thou aright
Believest so main to our success, I bring. --Milton.
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By main force, by mere force or sheer force; by violent
effort; as, to subdue insurrection by main force.
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That Maine which by main force Warwick did win.
--Shak.
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By main strength, by sheer strength; as, to lift a heavy
weight by main strength.
Main beam (Steam Engine), working beam.
Main boom (Naut.), the boom which extends the foot of the
mainsail in a fore and aft vessel.
Main brace.
(a) (Mech.) The brace which resists the chief strain. Cf.
Counter brace.
(b) (Naut.) The brace attached to the main yard.
Main center (Steam Engine), a shaft upon which a working
beam or side lever swings.
Main chance. See under Chance.
Main couple (Arch.), the principal truss in a roof.
Main deck (Naut.), the deck next below the spar deck; the
principal deck.
Main keel (Naut.), the principal or true keel of a vessel,
as distinguished from the false keel.
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Syn: Principal; chief; leading; cardinal; capital.
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full-strength
(gcide) | full-strength \full-strength\ adj.
Undiluted; -- of liquids. Opposite of diluted.
Syn: neat, straight.
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Lateral strength
(gcide) | Lateral \Lat"er*al\, a. [L. lateralis, fr. latus, lateris, side:
cf. F. lat['e]ral.]
1. Of or pertaining to the sides; as, the lateral walls of a
house; the lateral branches of a tree.
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2. (Anat.) Lying at, or extending toward, the side; away from
the mesial plane; external; -- opposed to mesial.
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3. Directed to the side; as, a lateral view of a thing.
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Lateral cleavage (Crystallog.), cleavage parallel to the
lateral planes.
Lateral equation (Math.), an equation of the first degree.
[Obs.]
Lateral line (Anat.), in fishes, a line of sensory organs
along either side of the body, often marked by a distinct
line of color.
Lateral pressure or stress (Mech.), a pressure or stress
at right angles to the length, as of a beam or bridge; --
distinguished from longitudinal pressure or stress.
Lateral strength (Mech.), strength which resists a tendency
to fracture arising from lateral pressure.
Lateral system (Bridge Building), the system of horizontal
braces (as between two vertical trusses) by which lateral
stiffness is secured.
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magnetic field strength
(gcide) | magnetic field strength \magnetic field strength\ n.
The amount of magnetic flux in a unit area perpendicular to
the direction of magnetic flow.
Syn: magnetic intensity, magnetic induction, magnetic flux
density.
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On the strength of
(gcide) | Strength \Strength\, n. [OE. strengthe, AS. streng[eth]u, fr.
strang strong. See Strong.]
1. The quality or state of being strong; ability to do or to
bear; capacity for exertion or endurance, whether
physical, intellectual, or moral; force; vigor; power; as,
strength of body or of the arm; strength of mind, of
memory, or of judgment.
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All his [Samson's] strength in his hairs were.
--Chaucer.
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Thou must outlive
Thy youth, thy strength, thy beauty. --Milton.
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2. Power to resist force; solidity or toughness; the quality
of bodies by which they endure the application of force
without breaking or yielding; -- in this sense opposed to
frangibility; as, the strength of a bone, of a beam, of
a wall, a rope, and the like. "The brittle strength of
bones." --Milton.
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3. Power of resisting attacks; impregnability. "Our castle's
strength will laugh a siege to scorn." --Shak.
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4. That quality which tends to secure results; effective
power in an institution or enactment; security; validity;
legal or moral force; logical conclusiveness; as, the
strength of social or legal obligations; the strength of
law; the strength of public opinion; strength of evidence;
strength of argument.
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5. One who, or that which, is regarded as embodying or
affording force, strength, or firmness; that on which
confidence or reliance is based; support; security.
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God is our refuge and strength. --Ps. xlvi. 1.
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What they boded would be a mischief to us, you are
providing shall be one of our principal strengths.
--Sprat.
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Certainly there is not a greater strength against
temptation. --Jer. Taylor.
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6. Force as measured; amount, numbers, or power of any body,
as of an army, a navy, and the like; as, what is the
strength of the enemy by land, or by sea?
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7. Vigor or style; force of expression; nervous diction; --
said of literary work.
