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    • energy :(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

    • energy :forceful exertion
      • he plays tennis with great energy|he's full of zip

    • energy :enterprising or ambitious drive
      • Europeans often laugh at American energy

    • energy :an imaginative lively style (especially style of writing)
      • his writing conveys great energy|a remarkable muscularity of style

    • energy :a healthy capacity for vigorous activity
      • jogging works off my excess energy|he seemed full of vim and vigor

    • energy :any source of usable power
      • the DOE is responsible for maintaining the energy policy

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

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