energy (n.)

  1. (physics) a thermodynamic quantity equivalent to the capacity of a physical system to do work; the units of energy are joules or ergs; energy can take a wide variety of forms

    [ Syn: free energy ]

  2. forceful exertion; he plays tennis with great energy; hes full of zip

    [ Syn: vigor , vigour , zip ]

  3. enterprising or ambitious drive; Europeans often laugh at American energy

    [ Syn: push , get-up-and-go ]

  4. an imaginative lively style (especially style of writing); his writing conveys great energy; a remarkable muscularity of style

    [ Syn: muscularity , vigor , vigour , vim ]

  5. a healthy capacity for vigorous activity; jogging works off my excess energy; he seemed full of vim and vigor

    [ Syn: vim , vitality ]

  6. any source of usable power; the DOE is responsible for maintaining the energy policy'

  7. the federal department responsible for maintaining a national energy policy of the United States; created in 1977

    [ Syn: department of energy , energy department , energy , doe ]

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