powerhouse
/ˈpaʊəhaʊs/noun
उच्चारण पावहाउस
शक्ति-केंद्र, ताक़तवर संस्था या समूह
Core word
noun
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[C]
a group or an organisation that has a lot of power or influence
शक्ति-केंद्र, ताक़तवर संस्था या समूह
- India is emerging as an economic powerhouse.
- The state is a powerhouse of sporting talent.
- The country has become a manufacturing powerhouse.
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- Kerala is often seen as a powerhouse in education.
- The club has long been a powerhouse of Indian football.
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[C] informal
a person who is very strong and full of energy
ऊर्जा से भरा, बेहद ताक़तवर व्यक्ति
- The young batsman is a real powerhouse.
- She is a powerhouse who finishes more work than the whole team.
- Anjali is a powerhouse on the hockey field and never seems to tire.
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- At sixty, he was still a powerhouse who worked fourteen hours a day.
- The little girl is a powerhouse of energy.
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[C]
a power station
बिजलीघर, पावरहाउस
- The old powerhouse by the dam supplies electricity to the town.
- A fire at the powerhouse caused a long blackout.
- The powerhouse by the river generates electricity for three villages.
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- Engineers repaired the machine in the powerhouse overnight.
- Tourists can visit the old powerhouse beside the dam.
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General knowledge
The mitochondrion is often called the powerhouse of the cell because it produces the cell's energy.
Mitochondrion को अक्सर कोशिका का powerhouse (ऊर्जा-घर) कहा जाता है क्योंकि यह कोशिका के लिए ऊर्जा बनाता है।