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  • power cord  a cord to conduct power to an electrical appliance

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    • (n) a cord to conduct power to an electrical appliance

    power cord usage(s) Create your Own

    1. Throw in the optional Bluetooth wireless keyboard and mouse, and the whole thing needs only one cable, the power cord.
    2. As for 30 Rock, I'm cutting that review short because, ahem, my laptop battery ran out while I was taking notes and I was too lazy to get the power cord.
  • power couple  a couple both of whom have high-powered careers or are politically influential
  • power dive  a dive of an airplane that is accelerated both by gravity and by the power…
  • power drill  a power tool for drilling holes into hard materials
  • power failure  equipment failure resulting when the supply of power fails
  • power grid  a system of high tension cables by which electrical power is distributed throughout…
  • power hammer  a power tool for drilling rocks
  • power hunger  a drive to acquire power
  • power law  (psychophysics) the concept that the magnitude of a subjective sensation increases…
  • power line  cable used to distribute electricity
  • power loading  the ratio of the weight of an airplane to its engine power
  • power loom  a loom operated mechanically
  • power meter  a meter for measuring the amount of electric power used
  • power module  module that provides power to operate other modules
  • power mower  a lawn mower powered by a gasoline motor
  • power of appointment  authority given (in a will or deed) by a donor to a donee to…
  • power of attorney  a legal instrument authorizing someone to act as the grantor's agent
  • power outage  equipment failure resulting when the supply of power fails
  • power pack  a device for converting a power supply to a voltage required by particular…
  • power plant  an electrical generating station
  • power play  an aggressive attempt to compel acquiescence by the concentration or manipulation…
  • power point  a wall socket
  • power politics  diplomacy in which the nations threaten to use force in order to obtain…
  • power pylon  a large vertical steel tower supporting high-tension power lines
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