manpower
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Definition of manpower
2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
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(uncountable)The total number of all available workers; the workforce.
“Near-synonyms: human resources, personnel”
“phased increases in manpower”
“The closure is stated officially to be solely due to the manpower position.”
“Since manpower represents so high a proportion of railway costs, attention by management to the study of work procedures with a view to better utilisation of—"and indeed greater rewards for"—the manpower employed was of special importance, said Mr. Blee.”
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noun
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(uncountable)The total number of all available workers; the workforce.
“Near-synonyms: human resources, personnel”
“phased increases in manpower”
“The closure is stated officially to be solely due to the manpower position.”
“Since manpower represents so high a proportion of railway costs, attention by management to the study of work procedures with a view to better utilisation of—"and indeed greater rewards for"—the manpower employed was of special importance, said Mr. Blee.”
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(uncountable)The power exerted by a single person.
“canals dug entirely by manpower”
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From man + power.
Words you can make from manpower
200+ playable · top: MANROPE (11 pts)
Best play manrope 11 points6-letter words
8 words5-letter words
28 words- MOWER 10 pts
- PAWER 10 pts
- POWER 10 pts
- PRAWN 10 pts
- WOMAN 10 pts
- WOMEN 10 pts
- MOPER 9 pts
- PROEM 9 pts
- REMAP 9 pts
- OWNER 8 pts
- REWAN 8 pts
- REWON 8 pts
- ROWAN 8 pts
- ROWEN 8 pts
- APRON 7 pts
- ARPEN 7 pts
- ENORM 7 pts
- MANOR 7 pts
- MORAE 7 pts
- NAMER 7 pts
- OPERA 7 pts
- PAEON 7 pts
- PAREN 7 pts
- PAREO 7 pts
- PRONE 7 pts
- RAMEN 7 pts
- REMAN 7 pts
- ROMAN 7 pts
4-letter words
73 words- MAWN 9 pts
- MEOW 9 pts
- MOWN 9 pts
- PAWN 9 pts
- PROW 9 pts
- WAME 9 pts
- WARM 9 pts
- WARP 9 pts
- WORM 9 pts
- WRAP 9 pts
- MOPE 8 pts
- PERM 8 pts
- POEM 8 pts
- POME 8 pts
- PRAM 8 pts
- PROM 8 pts
- RAMP 8 pts
- ROMP 8 pts
- ANEW 7 pts
- ENOW 7 pts
- WANE 7 pts
- WARE 7 pts
- WARN 7 pts
- WEAN 7 pts
- WEAR 7 pts
- WORE 7 pts
- WORN 7 pts
- WREN 7 pts
- AMEN 6 pts
- APER 6 pts
- MANE 6 pts
- MANO 6 pts
- MARE 6 pts
- MEAN 6 pts
- MENO 6 pts
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- MORA 6 pts
- MORE 6 pts
- MORN 6 pts
- NAME 6 pts
- NAPE 6 pts
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- NOMA 6 pts
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- NOPE 6 pts
- NORM 6 pts
- OMEN 6 pts
- OMER 6 pts
- OPEN 6 pts
- PANE 6 pts
- PARE 6 pts
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- PEAR 6 pts
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- PONE 6 pts
- PORE 6 pts
- PORN 6 pts
- PRAO 6 pts
- PROA 6 pts
- RAPE 6 pts
- REAM 6 pts
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- REPO 6 pts
- ROAM 6 pts
- ROPE 6 pts
- AEON 4 pts
- AERO 4 pts
- EARN 4 pts
- NARE 4 pts
- NEAR 4 pts
- RENO 4 pts
- ROAN 4 pts
3-letter words
71 words- MAW 8 pts
- MEW 8 pts
- MOW 8 pts
- PAW 8 pts
- PEW 8 pts
- POW 8 pts
- PWN 8 pts
- WAP 8 pts
- AMP 7 pts
- MAP 7 pts
- MOP 7 pts
- PAM 7 pts
- POM 7 pts
- AWE 6 pts
- AWN 6 pts
- NAW 6 pts
- NEW 6 pts
- NOW 6 pts
- OWE 6 pts
- OWN 6 pts
- RAW 6 pts
- ROW 6 pts
- WAE 6 pts
- WAN 6 pts
- WAR 6 pts
- WEN 6 pts
- WOE 6 pts
- WON 6 pts
- APE 5 pts
- APO 5 pts
- ARM 5 pts
- EMO 5 pts
- MAE 5 pts
- MAN 5 pts
- MAR 5 pts
- MEN 5 pts
- MOA 5 pts
- MON 5 pts
- MOR 5 pts
- NAM 5 pts
- NAP 5 pts
- NOM 5 pts
- OMA 5 pts
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- OPE 5 pts
- PAN 5 pts
- PAR 5 pts
- PEA 5 pts
- PEN 5 pts
- PER 5 pts
- PRO 5 pts
- RAM 5 pts
- RAP 5 pts
- REM 5 pts
- REP 5 pts
- ROM 5 pts
- ANE 3 pts
- ARE 3 pts
- ARO 3 pts
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- ERA 3 pts
- ERN 3 pts
- NAE 3 pts
- NOR 3 pts
- OAR 3 pts
- ONE 3 pts
- ORA 3 pts
- ORE 3 pts
- RAN 3 pts
- ROE 3 pts
2-letter words
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