powerhouse

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powerhouse

The new student is a real powerhouse on the debate team.

Definition

Noun: 1. An electrical generating station: A large facility that produces electricity. 2. A team, organization, or country considered to be the best, strongest, or most dominant in its class: An entity with exceptional power, influence, or success in a particular field. 3. A highly energetic and indefatigable person: An individual who possesses and exerts great energy, drive, and stamina.

Usage Examples
  • As a generating station:
    • The new hydroelectric powerhouse will supply energy to the entire region.
    • They are modernizing the old coal-fired powerhouse.
  • As a dominant entity:
    • That university is a research powerhouse, publishing hundreds of papers each year.
    • The company became an economic powerhouse after its global expansion.
    • The national team is a powerhouse in international basketball.
  • As an energetic person:
    • Even after a 12-hour workday, she's a real powerhouse, full of ideas and enthusiasm.
    • Our project manager is a powerhouse; she gets things done faster than anyone.
Advanced Usage
  • "Intellectual powerhouse": Refers to a person or institution of exceptional intellectual capability or output.
    • The conference gathered several intellectual powerhouses from different scientific fields.
  • "Creative powerhouse": Describes a person or team that produces a remarkable volume of innovative work.
    • The design studio has established itself as a creative powerhouse in the industry.
Variants and Related Words
  • Power plant (n): A more common synonym for the first definition (electrical generating station).
  • Power station (n): Another synonym for an electrical generating facility.
  • Dynamo (n): Can be used similarly to the third definition, meaning a forceful, energetic person.
Synonyms
  • For definitions 1: generating station, power plant, power station.
  • For definition 2: force, leader, titan, juggernaut, dominant force.
  • For definition 3: dynamo, go-getter, ball of fire, human whirlwind, live wire.
Related Idioms and Phrases
  • "A powerhouse of [something]": A common construction to specify the domain in which the entity is dominant or energetic.
    • She is a powerhouse of innovation.
    • The small country is a powerhouse of culinary tradition.
powerhouse

The new student is a real powerhouse on the debate team.

Noun
  1. an electrical generating station
  2. a team considered to be the best of its class
  3. a highly energetic and indefatigable person

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