live-wires
Energetic, enterprising people
Live-wires is the plural of live-wire, which literally means an electrical wire carrying current—dangerous to touch.
The figurative sense dominates: a live-wire is an energetic, dynamic person full of enthusiasm and initiative.
The new hire is a real live-wire—she's already reorganized the entire filing system.
Extremely vigorous people
- go-gettersAmbitiously proactive people
- fireballsBrilliant burning meteors
- sparkplugsEngine ignition components
- bundles of energyExtremely lively individuals
enthusiasts · movers and shakers · extroverts · animated · vivacious · spirited · effervescent · exuberant
Heavy ropes or wires
- currentDirected flow of charge
- voltageElectrical potential difference
- conductorsThose who direct ensembles
- circuitsClosed electrical paths
power lines · transformers · insulation · shock hazard · high tension · utility poles · grounding · amperage
dynamos
Extremely vigorous people
- go-gettersAmbitiously proactive people
- fireballsBrilliant burning meteors
- sparkplugsEngine ignition components
bundles of energy · enthusiasts · movers and shakers · extroverts · animated · vivacious · spirited · effervescent · exuberant · peppy
cables
Heavy ropes or wires
- currentDirected flow of charge
- voltageElectrical potential difference
- conductorsThose who direct ensembles
circuits · power lines · transformers · insulation · shock hazard · high tension · utility poles · grounding · amperage · junction boxes
live-wiressluggards
Habitually inactive people
wet blankets · sticks-in-the-mud · deadbeats · dullards · bores
live-wireswallflowers
Timid party attendees
shrinking violets · wet blankets · introverts · recluses · hermits
live, wire, lives, lived, living, lively, livelier, liveliest, liveliness