Powell

[ pou-uh l; for 2, 3 also poh-uh l ]

/ ˈpaʊ əl; for 2, 3 also ˈpoʊ əl /

noun

Adam Clayton, Jr.,1908–72, U.S. clergyman, politician, and civil-rights leader: congressman 1945–67, 1969–71.

Anthony,1905–2000, English author.

Cecil Frank,1903–69, English physicist: Nobel prize 1950.

Co·lin

[koh-lin, kol-in] /ˈkoʊ lɪn, ˈkɒl ɪn/,born 1937, U.S. general: chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff 1989–96; secretary of state 2001–05.

EarlBud,1924–66, U.S. jazz pianist and composer.

John Wesley,1834–1902, U.S. geologist and ethnologist.

Lewis Franklin, Jr.,1907–1998, U.S. jurist: associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 1972–87.

Lake, an artificial reservoir on the border of SE Utah and NE Arizona, on the Colorado River, formed by the construction of a dam (Glen Canyon Dam) (completed 1964). 186 miles (300 km) long.

Example sentences from the Web for powell

Thorgerson and Powell turned to video and film—a smart move given the emergence of MTV.

The Golden Age of Rock Album Covers |Ted Gioia |December 5, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
“This is the key way to bend the curve,” Powell told The Daily Beast of the mission abroad in a September interview.

Ron Klain Will Be the Best Ebola Czar Yet |Tim Mak, Abby Haglage |October 17, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Powell ranks with Patrick Smith in the hierarchy of Florida historical novelists and that is lofty territory, indeed.

Book Bag: Overlooked Classic Books From the Sunshine State |Randy Wayne White |September 30, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Those that are hesitant about Powell may point to her contentious “resignation” as the first female ambassador to India in March.

Meet America’s New Top Ebola Fighter |Abby Haglage |September 26, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

When asked about these costs, Powell noted that public charter schools receive $13,527 in public funds for each student.

Why Is Progressive Hero Bill de Blasio Throwing Charter Schools Out of New York City? |Conor P. Williams |March 4, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
"We seen the beginning of it," Limber began, and Powell scenting a story, settled with delighted anticipation.

The Long Dim Trail |Forrestine C. Hooker
But, combining diplomacy with suavity, Powell prevailed a second time.

Makers and Romance of Alabama History |B. F. Riley
Powell looked round at me slowly, his pipe smouldering in his hand.

Chance |Joseph Conrad
You know best, Cody; but do not venture much until Powell joins you, for well I know what a team you two make together.

Buffalo Bill's Spy Trailer |Colonel Prentiss Ingraham
Mr. Powell loitering about the skylight wanted his captain off the deck now.

Chance |Joseph Conrad

British Dictionary definitions for powell

Powell

/ (ˈpaʊəl) /

noun

(ˈpəʊəl) Anthony (Dymoke ˈdɪmək). 1905–2000, British novelist, best known for his sequence of novels under the general title A Dance to the Music of Time (1951–75)

Cecil Frank. 1903–69, British physicist, who was awarded the Nobel prize for physics in 1950 for his discovery of the pi-meson

Colin (Luther) (ˈcəʊlɪn). born 1937, US politician and general; Republican secretary of state (2001–05)

Earl, known as Bud Powell. 1924–1966, US modern-jazz pianist

(John) Enoch. 1912–98, British politician. An outspoken opponent of Commonwealth immigration into Britain and of British membership of the Common Market (now the European Union), in 1974 he resigned from the Conservative Party, returning to Parliament as a United Ulster Unionist Council member (1974–87)

Michael. 1905–90, British film writer, producer, and director, best known for his collaboration (1942–57) with Emeric Pressburger. Films include The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1943), A Matter of Life and Death (1946), The Red Shoes (1948), and Peeping Tom (1960)

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