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• strength — ► NOUN 1) the quality or state of being strong. 2) a good or beneficial quality or attribute. 3) literary a source of mental or emotional support. 4) the number of people comprising a group. 5) a full complement of people: 100 staff below… …   English terms dictionary

• Tower of Power — Tower of Power, Buffalo, NY November 11, 2008 Background information Origin Oakland, California, U.S …   Wikipedia

• Tower Records (record label) — Tower Records was a record label from 1964 to 1970. It was a subsidiary of Capitol Records. Named after Capitol s headquarters building, Tower was formed as a subsidiary to Capitol in 1964. In its early years, it released recordings by British… …   Wikipedia

• strength — W2S2 [streŋθ, strenθ] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(physical)¦ 2¦(determination)¦ 3¦(feeling/belief )¦ 4¦(organization/country etc)¦ 5¦(useful quality or ability)¦ 6¦(object)¦ 7¦(substance/mixture)¦ 8¦(number of people)¦ 9¦(money)¦ …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• tower (or pillar) of strength — a person who can be relied upon to support and comfort others. → strength …   English new terms dictionary

• tower of strength — ► tower (or pillar) of strength a person who can be relied upon to support and comfort others. Main Entry: ↑strength …   English terms dictionary

• tower — tower1 [tou′ər] n. [ME tour, tur < OE torr & OFr tur, both < L turris, a tower; akin to Gr tyrsis, fortified city] 1. a building or structure that is relatively high for its length and width, either standing alone or forming part of another …   English World dictionary

• tower of strength — index mainstay Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

• tower of strength — noun a person who can be relied on to give a great deal of support and comfort • Syn: ↑pillar of strength • Hypernyms: ↑patron, ↑sponsor, ↑supporter * * * tower of strength A stable, reliable person • • • Main Entry: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• tower of strength — {n. phr.} Someone who is strong, helpful, and sympathetic, and can always be relied on in times of trouble. * /John was a veritable tower of strength to our family while my father was in the war and my mother lay ill in the hospital./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

• tower of strength — {n. phr.} Someone who is strong, helpful, and sympathetic, and can always be relied on in times of trouble. * /John was a veritable tower of strength to our family while my father was in the war and my mother lay ill in the hospital./ …   Dictionary of American idioms