gas
- noun
- /ɡæs/
- Europe imports about one-third of its gas from Russia, of which about fifty percent travels through Ukraine.
- natural gas
- gas stove
- gas supply
So fossil fuels are oil, coal and gas, in that order.
- So fossil fuels are oil, coal and gas, in that order.
- I mean it, it produces gas and it produces oil.
- Housing, healthcare, education, gas, to go interview for a job.
- We should be aiming with areas like gas to get people's bills down.
Examples
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- Sure, it turns on the gas.
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Honestly, we're out of gas.
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If not, you need to shut off the gas first thing you need to do.
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We started with all gas, no liquid, right?
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You waste your time, you waste your gas, and you get pretty stressed out.
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Most planes crash because they run out of gas.
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Can't have the gas flow interrupted, or people's homes will go cold this winter.
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We've got a big gas BBQ here as well.
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- How's the gas?
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Before grilling, make sure to check that you have enough gas for the BBQ.
Synonyms
A material burned to make energy for heat, light or engines
A gas from underground that burns to make heat and electricity
A gas with no color or smell that burns easily and is used as a fuel
A gas that people use as a fuel for heating and cooking
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
A gas that makes people's eyes burn and makes them cry, used by police to break up crowds
- Specialized
A very large planet like Jupiter or Saturn made mostly of light gases that has no solid surface
- NSFW
A harmful gas used as a weapon that can kill or make people very sick if they breathe it
- Specialized
A gas with no color that dentists give to patients to breathe so they relax and sometimes laugh
- Specialized
An engine that burns fuel to make hot gas that spins a wheel with blades
- Specialized
A machine that burns natural gas to make power for vehicles or generators
- Specialized
A device that fires small gas containers like tear gas to make crowds move away
- Specialized
An imaginary gas made of tiny particles that take up no space and do not affect each other
- Offensive
A very strong poison used as a weapon that attacks the nerves and can kill by touching skin or breathing
- Specialized
A type of tear gas used by police that causes eye and skin pain and lasts long
- Specialized
A device that sends gas through a small opening to make a steady flame for heat or light
- Specialized
Gas that comes out of a furnace when machines push air or steam through hot material
- Archaic
A colorless, odorless gas called carbon dioxide that plants use to make food
- Archaic
A gas produced by passing air over hot coal and used in the past for lighting and heating
- Specialized
A severe infection in body tissue caused by bacteria that makes gas and destroys it
- Specialized
A fixed number used in the ideal gas law to connect energy, temperature and amount of gas
- Specialized
A dangerous problem that happens when air bubbles get into the blood and stop blood flow
- Archaic
A protective mask that covers the whole head and filters harmful gases to keep lungs safe
Surface Forms
Etymology
The household gas used for cooking keeps the same idea: it is a vapor like air that can burn, so people simply called this fuel gas. That's why gas can mean the fuel for stoves and heaters.