Word Finder - strong

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Capable of producing great physical force.

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a big strong man; Jake was tall and strong

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Capable of withstanding great physical force.

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a strong foundation; good strong shoes

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(of water, wind, etc.) Having a lot of power.

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The man was nearly drowned after a strong undercurrent swept him out to sea.

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Determined; unyielding.

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He is strong in the face of adversity.

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Highly stimulating to the senses.

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a strong light; a strong taste

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Having an offensive or intense odor or flavor.

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a strong smell

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Having a high concentration of an essential or active ingredient.

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a strong cup of coffee; a strong medicine

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(specifically) Having a high alcoholic content.

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a strong drink

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(grammar) Inflecting in a different manner than the one called weak, such as Germanic verbs which change vowels.

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a strong verb

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That completely ionizes into anions and cations in a solution.

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a strong acid;  a strong base

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Not easily subdued or taken.

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a strong position

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Having wealth or resources.

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a strong economy

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Impressive, good.

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You're working with troubled youth in your off time? That’s strong!

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Having a specified number of people or units.

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The enemy's army force was five thousand strong.

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(of a disease or symptom) Severe; very bad or intense.

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Having a wide range of logical consequences; widely applicable. (Often contrasted with a weak statement which it implies.)

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(of an argument) Convincing.

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In a strong manner.

He was strong and ready for every duty.

A strong hand shot out and grasped her arm.

A strong hand gripped her shoulder.

The thin pipes didn't look strong enough to hold him.

In fact, he had a strong respect for the security it could provide.

Too head strong to do what you know is best.

I'm not strong enough!

I was strong, active, indifferent to consequences.

Strong arms slipped around her waist, drawing her back against him.

I will choke it with my strong arms.

The building swayed gently in the strong winds whipping through southern Florida, and water pelted the windows across from her.

The crane is a large and strong bird.

Whoever he was, he was as strong as a lion.

Instantly a strong arm gripped her around the waist.

The weak group could fight and lose, or comply with whatever the strong group demanded.

There is a band of thieves in our district who ought to be arrested by a strong force--October 11.

Secure in his strong arms, she wondered how she could have suspected him of anything sinister.

A strong hand gripped her arm, bringing her to an abrupt halt.

Jumbo is very strong and faithful.

He was so strong.

When might no longer makes right for the strong, they think twice about preying on the weak.

Instantly strong arms scooped her off the ladder and lowered her safely to the floor.

I wasn't a strong believer in coincidences.

Cyrus was so tall and strong and handsome that his grandfather was very proud of him.

A problem arises because of the strong correlation between standard of living and energy consumption.

We were in strong disagreement over continuing.

However, my wife was far and away the most intelligent of the five of us and understood our success depended on strong leadership.

I don't know a whole lot Julie, but I understand the police at the time had a strong suspect but couldn't prove anything.

His voice was clear and strong, and all knew that he, at least, was not afraid.

Could it grow strong enough to make her forget about those who depended on her?

While he yearned to return to New Hampshire I sensed he possessed a strong guilt, locking him to his mother's bedside.

We'll see just how strong your bond to him is.

Comparatively, he is always strong, original, and, above all, practical.

But although the Munchkin was hardly tall enough to come to Zeb's shoulder he was so strong and clever that he laid the boy three times on his back with apparent ease.

They knew that they were helpless before so strong an enemy.

The beast wounded at Borodino was lying where the fleeing hunter had left him; but whether he was still alive, whether he was strong and merely lying low, the hunter did not know.

They say it's very strong, said Pierre.

Two equally strong feelings drew Pierre irresistibly to this purpose.

The odor was strong, almost pungent, like... that was it, clay!

In spite of the protective gear worn, the challenge definitely excluded the weak of heart, and, in Dean's estimation, the strong of brain.

But you are strong, healthy, cheerful, and excited, and are surrounded by other such excitedly animated and healthy men.

Pierre was one of those who are only strong when they feel themselves quite innocent, and since that day when he was overpowered by a feeling of desire while stooping over the snuffbox at Anna Pavlovna's, an unacknowledged sense of the guilt of that desire paralyzed his will.

Kids have a strong imagination.

You're really strong aren't you?

But his brilliantly white, strong teeth which showed in two unbroken semicircles when he laughed--as he often did--were all sound and good, there was not a gray hair in his beard or on his head, and his whole body gave an impression of suppleness and especially of firmness and endurance.

Connection is a strong word.

She struggled in his strong arms.

His arms were strong and sure.

He will never be as strong as she is.

You're not strong enough.