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And praise the easy vigor of a life
Where Denham's strength and Waller's sweetness join.
--Pope.
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8. Intensity; -- said of light or color.
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Bright Phoebus in his strength. --Shak.
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9. Intensity or degree of the distinguishing and essential
element; spirit; virtue; excellence; -- said of liquors,
solutions, etc.; as, the strength of wine or of acids.
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10. A strong place; a stronghold. [Obs.] --Shak.
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On the strength of, or Upon the strength of, in reliance
upon. "The allies, after a successful summer, are too apt,
upon the strength of it, to neglect their preparations for
the ensuing campaign." --Addison.
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Syn: Force; robustness; toughness; hardness; stoutness;
brawniness; lustiness; firmness; puissance; support;
spirit; validity; authority. See Force.
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Restrengthen
(gcide) | Restrengthen \Re*strength"en\, v. t.
To strengthen again; to fortify anew.
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Strength
(gcide) | Strength \Strength\, n. [OE. strengthe, AS. streng[eth]u, fr.
strang strong. See Strong.]
1. The quality or state of being strong; ability to do or to
bear; capacity for exertion or endurance, whether
physical, intellectual, or moral; force; vigor; power; as,
strength of body or of the arm; strength of mind, of
memory, or of judgment.
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All his [Samson's] strength in his hairs were.
--Chaucer.
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Thou must outlive
Thy youth, thy strength, thy beauty. --Milton.
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2. Power to resist force; solidity or toughness; the quality
of bodies by which they endure the application of force
without breaking or yielding; -- in this sense opposed to
frangibility; as, the strength of a bone, of a beam, of
a wall, a rope, and the like. "The brittle strength of
bones." --Milton.
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3. Power of resisting attacks; impregnability. "Our castle's
strength will laugh a siege to scorn." --Shak.
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4. That quality which tends to secure results; effective
power in an institution or enactment; security; validity;
legal or moral force; logical conclusiveness; as, the
strength of social or legal obligations; the strength of
law; the strength of public opinion; strength of evidence;
strength of argument.
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5. One who, or that which, is regarded as embodying or
affording force, strength, or firmness; that on which
confidence or reliance is based; support; security.
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God is our refuge and strength. --Ps. xlvi. 1.
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What they boded would be a mischief to us, you are
providing shall be one of our principal strengths.
--Sprat.
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Certainly there is not a greater strength against
temptation. --Jer. Taylor.
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6. Force as measured; amount, numbers, or power of any body,
as of an army, a navy, and the like; as, what is the
strength of the enemy by land, or by sea?
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7. Vigor or style; force of expression; nervous diction; --
said of literary work.
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And praise the easy vigor of a life
Where Denham's strength and Waller's sweetness join.
--Pope.
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8. Intensity; -- said of light or color.
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Bright Phoebus in his strength. --Shak.
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9. Intensity or degree of the distinguishing and essential
element; spirit; virtue; excellence; -- said of liquors,
solutions, etc.; as, the strength of wine or of acids.
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10. A strong place; a stronghold. [Obs.] --Shak.
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On the strength of, or Upon the strength of, in reliance
upon. "The allies, after a successful summer, are too apt,
upon the strength of it, to neglect their preparations for
the ensuing campaign." --Addison.
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Syn: Force; robustness; toughness; hardness; stoutness;
brawniness; lustiness; firmness; puissance; support;
spirit; validity; authority. See Force.
[1913 Webster]Strength \Strength\, v. t.
To strengthen. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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Strengthen
(gcide) | Strengthen \Strength"en\, v. i.
To grow strong or stronger.
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The young disease, that must subdue at length,
Grows with his growth, and strengthens with his
strength. --Pope.
[1913 Webster]Strengthen \Strength"en\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Strengthened; p.
pr. & vb. n. Strengthening.]
1. To make strong or stronger; to add strength to; as, to
strengthen a limb, a bridge, an army; to strengthen an
obligation; to strengthen authority.
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Let noble Warwick, Cobham, and the rest, . . .
With powerful policy strengthen themselves. --Shak.
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2. To animate; to encourage; to fix in resolution.
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Charge Joshua, and encourage him, and strengthen
him. --Deut. iii.
28.
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Syn: To invigorate; confirm; establish; fortify; animate;
encourage.
