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Dynamo

/ˈdaɪnəmoʊ/

An electricity generator, a dynamo-electric machine.

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noun

1
An electricity generator, a dynamo-electric machine.
2
An energetic person.
"That new Vice President of Marketing is a real dynamo; sales have already gone up this quarter."

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electricnoun	(informal, usually with definite article) Electricity; the electricity supply.
motornoun	A machine or device that converts other energy forms into mechanical energy, or imparts motion.
starnoun	Any small, natural and bright dot in the sky, most visible in the night or twilight sky. This sense includes the planets, but it is now sometimes used in exclusion of them due to influence from the technical astronomical sense.
enginenoun	The part of a car or other vehicle which provides the force for motion, now especially one powered by internal combustion.
impetusnoun	Anything that impels; a stimulating factor.
dinamonoun	—
dynonoun	(informal) A dynamometer.
dynamimeternoun	Obsolete spelling of dynamometer. [Any of various devices used to measure mechanical power, force, or torque.]
dynamitardnoun	(archaic or historical) A political dynamiter.
dynamiternoun	A person who uses dynamite, especially one who uses it unlawfully.
dunamisnoun	Alternative form of dynamis. [(Classical philosophy) Potentiality.]
diesel generatornoun	Any electricity generator powered by a diesel engine
dynamitenoun	A class of explosives made from nitroglycerine in an absorbent medium such as kieselguhr, used in mining and blasting.
dynamicknoun	Obsolete form of dynamic. [Changing; active; in motion.]
dynamnoun	A foot-pound.
electric dusternoun	Synonym of air duster (“electrical device that expels compressed air”).
diesel motornoun	Synonym of diesel engine.
clothes driernoun	Alternative form of clothes dryer. [An electrical appliance used for drying clothes, usually by tumbling them in a heated rotating drum.]
electric dulcimernoun	(music) A dulcimer that uses electronic amplification to produce sufficient sound.
davynoun	A diminutive of the male given name David.