energy
Nouns
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(n) (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
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(n) forceful exertion
- he plays tennis with great energy
- he's full of zip
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(n) enterprising or ambitious drive
- Europeans often laugh at American energy
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(n) an imaginative lively style (especially style of writing)
- his writing conveys great energy
- a remarkable muscularity of style
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(n) a healthy capacity for vigorous activity
- jogging works off my excess energy
- he seemed full of vim and vigor
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(n) any source of usable power
- the DOE is responsible for maintaining the energy policy
- (n) the federal department responsible for maintaining a national energy policy of the United States; created in 1977 Department of Energy, DOE, Energy Department,