Powell

[ pou-uhl; poh-uhl ]

noun

1. Adam Clayton, Jr., 1908–72, U.S. clergyman, politician, and civil rights leader: congressman 1945–67, 1969–71.
2. Anthony, 1905–2000, English author.
3. Cecil Frank, 1903–69, English physicist: Nobel Prize 1950.
4. Co·lin [koh, -lin, kol, -in], 1937–2021, U.S. general: chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff 1989–96; secretary of state 2001–05.
5. Earl Bud, 1924–66, U.S. jazz pianist and composer.
6. John Wesley, 1834–1902, U.S. geologist and ethnologist.
7. Lewis Franklin, Jr., 1907–1998, U.S. jurist: associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 1972–87.
8. Lake Powell, an artificial reservoir on the border of southeastern Utah and northeastern Arizona, on the Colorado River, formed by the construction of a dam Glen Canyon Dam (completed 1964). 186 miles (300 km) long.

Powell

/ ˈpaʊəl /

noun

1. ˈpəʊəl PowellSir Anthony (Dymoke)19052000MBritishWRITING: novelist 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)
2. PowellCecil Frank19031969MBritishSCIENCE: physicist Cecil Frank. 1903–69, British physicist, who was awarded the Nobel prize for physics in 1950 for his discovery of the pi-meson
3. PowellColin (Luther)1937MUSPOLITICS: politicianMILITARY: general Colin ( Luther ) (ˈcəʊlɪn). born 1937, US politician and general; Republican secretary of state (2001–05)
4. PowellEarl19241966MUSMUSIC: jazz pianist Earl, known as Bud Powell. 1924–1966, US modern-jazz pianist
5. Powell(John) Enoch19121998MBritishPOLITICS: politician ( 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)
6. PowellMichael19051990MBritishFILMS AND TV: writerFILMS AND TV: producerFILMS AND TV: director 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)

Example Sentences

Instead, young stars Glen Powell and Daisy Edgar-Jones lead the cast.

From Los Angeles Times

After all, this is a year dominated by movie and television stars like Glen Powell, Adam Brody, Paul Mescal or Jonathan Bailey.

From Salon

Powell had presidential ambitions - that was why the summit was held in secret.

From BBC

The high quality of his work from that period is apparent on such classic recordings as Parker’s “Anthropology,” Miles Davis’ “Morpheus” and Bud Powell’s “Bouncing With Bud.”

From Los Angeles Times

Two Blair-era Labour advisers are returning to the heart of government in senior roles – Jonathan Powell as national security adviser and Liz Lloyd as director of policy delivery and innovation.

From BBC