energy (
http://definr.com/energy)
n 1: (physics) 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"
2: an exertion of force; "he plays tennis with great energy"
[syn:
vigor,
vigour]
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" [syn:
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: the federal department responsible for maintaining a
national energy policy; created in 1977 [syn: {Department
of Energy},
Energy Department,
Energy]