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}]