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Strengthened
(gcide) | Strengthen \Strength"en\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Strengthened; p.
pr. & vb. n. Strengthening.]
1. To make strong or stronger; to add strength to; as, to
strengthen a limb, a bridge, an army; to strengthen an
obligation; to strengthen authority.
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Let noble Warwick, Cobham, and the rest, . . .
With powerful policy strengthen themselves. --Shak.
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2. To animate; to encourage; to fix in resolution.
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Charge Joshua, and encourage him, and strengthen
him. --Deut. iii.
28.
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Syn: To invigorate; confirm; establish; fortify; animate;
encourage.
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Strengthener
(gcide) | Strengthener \Strength"en*er\, n.
One who, or that which, gives or adds strength. --Sir W.
Temple.
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Strengthening
(gcide) | Strengthen \Strength"en\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Strengthened; p.
pr. & vb. n. Strengthening.]
1. To make strong or stronger; to add strength to; as, to
strengthen a limb, a bridge, an army; to strengthen an
obligation; to strengthen authority.
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Let noble Warwick, Cobham, and the rest, . . .
With powerful policy strengthen themselves. --Shak.
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2. To animate; to encourage; to fix in resolution.
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Charge Joshua, and encourage him, and strengthen
him. --Deut. iii.
28.
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Syn: To invigorate; confirm; establish; fortify; animate;
encourage.
[1913 Webster]Strengthening \Strength"en*ing\, a.
That strengthens; giving or increasing strength. --
Strength"en*ing*ly, adv.
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Strengthening plaster (Med.), a plaster containing iron,
and supposed to have tonic effects.
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Strengthening plaster
(gcide) | Strengthening \Strength"en*ing\, a.
That strengthens; giving or increasing strength. --
Strength"en*ing*ly, adv.
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Strengthening plaster (Med.), a plaster containing iron,
and supposed to have tonic effects.
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Strengtheningly
(gcide) | Strengthening \Strength"en*ing\, a.
That strengthens; giving or increasing strength. --
Strength"en*ing*ly, adv.
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Strengthening plaster (Med.), a plaster containing iron,
and supposed to have tonic effects.
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Strengthful
(gcide) | Strengthful \Strength"ful\, a.
Abounding in strength; full of strength; strong. --
Strength"ful*ness, n.
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Florence my friend, in court my faction
Not meanly strengthful. --Marston.
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Strengthfulness
(gcide) | Strengthful \Strength"ful\, a.
Abounding in strength; full of strength; strong. --
Strength"ful*ness, n.
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Florence my friend, in court my faction
Not meanly strengthful. --Marston.
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Strengthing
(gcide) | Strengthing \Strength"ing\, n.
A stronghold. [Obs.]
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Strengthless
(gcide) | Strengthless \Strength"less\, a.
Destitute of strength. --Boyle.
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Strengthner
(gcide) | Strengthner \Strength"ner\, n.
See Strengthener.
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Strengthy
(gcide) | Strengthy \Strength"y\, a.
Having strength; strong. [Obs.]
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Unstrength
(gcide) | Unstrength \Un*strength"\, n.
Want of strength; weakness; feebleness. [Obs.] --Wyclif.
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Unstrengthened
(gcide) | Unstrengthened \Unstrengthened\
See strengthened. |
Upon the strength of
(gcide) | Strength \Strength\, n. [OE. strengthe, AS. streng[eth]u, fr.
strang strong. See Strong.]
1. The quality or state of being strong; ability to do or to
bear; capacity for exertion or endurance, whether
physical, intellectual, or moral; force; vigor; power; as,
strength of body or of the arm; strength of mind, of
memory, or of judgment.
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All his [Samson's] strength in his hairs were.
--Chaucer.
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Thou must outlive
Thy youth, thy strength, thy beauty. --Milton.
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2. Power to resist force; solidity or toughness; the quality
of bodies by which they endure the application of force
without breaking or yielding; -- in this sense opposed to
frangibility; as, the strength of a bone, of a beam, of
a wall, a rope, and the like. "The brittle strength of
bones." --Milton.
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3. Power of resisting attacks; impregnability. "Our castle's
strength will laugh a siege to scorn." --Shak.
