/fjuˈʌlz/ - [fyuulz] -
We found 3 definitions of fuels from 2 different sources.
NounPlural: fuel |
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fuel - a substance that can be consumed to produce energy; "more fuel is needed during the winter months"; "they developed alternative fuels for aircraft" | ||
substance the real physical matter of which a person or thing consists; "DNA is the substance of our genes" | ||
biomass the total mass of living matter in a given unit area | ||
butane occurs in natural gas; used in the manufacture of rubber and fuels | ||
wood coal, charcoal a stick of black carbon material used for drawing | ||
coal gas gaseous mixture produced by distillation of bituminous coal and used for heating and lighting | ||
coke street names for cocaine | ||
diesel fuel, diesel oil a heavy mineral oil used as fuel in diesel engines | ||
fire the act of firing weapons or artillery at an enemy; "hold your fire until you can see the whites of their eyes"; "they retreated in the face of withering enemy fire" | ||
fossil fuel fuel consisting of the remains of organisms preserved in rocks in the earth's crust with high carbon and hydrogen content | ||
fuel oil, heating oil a petroleum product used for fuel | ||
gasohol a gasoline substitute consisting of 90% gasoline and 10% grain alcohol from corn | ||
gasolene, gasoline, petrol, gas a volatile flammable mixture of hydrocarbons (hexane and heptane and octane etc.) derived from petroleum; used mainly as a fuel in internal-combustion engines | ||
illuminant something that can serve as a source of light | ||
coal oil, kerosene, kerosine, lamp oil a flammable hydrocarbon oil used as fuel in lamps and heaters | ||
methanol, methyl alcohol, wood alcohol, wood spirit a light volatile flammable poisonous liquid alcohol; used as an antifreeze and solvent and fuel and as a denaturant for ethyl alcohol | ||
nuclear fuel fuel (such as uranium) that can be used in nuclear reactors as a source of electricity | ||
propane colorless gas found in natural gas and petroleum; used as a fuel | ||
red fire combustible material (usually salts of lithium or strontium) that burns bright red; used in flares and fireworks | ||
combustible, combustible material a substance that can be burned to provide heat or power | ||
water gas a mixture of hydrogen and carbon monoxide with small amounts of other gases; made by blowing steam over hot coke or coal | ||
firewood wood used for fuel; "they collected and cut their own firewood" | ||
Verb |
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fuel - provide with a combustible substance that provides energy; "fuel aircraft, ships, and cars" | ||
furnish, supply, provide, render provide or equip with furniture; "We furnished the house in the Biedermeyer style" | ||
gas up fill with gasoline; "Gas up the car" | ||
refuel take on more fuel, as of a plane, ship, or car | ||
bunker hit a golf ball into a bunker | ||
fuel - take in fuel, as of a ship; "The tanker fueled in Bahrain" | ||
take up, take in pursue or resume; "take up a matter for consideration" | ||
refuel take on more fuel, as of a plane, ship, or car | ||
fuel - provide with fuel; "Oil fires the furnace" | ||
fire | ||
furnish, supply, provide, render provide or equip with furniture; "We furnished the house in the Biedermeyer style" | ||
fuel - stimulate; "fuel the debate on creationism" | ||
shake up, stimulate, excite, stir, shake cause to be alert and energetic; "Coffee and tea stimulate me"; "This herbal infusion doesn't stimulate" |