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fuel (fyo̵̅o̅′əl, fyo̵̅o̅l)

noun

  1. any material, as coal, oil, gas, wood, etc., burned to supply heat or power
  2. fissile material from which nuclear energy can be obtained, as in a nuclear reactor
  3. anything that maintains or intensifies strong feeling, etc.

Etymology: ME fewell < OFr fouaille < ML fuale, focale < foca, hearth, for L focus, fireplace: see focus

transitive verb fueled fu′eled or fuelled fu′elled, fueling fu′el·ing or fuelling fu′el·ling

to supply with fuel

intransitive verb

to get fuel

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fuel Synonyms

fuel

n.

liquid propellant, solid propellant, combustible, firing material, fossil fuel, energy source, ammunition. see also wood 2.

Types of fuel include: coal, coke, charcoal, anthracite, bituminous coal, peat, slack, stoker coal, stove coal, lump coal, lignite, brown coal, carbon, briquette, turf, cordwood, firewood, log, faggot, kindling, slabs, blocks, waste products, furze, timber, touchwood, crude oil, fuel oil, gas, natural gas, artificial gas, gasoline, petroleum, diesel fuel, gasohol, ethanol, propane, kerosene, paraffin, alcohol, petrol (British);


fuel

v.

supply with fuel, stoke, feed, service, fill up, fire, kindle, gas*, tank up*, gas up*, fuel up*.


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fuel Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • burn: Carbon dioxide emissions from burning fossil fuels are the single biggest contributor.

Preposition: for

  • Inc.: Gas, electricity and initial supply of fuel for open fire inc. in rent.

Adjective modifier

  • fossil: A major cause of climate change is the burning of fossil fuels to create energy.

Modifies a noun

  • poverty: Only then can we deliver a focused strategy to tackle fuel poverty.

Noun used with modifier

  • aviation: Encourage the take up of these with big grants, paid for out of fuel duty on aviation fuel.
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fuel quotes

Suppose ourancestors had discovered nuclear power in the middle ages, and had decided to bury their radioactive fuel.

-Lamb, Marjorie

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