energy

Nouns

  • (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
    free energy,
  • (n) forceful exertion
    • he plays tennis with great energy
    • he's full of zip
    vigor, vigour, zip,
  • (n) enterprising or ambitious drive
    • Europeans often laugh at American energy
    get-up-and-go, push,
  • (n) an imaginative lively style (especially style of writing)
    • his writing conveys great energy
    • a remarkable muscularity of style
    vim, muscularity, vigor, vigour,
  • (n) a healthy capacity for vigorous activity
    • jogging works off my excess energy
    • he seemed full of vim and vigor
    vim, vitality,
  • (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,

Synonyms

free energy vigor vigour zip get-up-and-go push vim muscularity vitality Department of Energy DOE Energy Department

Words of close approximity

energy-absorbing Energy Department energy level energy of activation energy-releasing Energy Secretary energy state energy-storing energy unit