having strength or power greater than average or expected; a strong radio signal; strong medicine; a strong man'

having a strong physiological or chemical effect; a potent toxin; potent liquor; a potent cup of tea, a stiff drink

[ Syn: potent , stiff ]

strong and sure; a firm grasp; gave a strong pull on the rope

[ Syn: firm ]

not faint or feeble; a strong odor of burning rubber'

having or wielding force or authority; providing the ground soldier with increasingly potent weapons

[ Syn: potent ]

immune to attack; incapable of being tampered with; an impregnable fortress; fortifications that made the frontier inviolable; a secure telephone connection

[ Syn: impregnable , inviolable , secure , unassailable , unattackable ]

of good quality and condition; solidly built; a solid foundation; several substantial timber buildings

[ Syn: solid , substantial ]

of verbs not having standard (or regular) inflection; `sing' is a strong verb'

being distilled rather than fermented; having a high alcoholic content; hard liquor

[ Syn: hard ]

freshly made or left; a warm trail; the scent is warm

[ Syn: warm ]