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1) ((an) ability: A witch has magic power; A cat has the power of seeing in the dark; He no longer has the power to walk.) putere, facultate2) (strength, force or energy: muscle power; water-power; ( also adjective) a power tool (=a tool operated by electricity etc. not by hand).) putere, energie (electrică)3) (authority or control: political groups fighting for power; How much power does the Queen have?; I have him in my power at last) putere4) (a right belonging to eg a person in authority: The police have the power of arrest.) drept; putere5) (a person with great authority or influence: He is quite a power in the town.) persoană influentă6) (a strong and influential country: the Western powers.) putere7) (the result obtained by multiplying a number by itself a given number of times: 2 × 2 × 2 or 23 is the third power of 2, or 2 to the power of 3.) putere•- powered- powerful
- powerfully
- powerfulness
- powerless
- powerlessness
- power cut
- failure
- power-driven
- power point
- power station
- be in power
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Water witch — Wa ter witch (Zo[ o]l.) (a) The dabchick. (b) The stormy petrel. [Prov. Eng.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
water witch — n. ☆ 1. a person who professes to have the power to find underground water with a divining rod; dowser ☆ 2. any of various diving birds, as certain grebes … English World dictionary
water-witch — /waw teuhr wich , wot euhr /, v.i. to practice water witching; work as a water witch. * * * … Universalium
water-witch — /waw teuhr wich , wot euhr /, v.i. to practice water witching; work as a water witch … Useful english dictionary
Water Witch (Novel) — Infobox Book | name = Water Witch image caption = Cover of the Ace Books paperback edition author = Connie Willis and Cynthia Felice genre = Science Fiction publisher = Ace Books pub date = January 1982 media type = Print (Paperback) pages = isbn … Wikipedia
Water Witch incident — ▪ South American history (1855), brief military skirmish near the Paraguayan Ft. Itapirú, involving the USS “Water Witch,” commanded by Lt. Thomas J. Page, and Paraguayan troops who fired as the vessel was exploring the Paraná River, in… … Universalium
water witch — wa′ter witch (or witch er) n. a person skilled at water witching; dowser • Etymology: 1810–20, amer … From formal English to slang
water witch — 1. Also, water witcher. a person skilled at water witching; dowser. 2. a witch believed to haunt lakes, ponds, etc. [1810 20, Amer.] * * * … Universalium
water-witch — wa′ter witch v. i. cvb to practice water witching … From formal English to slang
water witch — (also water witcher) noun US a water diviner. Derivatives water witching noun … English new terms dictionary
water witch — noun Date: 1817 one who dowses for water • water witching noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
