strong

Definitions

1. 1superlative

   Having active physical power, or great physical power to act; having a power of exerting great bodily force; vigorous.

2. 2superlative

   Having passive physical power; having ability to bear or endure; firm; hale; sound; robust; as, a strong constitution; strong health.

3. 3superlative

   Solid; tough; not easily broken or injured; able to withstand violence; able to sustain attacks; not easily subdued or taken; as, a strong beam; a strong rock; a strong fortress or town.

4. 4superlative

   Having great military or naval force; powerful; as, a strong army or fleet; a nation strong at sea.

5. 5superlative

   Having great wealth, means, or resources; as, a strong house, or company of merchants.

6. 6superlative

   Reaching a certain degree or limit in respect to strength or numbers; as, an army ten thousand strong.

7. 7superlative

   Moving with rapidity or force; violent; forcible; impetuous; as, a strong current of water or wind; the wind was strong from the northeast; a strong tide.

8. 8superlative

   Adapted to make a deep or effectual impression on the mind or imagination; striking or superior of the kind; powerful; forcible; cogent; as, a strong argument; strong reasons; strong evidence; a strong example; strong language.

9. 9superlative

   Ardent; eager; zealous; earnestly engaged; as, a strong partisan; a strong Whig or Tory.

10. 10superlative

    Having virtues of great efficacy; or, having a particular quality in a great degree; as, a strong powder or tincture; a strong decoction; strong tea or coffee.

11. 11superlative

    Full of spirit; containing a large proportion of alcohol; intoxicating; as, strong liquors.

12. 12superlative

    Affecting any sense powerfully; as, strong light, colors, etc.; a strong flavor of onions; a strong scent.

13. 13superlative

    Solid; nourishing; as, strong meat.

14. 14superlative

    Well established; firm; not easily overthrown or altered; as, a strong custom; a strong belief.

15. 15superlative

    Violent; vehement; earnest; ardent.

16. 16superlative

    Having great force, vigor, power, or the like, as the mind, intellect, or any faculty; as, a man of a strong mind, memory, judgment, or imagination.

17. 17superlative

    Vigorous; effective; forcible; powerful.

18. 18superlative

    Tending to higher prices; rising; as, a strong market.

19. 19superlative

    Pertaining to, or designating, a verb which forms its preterit (imperfect) by a variation in the root vowel, and the past participle (usually) by the addition of -en (with or without a change of the root vowel); as in the verbs strive, strove, striven; break, broke, broken; drink, drank, drunk. Opposed to weak, or regular. See Weak.

20. 20superlative

    Applied to forms in Anglo-Saxon, etc., which retain the old declensional endings. In the Teutonic languages the vowel stems have held the original endings most firmly, and are called strong; the stems in -n are called weak other constant stems conform, or are irregular.

21. 21adjective

    strong and sure

    "a firm grasp"

    "gave a strong pull on the rope"

    Synonyms

    firm
22. 22adjective

    freshly made or left

    "a warm trail"

    "the scent is warm"

    Synonyms

    warm
23. 23adjective

    being distilled rather than fermented; having a high alcoholic content

    "hard liquor"

    Synonyms

    hard
24. 24adjective

    not faint or feeble

    "a strong odor of burning rubber"

25. 25adjective

    having a strong physiological or chemical effect, "a stiff drink"

    "a potent toxin"

    "potent liquor"

    Synonyms

    potentstiff
26. 26adjective

    having or wielding force or authority

    "providing the ground soldier with increasingly potent weapons"

    Synonyms

    potent
27. 27adjective

    of verbs not having standard (or regular) inflection

    "`sing' is a strong verb"

28. 28adjective

    of good quality and condition; solidly built

    "a solid foundation"

    "several substantial timber buildings"

    Synonyms

    solidsubstantial
29. 29adjective

    having strength or power greater than average or expected

    "a strong radio signal"

    "strong medicine"

30. 30adjective

    immune to attack; incapable of being tampered with

    "an impregnable fortress"

    "fortifications that made the frontier inviolable"

    Synonyms

    impregnableinviolablesecureunassailableunattackable