strong point

strong point
A characteristic or ability at which one particularly excels.

"I told you Winston," he said, "that metaphysics is not your strong point. The word you are trying to think of is solipsism." - ,


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  • strong|point — «STRNG POYNT, STRONG », noun. = stronghold. (Cf. ↑stronghold) …   Useful english dictionary

  • strong point — index specialty (special aptitude) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • strong point — ► NOUN 1) a specially fortified defensive position. 2) a thing at which one excels …   English terms dictionary

  • strong point — /ˈstrɒŋ pɔɪnt/ (say strong poynt) noun a person s special quality or talent: *Youth, perhaps, had never been her strong point. –shirley hazzard, 1980 …  

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  • strong point — noun an asset of special worth or utility (Freq. 1) cooking is his forte • Syn: ↑forte, ↑strong suit, ↑long suit, ↑metier, ↑specialty, ↑speciality, ↑s …   Useful english dictionary

  • strong point — Synonyms and related words: ability, acropolis, area, bag, bastion, beachhead, blockhouse, bridgehead, bump, bunker, caliber, capability, capacity, castle, citadel, cogency, cup of tea, donjon, dower, dowry, endowment, equipment, faculty,… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • strong point — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun Something at which a person excels: forte, long suit, metier, specialty, strong suit. Slang: bag, thing. See ABILITY …   English dictionary for students

  • strong point — A key point in a defensive position, usually strongly fortified and heavily armed with automatic weapons, around which other positions are grouped for its protection …   Military dictionary

  • strong point — powerful claim, convincing point …   English contemporary dictionary

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