powell

Other forms of powell

plural

powells·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about powell

What does powell mean?

powell means "United States general who was the first African American to serve as chief of staff; later served as Secretary of State under President George W. Bush (born 1937)". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in powell?

powell has 2 syllables: po-well. The stress falls on "po". In IPA it is /ˈpaʊəl/.

What is another word for powell?

Close synonyms include Colin Powell, Colin luther Powell, Cecil Frank Powell. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is powell a common word?

powell is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.