Reverse Dictionary: POWER

ADJECTIVES
► ABLE well-to-do, rich, influential, powerful → 1516 Sc. & Eng. dial.
► AFFLUENTIAL prominent or socially influential on account of wealth; rich and powerful → 1842
► ARM-STRONG powerful in the arms; strong → a1000 obs.
► BANG agile and powerful → 1896 Sc.
► BEASTIE impressive, powerful, enormous → 2007 US sl. (Bk.)
► BELLIPOTENT mighty or powerful in war → 1635
► BIG-LEAGUE powerful, influential, important → 1919 US sl.
► BLOWN-UP strong, powerful → 2007 US sl. (Bk.)
► BOISTOUS full of rude strength and fierce vigour; rough, fierce, savage; powerful, violent in action → c1325 obs.
► BOSS excellent; powerful; superior → 2006 US sl. (Bk.)
► BRUTAL excellent, powerful → 1920s US sl.
► BUST-ASS powerful and vigorous → 1993 teen & students’ sl. (Bk.)
► BUTCH strong, powerful, rough, rugged → 1987 colloq.
► BUTT-KICKING aggressive, violent, tough; strong, powerful; also, excellent or impressive → 1973 US sl.
► COSMIC excellent; powerful → 2006 US sl. (Bk.)
► CRAFTY strong, powerful, mighty → a1000 obs.
► CUNCTIPOTENT all-powerful, omnipotent → c1485
► DOUBLE-BACK-ACTION superior; powerful; newfangled → 1848 Amer. dial.
► DYNAMITE excellent; powerful → 2006 US sl. (Bk.)
► EDDERING long and slender, pliant, supple, lithe, powerful → 1805 Eng. dial.
► FADE strong, doughty, brave, powerful → c1320 obs.
► FEARSOME powerful → 1935 Amer. dial.
► FECKFUL efficient, vigorous, powerful → 1596
► FORCELY of strong build, vigorous, powerful → a1488 obs. exc. Sc.
► GUT-BUSTING powerful, energetic, overwhelming → 1930s sl.
► HOGEN-MOGEN powerful, mighty, grand → 1648 chiefly ironic or humorous usage
► HOT AS MUSTARD very powerful or passionate → 1679
► KEEN mighty, powerful, strong → a1000 obs.
► KICK-ASS vigorous, powerful, aggressive, assertive → 1970 US sl.
► LORDING powerful, dominating, having presiding authority or influence; also, behaving in an arrogant, disdainful, or dissipated manner → 1548
► MAGNIPOTENT possessing great power → 1680 obs.
► MAIN of any army or multitude: great in numbers, numerous; powerful in arms → a1400-50 obs.
► MAINFUL powerful, mighty → a1225 obs.
► MAINSTRONG strong in power → a1000 obs.
► MANANT opulent, powerful → 1422 obs.
► MASCULINE of material things or physical qualities: powerful in action, strong, such as herbs, cider, etc. → 1637 obs.
► MAUGHTY mighty, powerful → 1768 Sc.
► MAXIMIOUS of great power → c1566 obs.
► MIGHTAND mighty, powerful → c1350 obs.
► MIGHTFUL full of might, powerful → 1905 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► MIGHTIOUS full of might or power → c1460 obs.
► MULTIPOTENT very powerful → 1609
► OMNIPOTENT all-powerful; having full or absolute power or authority; exceedingly strong or mighty → 1598
► OMNIPOTENTIARY omnipotent → 1659 obs.
► OMNIPREVALENT having all power or influence; all-prevailing → a1661
► OMNIVALENT all-prevailing, all-powerful, omnipotent → 1609 obs.
► OMNIVALOUS all-prevailing, all-powerful, omnipotent → 1773 obs.
► OPERANT powerful in effect; efficacious → 1607 obs.
► PARVIPOTENT having little power → 1862
► PLENIPOTENT possessing full power or authority → 1658
► POLLENT powerful, strong, mighty → 1660
► PREVAILENT powerful, influential → 1623 obs.
► PREVALESCENT becoming prevalent; powerful → 1649 obs.
► PRIME of a person or group of people: very important or powerful; foremost, leading, greatest → a1591
► PRIMIPOTENT most powerful → 1656 obs.
► PUISSANT possessed of or wielding power; having great authority or influence; mighty, potent, powerful, strong, forcible → a1450 arch.
► PUNCH-PACKED having a powerful or impressive effect → 1924
► RAILIPOTENT powerful in raillery or abuse; abusive → 1593
► REVEREND extraordinary, distinguished, powerful; genuine, thorough → 1826 Amer. dial.
► SALSIPOTENT ruling the sea → 1575 obs.
