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noun

1. an imaginative lively style (especially style of writing)

e.g. his writing conveys great energy
a remarkable muscularity of style

Synonym: muscularityvigorvigourvim

2. enterprising or ambitious drive

e.g. Europeans often laugh at American energy

Synonym: pushget-up-and-go

3. forceful exertion

e.g. he plays tennis with great energy
he's full of zip

Synonym: vigorvigourzip

4. any source of usable power

e.g. the DOE is responsible for maintaining the energy policy

5. (physics) a thermodynamic quantity equivalent to the capacity of a physical system to do work
the units of energy are joules or ergs

e.g. energy can take a wide variety of forms

Synonym: free energy

6. a healthy capacity for vigorous activity

e.g. jogging works off my excess energy
he seemed full of vim and vigor

Synonym: vimvitality

noun

1. the property of being physically or mentally strong

e.g. fatigue sapped his strength

2. capacity to produce strong physiological or chemical effects

e.g. the toxin's potency
the strength of the drinks

Synonym: potencyeffectiveness

3. physical energy or intensity

e.g. he hit with all the force he could muster
it was destroyed by the strength of the gale
a government has not the vitality and forcefulness of a living man

Synonym: forceforcefulness

4. permanence by virtue of the power to resist stress or force

e.g. they advertised the durability of their products

Synonym: lastingnessdurabilityenduringness

5. the amount of energy transmitted (as by acoustic or electromagnetic radiation)

e.g. he adjusted the intensity of the sound
they measured the station's signal strength

Synonym: intensityintensity level

6. an asset of special worth or utility

e.g. cooking is his forte

Synonym: fortestrong suitlong suitmetierspecialtyspecialitystrong point

7. the power to induce the taking of a course of action or the embracing of a point of view by means of argument or entreaty

e.g. the strength of his argument settled the matter

Synonym: persuasiveness

8. capability in terms of personnel and materiel that affect the capacity to fight a war

e.g. we faced an army of great strength
politicians have neglected our military posture

Synonym: military capabilitymilitary strengthmilitary postureposture

9. the condition of financial success

e.g. the strength of the company's stock in recent weeks

verb

1. accept as true
take to be true

e.g. I believed his report
We didn't believe his stories from the War
She believes in spirits

2. credit with veracity

e.g. You cannot believe this man
Should we believe a publication like the National Enquirer?

3. follow a credo
have a faith
be a believer

e.g. When you hear his sermons, you will be able to believe, too

4. judge or regard
look upon
judge

e.g. I think he is very smart
I believe her to be very smart
I think that he is her boyfriend
The racist conceives such people to be inferior

Synonym: thinkconsiderconceive

5. be confident about something

e.g. I believe that he will come back from the war

Synonym: trust

verb

1. handle effectively

e.g. The burglar wielded an axe
The young violinist didn't manage her bow very well

Synonym: wieldhandle

2. be in charge of, act on, or dispose of

e.g. I can deal with this crew of workers
This blender can't handle nuts
She managed her parents' affairs after they got too old

Synonym: dealcarehandle

3. watch and direct

e.g. Who is overseeing this project?

Synonym: overseesupervisesuperintend

4. be successful
achieve a goal

e.g. She succeeded in persuading us all
I managed to carry the box upstairs
She pulled it off, even though we never thought her capable of it
The pianist negociated the difficult runs

Synonym: pull offnegociatebring offcarry off

5. carry on or function

e.g. We could do with a little more help around here

Synonym: do

6. achieve something by means of trickery or devious methods

Synonym: wanglefinagle

7. come to terms with

e.g. We got by on just a gallon of gas
They made do on half a loaf of bread every day

Synonym: copeget bymake outmake docontendgrappledeal

noun

1. an act that sets in motion some course of events

Synonym: inductioninitiation

2. lever that activates the firing mechanism of a gun

Synonym: gun trigger

3. a device that activates or releases or causes something to happen