noun. The state or quality of being strong; physical power or capacity.

noun. The capacity to resist attack; impregnability.

noun. The capacity to resist strain or stress; durability.

noun. The ability to deal with difficult situations or to maintain a moral or intellectual position.

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noun. The number of people constituting a normal or ideal organization.

noun. Capability in terms of numbers or resources.

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noun. An attribute or quality of particular worth or utility; an asset.

noun. One that is regarded as the embodiment of protective or supportive power; a support or mainstay.

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noun. Degree of concentration, distillation, or saturation.

noun. Operative effectiveness or potency.

noun. Intensity, as of sound or light.

noun. Intensity of emotion or belief.

noun. Cogency or persuasiveness.

noun. Effective or binding force; efficacy.

noun. Firmness of or a continuous rising tendency in prices, as of a currency or market.

noun. Power derived from the value of playing cards held.

idiom. (on the strength of) On the basis of.

To strengthen.

noun. In milling, the bread-making quality of flour; the adhesive quality of the gluten in the flour. This, when the flour is made into dough, causes the dough to retain the carbonic-acid gas which results from the reaction of the yeast, and gives the dough greater power to rise and make a larger and finer loaf.

noun. The property of being strong; force; power.

noun. In inanimate things, the property by which they sustain the application of force without breaking or yielding: as, the strength of a bone; the strength of a beam; the strength of a wall; the strength of a rope.

noun. Hence Power or vigor of any kind; ability; capacity for work or effective action, whether physical, intellectual, or moral: as, strength of grasp or stroke; strength of mind, memory, or judgment; strength of feeling (that is, not intensity but effectiveness of emotion).

noun. One who or that which is regarded as an embodiment of force or strength; that on which confidence or reliance is firmly set; stay; support; security.

noun. Force; violence; vehemence; intensity.

noun. Degree of the distinguishing or essential element or constituent; the power to produce sensible effects on other bodies; potency: said of liquors and the like: as, the strength of an acid; the strength of wine or spirits; the strength of a potion or a poison.

noun. Force as measured or stated in figures; amount or numbers of any collective body, as of an army or a fleet: as, a play adapted to the whole strength of the company; the full strength of a regiment.

noun. Available force or backing, as of a candidate: as, his strength is greatest in the cities.

noun. Force proceeding from motion and proportioned to it; vehemence; impetuosity: as, the strength of a current of air or water; the strength of a charge of cavalry.

noun. A stronghold.

noun. In colors, the relative property possessed by a pigment of imparting a color to and modifying the shade of any other pigment to which it is added.

noun. In the fine arts, boldness of conception or treatment.

noun. In soap-making. See the quotation.

noun. Synonyms Force, etc. See power.

transitive verb. To strengthen.

noun. 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.

noun. 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.

noun. Power of resisting attacks; impregnability.

noun. That quality which tends to secure results; effective power in an institution or enactment; security; validity; legal or moral force; logical conclusiveness.

noun. 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.

noun. 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?

noun. Vigor or style; force of expression; nervous diction; -- said of literary work.

noun. Intensity; -- said of light or color.

noun. Intensity or degree of the distinguishing and essential element; spirit; virtue; excellence; -- said of liquors, solutions, etc..

noun. A strong place; a stronghold.

noun. in reliance upon.

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noun. The quality of being strong.

"On Tuesday afternoon, set against the sleek backdrop of a London hotel, the vice-chairman of Iraq\'s oil and gas committee, Abdul-Hadi al-Hassani, told the BBC that the time is right to invest in Iraq as the government has \ "gone from strength to strength\"."

frangibility  weakness  

dielectric strength  disruptive strength  on  on the strength  power  

upon the strength of  

strong  strongly  

power  powerfulness  prosperity  successfulness  

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Jesuitical  ability  activity  aworking  beauty  

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