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adjective(of a machine, vehicle, etc.) having a specified fuel or prime mover: a gasoline-powered engine; an engine-powered pump. Origin of poweredFirst recorded in 1875–80; power + -ed2 OTHER WORDS FROM powerednon·pow·ered, adjectiveself-powered, adjectiveun·der·pow·ered, adjectiveWords nearby poweredpower cut, power dive, power down, power dressing, power drill, powered, power elite, power factor, power forward, powerful, powerhouse Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for poweredBut they are being built with new, lighter materials and powered with far more efficient engines. Flying Coach Is the New Hell: How Airlines Engineer You Out of Room|Clive Irving|November 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST For Edison, electricity was the fuel that powered a series of innovations. From Edison to Jobs|The Daily Beast|September 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST She led a reliably epic and wild life, powered by a brand of comedy that regarded nothing as beyond the pale. What Joan Rivers Said She Would Do If She Were Dictator of America|Asawin Suebsaeng|September 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST Despite sustaining the injury in the 85th minute, he powered through, tending goal until the final whistle. Team USA Lost, but Tim Howard Is a Winner|Emily Shire|July 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He was duped into silly offensive fouls when smaller men moved in behind him as he powered toward the basket. Shaq, Year One|Charles P. Pierce|May 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST Make filling by mixing almonds with powered sugar, eggs well beaten and almond extract. The Story of Crisco|Marion Harris Neil Why—why then all those telephone poles and dynamos and lighting-equipment I noticed in this era are powered by electricity! The Ego Machine|Henry Kuttner There was traffic on the road, trains of great soft-tired wagons, pulled by powered vehicles ahead. Stamped Caution|Raymond Zinke Gallun I powered up my laptop and punched a bunch of pillows into place behind me at the top of the bed. Little Brother|Cory Doctorow A low, flat table roughly three hundred feet square, it moved on sledlike runners and was powered by two dozen rockets. The Space Pioneers|Carey Rockwell
Words related to poweredmechanized, disturb, energize, invigorate, stir, excite, astound, jolt, amaze, startle, astonish, galvanize, animate, rouse, stun, oblige, compel, induce, power, fire |