► SAMSONISTIC strong, powerful → 1849
► SAPIENTIPOTENT mighty in wisdom → 1656 obs.
► SAVIGEROUS ► SAVIGROUS ► SERGIVEROUS ► SERVIGOUS ► SERVIGROUS ► SEVIGROUS ► SURVIGEROUS ► SURVIGOROUS ► SURVIGROUS ► SUVIGROUS fierce, savage, violent, powerful, ill-tempered, headstrong, obstinate, strong-willed → 1835 Amer. dial.
► SINEWED strong, firm, vigorous, powerful → 1604
► SKOOKUM strong, big, powerful; good, fine, satisfactory → 1894 Amer. dial.
► STRONG AS MUSTARD very powerful or passionate → 1659
► STRONGFUL full of strength; powerful → a1400
► SWAYFUL powerful, able to exercise sway → 1767
► SWINGEING powerful, authoritative → 1567 obs.
► TOXIC amazing, powerful → 1987 US sl.
► VADY great, powerful, strong; uncommon → 1793 Sc.
► VAGOUS ► VAGUS very important, powerful  → 1944 Amer. dial.
► VAUDIE ► VAUDY great, strong, powerful, stout → 1793 Sc.
► WALLOPING strikingly large, powerful; spectacular → 1847 Eng. & Amer. dial.
► WIGHT forcible, violent, powerful in effect → ME, now arch., Sc., & Eng. dial.

ADVERBS
► ASS-KICKING a general intensifier, extremely, very much, powerfully → 1960s US sl.
► EADILY ► EARDLY powerfully, forcibly → 1905 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► FEARSOME powerfully, severely → 1942 Amer. dial.
► FECKFULLY efficiently, vigorously, powerfully → 1723
► FORCELY with force or power, vigorously, vehemently, violently → 1508 obs. exc. Sc.
► FULL BORE at maximum speed and power → 1936 US sl.
► STRENGHFULLY with might or power → a1400 obs.

NOUNS
► ARM influence, power → 1960s sl.
► AYATOLLAH a dogmatic leader; an influential or powerful person → 1979
► BEASTIE someone or something impressive, powerful or enormous → 2007 US sl. (Bk.)
► BIND capacity, ability, power → 1824 Sc.
► CADILLAC something powerful or superior → 2006 US sl. (Bk.)
► CAN power, ability → 1768 Sc.
► CARTE BLANCHE unconditional authority; full power → 1981 Aust. colloq. (Bk.)
► COMPELTRY power, control → 1942 Amer. dial.
► CRAFT strength, might, power (physical or otherwise → a1000 obs.
► DOUTH virtue, excellence; nobility; power, wealth → a1000 obs.
► DYNAMITE something that is very powerful or impressive → 1942 US sl.
► EFFORT power → 1490 obs.
► FACTIVITY power to do something, capacity; range of activity → a1643 obs.
► FANCY, THE the aristocracy, the wealthy and powerful → M19 US sl.
► GREASED LIGHTNING something fast or powerful → 2006 US sl. (Bk.)
► GUT-BUSTER something powerful and dramatic → 1930s sl.
► GUTS courage, bravery, stamina, endurance, staying power; masculine valour → M17 sl.
► HORSEPOWER power, influence; hence, rating or rank → 1939 US sl., esp. navy usage
► IMPERIUM command; absolute power; supreme or imperial power → 1651
► IMPREVALENCE want of prevailing power; lack of power or authority → 1828 obs.
► IMPREVALENCY want of prevailing power; lack of power or authority → a1656 obs.
► I-WALD power, might; control, command; possession → a1000 obs.
► JUICE power, influence, sway → 1957 US sl.
► MAGNIPOTENCE mighty power → 1861
► MAISTRY skill, power, superiority, mastery → 1818 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
► MAMA anything considered very powerful, large, or admirable → 1940s sl.
► MASTERY superior force or power → 1297 obs.
► MEAN MACHINE a powerful person or team → 1990s sl.
► MIGHTAND power, strength → a1400 obs.
​► MIGHTS means, power, help → 1787 Sc. obs.
► MOJO magic; magical power; also, a charm; broadly, power or influence of any kind → 1926 Amer. sl.
► MUND power, strength; force; also, excellence, value, importance, dignity → c1250 obs.
► MUSCULOUS characterized by muscular development; powerful, strong → 1609
► NABOBERY extravagant wealth, power, luxury, etc. → 1852
► NABOBISM extravagant wealth, luxury, or power, likened to that of a nabob → 1784
► NERVE power, capacity → 1822 Sc.
► OBER responsibility, liability; power, influence; impudent self-confidence → 1929 Sc.
