Associations to the word «Powell»

Wiktionary

POWELL, proper noun. An English and Welsh surname​.
POWELL, proper noun. A town in Alabama
POWELL, proper noun. A city in Ohio
POWELL, proper noun. A town in Texas
POWELL, proper noun. A city in Wyoming

Dictionary definition

POWELL, noun. 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).
POWELL, noun. English physicist who discovered the pion (the first known meson) which is a subatomic particle involved in holding the nucleus together (1903-1969).

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley