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  • 31strength — (n.) O.E. strengþu power, force, vigor, moral resistance, from P.Gmc. *strangitho (Cf. O.H.G. strengida strength ), in gradational relationship to the root of STRONG (Cf. strong) …

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  • 32strength´en|er — strength|en «STREHNGK thuhn, STREHNG », transitive verb. to make stronger: »The soldiers strengthened their defenses. SYNONYM(S): reinforce, fortify. –v.i. to grow stronger: »Steel prices strengthen as demand continues moving up (Wall Street… …

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  • 33strength|en — «STREHNGK thuhn, STREHNG », transitive verb. to make stronger: »The soldiers strengthened their defenses. SYNONYM(S): reinforce, fortify. –v.i. to grow stronger: »Steel prices strengthen as demand continues moving up (Wall Street Journal).… …

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  • 34strength|less — «STREHNGKTH lihs, STREHNGTH », adjective. lacking strength …

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  • 35strength — I noun brawn, cogency, concentration, durability, efficacy, emphasis, endurance, energy, fervor, firmness, force, hardiness, health, impregnability, intensity, main, mainstay, might, mightiness, muscle, opes, potency, power, proof, puissance,… …

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  • 36strength of character — index discipline (obedience) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 37strength of will — index diligence (perseverance), discipline (obedience) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 38strength — *power, force, might, energy, puissance Analogous words: stoutness, sturdiness, toughness, tenaciousness (see corresponding adjectives at STRONG): soundness, healthiness (see corresponding adjectives at HEALTHY): *possessions, means, resources,… …

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  • 39strength — should be pronounced with the g fully articulated, not as if the spelling were strenth (to rhyme with tenth) …

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  • 40strength silver — † strength silver Sc. Obs. App. a sum of money which the tenant of a ‘steelbow’ farm received from his landlord on entering, on the same conditions as the farming stock. [see steelbow2] …

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