► OMNIPOTENCE infinite or unlimited power; almightiness → 1566
► OMNIVALENCE omnipotence → 1607 obs.
► ONWALD power, rule, authority → c893 obs.
► POKE power, esp. in a car or other vehicle; strength, vigour → 1965 UK sl.
► POLLENCY power, strength → 1623 arch.
► PREVAILENCY power, influence → 1650 obs.
► PREVALENCE 1. effective force or power; influence, weight; efficacy → 1612 obs.
2. existence of greater power or strength → 1646 obs.
► PREVALENCY a being of greater power or strength → 1646 obs.
► PUISSANCE power, might, or force → 1375 literary usage
► PULL influence; special power or favour; clout → 1886 Amer. sl.
► PUSSY POWER power exercised by women; a woman’s use of her sexual allure or femininity in order to exert influence over men → 1968 US
► REVERENCE power → 1820 Sc.
► RONCHER ► ROUNCHER something powerful, large, fine, or remarkable → 1945 US Western sl. (Bk.)
► SWINGE sway, power, rule, authority, influence → 1531 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
► VALENCY might, power, strength → 1623 obs.
► VALLENTE power, might → 1475 obs.
► VALOR power, import, significance → 1676 obs.
► VALURE physical strength or ability; power, might → 1574 obs.

NOUNS – PERSON
► BARON generally, a person having power or influence in any sphere → 1876
► BATTLESHIP a powerful and domineering woman → 1931 US sl.
► BATTLEWAGON a powerful, quarrelsome, domineering woman → 1943 US sl.
► BEAR-CAT an aggressive, forceful, or powerful person; one of great energy or ability → 1916 US sl.
► BEASTIE someone or something impressive, powerful or enormous → 2007 US sl. (Bk.)
► BEYOND-MAN a man of extraordinary power or ability; a ‘superman’ → 1896
► BIG BOOT a powerful person; an important or influential person → 1969 US sl.
► BIG FISH a high-ranking or powerful, important person; an influential person, a ringleader → 1836 sl., orig. US
► BIG GUN a person of standing, authority, or office; an important, powerful or influential person; a leading individual → 1834 sl., orig. US
► BIG GUY a boss or leader; a powerful, wealthy, or prominent person; chiefly used with ‘the’ → 1921
► BIG KAHUNA a person of great importance or power; also, a person in command, a boss; often used with ‘the’ → 1966 sl., orig. & chiefly US
► BIG MEDICINE an important, powerful, or influential person → 1878-9 US sl.
► BIG NOB a very important, powerful person; a prominent and influential person in business, politics, etc. → 1905 sl., orig. US
► BIG POTATO an important or powerful person → 1884 sl.
► BIG SWINGING DICK a forceful, powerful person → Bk2007 sl. (Bk.)
► BIGWIG (often derogatory) a powerful, important person; a person of consequence; one high in authority or rank; often a politician or bureaucrat → 1703
► CAPTAIN OF INDUSTRY  a powerful or influential person in industry; the head of a large industry → 1999  (Bk.)
► CHARLIE POTATOES a rich and powerful person → 2000s sl.
► DADDY an influential, powerful person → M19 sl.
► DYNAMITE anything potentially powerful: a drugs, news, a person → 2006 US sl. (Bk.)
► DYNAST one in power; a ruler, lord, chief, potentate, esp. a hereditary ruler; a member or founder of a dynasty → 1631
► GOD an adored, admirable, or supremely powerful person → OE
► HIGH PRESSURE a boss; a powerful man → 1920s US sl.
► HOGEN-MOGEN a grand or powerful person, council, authority. etc. → 1639 chiefly ironic or humorous usage
► LEVIATHAN a man of vast and formidable power or enormous wealth, a rich and powerful person → 1607
► MACHER an extremely influential person; an important and powerful man → 1930 Amer. sl., esp. political journalism usage
► MAN, THE a person or group asserting power or authority over another, esp. in a manner experienced as being oppressive, demeaning, or threatening, as an employer, the police, or    dominating racial group → 1920s sl.
► MEAN MACHINE a powerful person or team → 1990s sl.
► MIGHTAND a mighty or powerful person → a1400 obs.
► MOCHER an important, influential, powerful person → 1990 US sl.
► MOGUL an important, influential, powerful, or dominant person; an autocrat; a business or media magnate → 1653
► MONARCH a person regarded as having status or power comparable to that of a monarch → a1586
► MOOSE a person likened to a moose in size or strength; a large, powerful man, possibly clumsy → 1906 colloq.
► MOVER AND SHAKER a person who initiates events and influences people; a dynamic, powerful, and influential person → 1873 colloq., orig. US
► MR. CHARLIE the man in power; the boss → 1970s sl.
