powerhouse
Force to reckon
A powerhouse is a source of great energy or strength.
Originally a building where electrical power is generated, the word now most often describes a person, team, organization, or nation with exceptional capability or influence: an economic powerhouse, She's a powerhouse in the courtroom.
A powerhouse performance overwhelms with its force and intensity.
Higher education institution
- corporationLegally separate business entity
- conglomerateCorporation spanning many industries
- think-tankExpert advisory organization
- foundationUnderlying support structure
agency · firm · enterprise · franchise · brand · studio · label · publisher
Reliable, tireless producer
- efficientProductive without waste
- prolificProducing abundantly and often
- industriousDevoted to steady effort
- tirelessNever losing energy
unstoppable · relentless · machine · output · capacity · throughput · performer · producer
Blade-driven energy converter
- electricityEnergy from charged particles
- hydroelectricGenerated by flowing water
- nuclearOf atomic energy
- reactorControlled fission apparatus
dynamo · alternator · megawatt · kilowatt · transformer · grid · plant · station
Motion-to-electricity converter
- fireballLuminous meteor or explosion
- champInformal word for winner
- hotshotShowy, skilled person
- whizInformal term for expert
sparkplug · live-wire · go-getter · tiger · rocket · superstar · wonder · phenom
Influential industry leader
- tycoonDominant industrial leader
- magnateWealthy business leader
- kingpinCriminal organization's leader
- titanDominant figure in field
heavyweight · force · player · mover · shaker · broker · dealmaker · rainmaker
Top competitor, or advocate
- marathonerRacer of 26.2 miles
- triathleteThree-discipline race competitor
- gymnastBalance and flexibility athlete
- swimmerOne who moves through water
cyclist · boxer · wrestler · sprinter · weightlifter · decathlete · medalist · record-holder
university
Higher education institution
- corporationLegally separate business entity
- conglomerateCorporation spanning many industries
- think-tankExpert advisory organization
foundation · agency · firm · enterprise · franchise · brand · studio · label · publisher · network
workhorse
Reliable, tireless producer
- efficientProductive without waste
- prolificProducing abundantly and often
- industriousDevoted to steady effort
tireless · unstoppable · relentless · machine · output · capacity · throughput · performer · producer · achiever
turbine
Blade-driven energy converter
- electricityEnergy from charged particles
- hydroelectricGenerated by flowing water
- nuclearOf atomic energy
reactor · dynamo · alternator · megawatt · kilowatt · transformer · grid · plant · station · coal-fired
dynamo
Motion-to-electricity converter
whiz · sparkplug · live-wire · go-getter · tiger · rocket · superstar · wonder · phenom · prodigy
mogul
Influential industry leader
titan · heavyweight · force · player · mover · shaker · broker · dealmaker · rainmaker · operator
champion
Top competitor, or advocate
- marathonerRacer of 26.2 miles
- triathleteThree-discipline race competitor
- gymnastBalance and flexibility athlete
swimmer · cyclist · boxer · wrestler · sprinter · weightlifter · decathlete · medalist · record-holder · competitor
muscular
Having well-developed sinews
robust · stocky · strapping · solid · rugged · broad-shouldered · athletic · formidable · imposing · hulking
- striversstriver, trier, fighter, battler, plugger
- powerauthority, potency, energy, hydropower, vigor
- energy systemselectricity, generators, hydropower, geothermal, hydroelectric
- top performersace, all-star, champ, elite, expert
- machomachismo, macho man, alpha male, tough guy, bravado
- power wordsunstoppable, unbeatable, almighty, supreme, dominant
- economic powerhouseDominant force in commerce