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Definitions of strength
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To strengthen. Newage Dictionary DB
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capacity to produce strong physiological or chemical effects; "the toxin's potency"; "the strength of the drinks" Scrapingweb Dictionary DB
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an asset of special worth or utility; "cooking is his forte" Scrapingweb Dictionary DB
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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" Scrapingweb Dictionary DB
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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" Scrapingweb Dictionary DB
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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" Scrapingweb Dictionary DB
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the condition of financial success; "the strength of the company's stock in recent weeks" Scrapingweb Dictionary DB
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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. Newage Dictionary DB
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Power of resisting attacks; impregnability. Newage Dictionary DB
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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. Newage Dictionary DB
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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. Newage Dictionary DB
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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? Newage Dictionary DB
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Vigor or style; force of expression; nervous diction; -- said of literary work. Newage Dictionary DB
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Intensity; -- said of light or color. Newage Dictionary DB
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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. Newage Dictionary DB
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A strong place; a stronghold. Newage Dictionary DB
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The state or quality of being strong; power; muscular force; vigor; power of resistance; toughness; as, the strength of a rope; power to withstand attack; as, the strength of a fort; numbers or amount of any body, as an army; boldness or vigor, as of style; intensity, as of light or color; legal or moral force; as, the strength of testimony; mental or moral power of endurance; as, strength of purpose. The Winston Simplified Dictionary. By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer. Published 1919.
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Quality of being strong: power of any kind, active or passive: force: vigor: solidity or toughness: power to resist attack: excellence: intensity: brightness: validity: vigor of style or expression: security: amount of force: potency of liquors: a fortification. The american dictionary of the english language. By Daniel Lyons. Published 1899.
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Quality of being strong; power; vigor; solidity; toughness; intensity. The Clarendon dictionary. By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman. Published 1894.
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The quality or property of being strong. The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language. By James Champlin Fernald. Published 1919.
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Power; force. The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language. By James Champlin Fernald. Published 1919.
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Degree of intensity; concentration. The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language. By James Champlin Fernald. Published 1919.
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Quality of being strong; active power or vigour of an animal body; firmness; solidity or toughness; power or vigour of any kind; power of resisting attacks; support or stay; power of mind; intellectual force; robustness; spirit; animation; force of writing; nervous diction; vividness; physical virtue; legal force; natural force; force; amount of force, military or naval; vehemence. Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language. By Nuttall, P.Austin. Published 1914.
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