► PLENIPOTENT a person possessing full power or authority → 1818
► RING-TAIL DEVIL a ferocious mythical animal; hence, a powerful, violent, or wild person; an extraordinary example of its kind → 1968 Amer. dial.
► RING-TAILED PAINTER a ferocious mythical animal; hence, a powerful, violent, or wild person; an extraordinary example of its kind → 1828 Amer. dial.
► RING-TAILED ROARER a ferocious mythical animal; hence, a powerful, violent, or wild person; an extraordinary example of its kind → 1830 Amer. dial.
► RING-TAILED SCREAMER a ferocious mythical animal; hence, a powerful, violent, or wild person; a loud-mouthed boaster; an extraordinary example of its kind → 1959 Amer. dial.
► RING-TAILED SNORTER a ferocious mythical animal; hence, a powerful, violent, or wild person; an extraordinary example of its kind → 1950 Amer. dial.
► RING-TAILED SQUEALER a ferocious mythical animal; hence, a powerful, violent, or wild person; an extraordinary example of its kind → 1837 Amer. dial.
► RING-TAILED TOOTER a ferocious mythical animal; hence, a powerful, violent, or wild person; an extraordinary example of its kind → 1941 Amer. dial.
► RING-TAIL PEELER a ferocious mythical animal; hence, a powerful, violent, or wild person; an extraordinary example of its kind → 1913 Amer. dial.
► RING-TAIL ROARER a ferocious mythical animal; hence, a powerful, violent, or wild person; an extraordinary example of its kind → 1832 Amer. dial.
► RING-TAIL SNORTER a ferocious mythical animal; hence, a powerful, violent, or wild person; an extraordinary example of its kind → 1859 Amer. dial.
► RING-TAIL SQUEALER a ferocious mythical animal; hence, a powerful, violent, or wild person; an extraordinary example of its kind → 1898 Amer. dial.
► RING-TAIL TOOTER a ferocious mythical animal; hence, a powerful, violent, or wild person; an extraordinary example of its kind → 1909 Amer. dial.
► SALT OF THE EARTH, THE a person or group of people regarded as the finest of their kind; the excellent of the earth; the powerful, aristocratic, or wealthy → c950
► SHE-WOMAN a woman of exceptional power and strength → 1925
► STRONG ARM a physically powerful person; one who uses violence; a criminal who resorts to violence, a person employed to use physical force against others → 1893 orig. US
► SWINGER a person who acts vigorously or forcibly; a vigorous performer; a powerful fellow → 1583 obs.
► TOP CAT the most powerful or important person → colloq.
► VEEDOR an official invested with inspecting or controlling power → 1595 obs.
► WHEELHORSE one who does the hard work in some enterprise or cause; a trusted assistant; a hard-working or powerful person → 1845 Amer. dial.
► WIDDERER ► WITHERER a big, stout, powerful person; a person of surpassing size → 1781 Eng. dial.
► ZEUS a person who displays characteristics usually associated with Zeus, such as supreme power, voracious sexual appetite, etc. → 1721

PHRASES
► I AIN’T NO JOKE a warning to any possible attacker of one’s own powers → 1990s African-American teen sl.
► IN A PERSON’S LURCH in his power → 1607

VERBS
​► BEEF UP to strengthen; to add vigour, power, or importance to → 1941 sl.
► CALL THE SHOTS to be in a position of power; to direct the actions of others → 1967 US sl.
► CARRY BIG GUNS to be in a position of strength or power → 1867
► FACULTATE to invest with authority; to empower; to authorize → 1648
► FADE to lose or cause to lose power and effectiveness → 1450
► FEEL ONE’S OATS to be aware of or call attention to one’s own power or strength → 19C Amer. sl.
► GET WITH THE STRENGTH to side with the most powerful, influential person or group → 1984 Aust. colloq. (Bk.)
► HANG THE MOON to be very powerful or important; to be exceptionally able or talented → 1953 Amer. dial.
► HAVE LONG HANDS to be powerful → 1583. obs.
► HAVE ON ONE’S HIGH-HEELED SHOES to be unrestrained or powerful → 1861 Amer. dial.
► JUICE UP to make exciting or powerful → 1964 US sl.
► KICK ASS to act roughly and aggressively; to be powerful or assertive → 1977 US sl.
​► LAY IN ONE’S BREECHES to be in one’s power → 1892 Eng. dial.
► MONARCHIZE to predominate or be pre-eminent; to have power, to hold sway → 1600 obs.
► PACK A PUNCH to be powerful, as a motorcycle or car; later, of a strong punch → 1938 sl.
► SIT FAT to be successful and powerful → 1995 US sl.
​► VAIL to have might or power; to prevail → a1300 obs.