Functioning and Powerful

noun

• Process or manner of functioning or operating.
  • usage: "the power of its engine determines its operation"; "the plane's operation in high winds"; "they compared the cooking performance of each oven"; "the jet's performance conformed to high standards"
  • synonyms: operation, performance

verb

• Perform as expected when applied.
  • usage: "The washing machine won't go unless it's plugged in"; "Does this old car still run well"; "This old radio doesn't work anymore"
  • synonyms: function, work, operate, go, run
• Serve a purpose, role, or function.
  • usage: "The tree stump serves as a table"; "The female students served as a control group"; "This table would serve very well"; "His freedom served him well"; "The table functions as a desk"
  • synonyms: serve, function
• Perform duties attached to a particular office or place or function.
  • usage: "His wife officiated as his private secretary"
  • synonyms: officiate, function

adjective

• Performing or able to perform its regular function.
  • usage: "a functioning flashlight"

adjective

• Having great power or force or potency or effect.
  • usage: "the most powerful government in western Europe"; "his powerful arms"; "a powerful bomb"; "the horse's powerful kick"; "powerful drugs"; "a powerful argument"
• Strong enough to knock down or overwhelm.
  • usage: "a knock-down blow"
  • synonyms: knock-down
• Having great influence.
  • synonyms: potent
• Of a person. ( possessing physical strength and weight; rugged and powerful)
  • usage: "a hefty athlete"; "a muscular boxer"; "powerful arms"
  • synonyms: brawny, hefty, muscular, sinewy
• Displaying superhuman strength or power.
  • usage: "herculean exertions"
  • synonyms: herculean

adverb

• Southern regional intensive. ( very; to a great degree)
  • usage: "the baby is mighty cute"; "he's mighty tired"; "it is powerful humid"; "that boy is powerful big now"; "they have a right nice place"; "they rejoiced mightily"
  • synonyms: mighty, mightily, right

• (a.) Full of power; capable of producing great effects of any kind; potent; mighty; efficacious; intense; as, a powerful man or beast; a powerful engine; a powerful argument; a powerful light; a powerful vessel.
• (a.) Large; capacious; -- said of veins of ore.