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4. That quality which tends to secure results; effective
power in an institution or enactment; security; validity;
legal or moral force; logical conclusiveness; as, the
strength of social or legal obligations; the strength of
law; the strength of public opinion; strength of evidence;
strength of argument.
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5. One who, or that which, is regarded as embodying or
affording force, strength, or firmness; that on which
confidence or reliance is based; support; security.
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God is our refuge and strength. --Ps. xlvi. 1.
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What they boded would be a mischief to us, you are
providing shall be one of our principal strengths.
--Sprat.
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Certainly there is not a greater strength against
temptation. --Jer. Taylor.
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6. Force as measured; amount, numbers, or power of any body,
as of an army, a navy, and the like; as, what is the
strength of the enemy by land, or by sea?
[1913 Webster]
7. Vigor or style; force of expression; nervous diction; --
said of literary work.
[1913 Webster]
And praise the easy vigor of a life
Where Denham's strength and Waller's sweetness join.
--Pope.
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8. Intensity; -- said of light or color.
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Bright Phoebus in his strength. --Shak.
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9. Intensity or degree of the distinguishing and essential
element; spirit; virtue; excellence; -- said of liquors,
solutions, etc.; as, the strength of wine or of acids.
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10. A strong place; a stronghold. [Obs.] --Shak.
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On the strength of, or Upon the strength of, in reliance
upon. "The allies, after a successful summer, are too apt,
upon the strength of it, to neglect their preparations for
the ensuing campaign." --Addison.
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Syn: Force; robustness; toughness; hardness; stoutness;
brawniness; lustiness; firmness; puissance; support;
spirit; validity; authority. See Force.
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field strength
(wn) | field strength
n 1: the vector sum of all the forces exerted by an electrical
or magnetic field (on a unit mass or unit charge or unit
magnetic pole) at a given point in the field [syn: {field
strength}, field intensity] |
field strength unit
(wn) | field strength unit
n 1: an electromagnetic unit of magnetic intensity |
full-strength
(wn) | full-strength
adj 1: without water; "took his whiskey neat" [syn: neat,
straight, full-strength] |
high-strength brass
(wn) | high-strength brass
n 1: a brass with from 1-4% manganese to harden it [syn:
manganese bronze, high-strength brass] |
industrial-strength
(wn) | industrial-strength
adj 1: extremely strong or concentrated or durable; "industrial-
strength detergent"; "weapons-grade salsa" [syn:
industrial-strength, weapons-grade] |
magnetic field strength
(wn) | magnetic field strength
n 1: the amount of magnetic flux in a unit area perpendicular to
the direction of magnetic flow [syn: {magnetic field
strength}, magnetic intensity, magnetic induction,
magnetic flux density] |
military strength
(wn) | military strength
n 1: capability in terms of personnel and materiel that affect
the capacity to fight a war; "we faced an army of great
strength"; "politicians have neglected our military
posture" [syn: military capability, military strength,
strength, military posture, posture] |
pillar of strength
(wn) | pillar of strength
n 1: a person who can be relied on to give a great deal of
support and comfort [syn: tower of strength, {pillar of
strength}] |
restrengthen
(wn) | restrengthen
v 1: make strong again |
strengthen
(wn) | strengthen
v 1: make strong or stronger; "This exercise will strengthen
your upper body"; "strengthen the relations between the two
countries" [syn: strengthen, beef up, fortify] [ant:
weaken]
2: gain strength; "His body strengthened" [ant: weaken]
3: give a healthy elasticity to; "Let's tone our muscles" [syn:
tone, tone up, strengthen] |
strengthened
(wn) | strengthened
adj 1: given added strength or support; "reinforced concrete
contains steel bars or metal netting" [syn: reinforced,
strengthened] |
strengthener
(wn) | strengthener
n 1: a device designed to provide additional strength; "the
cardboard backing was just a strengthener"; "he used gummed
reinforcements to hold the page in his notebook" [syn:
strengthener, reinforcement] |
strengthening
(wn) | strengthening
n 1: becoming stronger [ant: weakening]
2: the act of increasing the strength of something [ant:
weakening] |
tensile strength
(wn) | tensile strength
n 1: the strength of material expressed as the greatest
longitudinal stress it can bear without tearing apart |
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