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gas::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | natural gas |
| Type of | fossil fuel |
| Derivation | gasify |
gas::noun | Spocien Dictionary
a volatile flammable mixture of hydrocarbons (hexane and heptane and octane etc.) derived from petroleum; used mainly as a fuel in internal-combustion engines
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | gasolene, gasoline, petrol |
| Type of | hydrocarbon, fuel |
| Has types | unleaded gasoline, unleaded petrol, napalm, leaded petrol, leaded gasoline |
| Derivation | gasify |
gas::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | flatulence, flatulency |
| Type of | physiological condition, physical condition, physiological state |
| Derivation | gassy |
gas::noun | Spocien Dictionary
the state of matter distinguished from the solid and liquid states by: relatively low density and viscosity; relatively great expansion and contraction with changes in pressure and temperature; the ability to diffuse readily; and the spontaneous tendency to become distributed uniformly throughout any container
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | gaseous state |
| Type of | state of matter, state |
| Derivation | gaseous, gasify, gassy |
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | accelerator, accelerator pedal, gas pedal, gun, throttle |
| Type of | foot lever, foot pedal, treadle, pedal |
he stepped on the gas.
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | blow, bluster, boast, brag, gasconade, shoot a line, swash, tout, vaunt |
| Type of | amplify, exaggerate, hyperbolise, hyperbolize, magnify, overdraw, overstate |
| Has types | crow, puff, gloat, triumph |
gas::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | fluid |
| Has types | sewer gas, propylene, atmosphere, poison gas, producer gas, propane, propene, atomic number 1, atomic number 17, atomic number 7, atomic number 8, atomic number 9, air, air gas, blow gas, blowing gas, bottled gas, butane, butene, butylene, afterdamp, chlorine, cl, compressed gas, cyanogen, ethene, ethylene, exhaust, exhaust fumes, f, firedamp, fluorine, phosphine, o, ozone, oxygen, perfect gas, phosgene, sublimate, formaldehyde, water gas, fumes, greenhouse emission, greenhouse gas, h, teargas, hydrogen, ideal gas, inert gas, inhalant, lachrymator, lacrimator, tear gas, sulphur dioxide, liquefied petroleum gas, argonon, mephitis, methanal, methane, arsine, n, sulfur dioxide, nitric oxide, nitrogen, nitrogen dioxide, noble gas |
| Derivation | gasify, gaseous |
Examples of gas
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The Genesis line of gas grills, introduced in 1985, revolutionized the industry.
From the dailyherald.com
GasBuddy and most other gas price apps rely almost solely on user-reported data.
From the stltoday.com
When their gas bill exceeded $1,000 18 months ago, the utility cut off them off.
From the stltoday.com
That means fuller flights, busier highways and higher prices for gas and hotels.
From the thenewstribune.com
Gas station owners must get rich during these periods of high gas prices, right?
From the sacbee.com
Another time, we were at a picnic table with a view of a boarded-up gas station.
From the sacbee.com
Russia already provides two-fifths of Europe's gas imports, a figure could grow.
From the thenewstribune.com
The Volt does need to use a specified amount of gas during the course of a year.
From the orlandosentinel.com
That's what keeps him fed and his gas tank full as he travels from city to city.
From the news-journalonline.com
- The state of matter distinguished from the solid and liquid states by: relatively low density and viscosity; relatively great expansion and contraction with changes in pressure and temperature; the ability to diffuse readily; and the spontaneous tendency to become distributed uniformly ...
- Attack with gas; subject to gas fumes; "The despot gassed the rebellious tribes"
- A fluid in the gaseous state having neither independent shape nor volume and being able to expand indefinitely
- Boast: show off
- Gasoline: a volatile flammable mixture of hydrocarbons (hexane and heptane and octane etc.) derived from petroleum; used mainly as a fuel in internal-combustion engines
- Flatulence: a state of excessive gas in the alimentary canal
- Gas is one of four classical states of matter. Near absolute zero, a substance exists as a solid. As heat is added to this substance it melts into a liquid at its melting point (see phase change), boils into a gas at its boiling point, and if heated high enough would enter a plasma state in ...
- Gas-s-s-s (also known as Gas! or It Became Necessary to Destroy the World in Order to Save It) is a 1971 motion picture produced and released by American International Pictures. It was producer Roger Corman's final film for AIP, before leaving to found his own New World Pictures. ...
- Gas was a 1981 Canadian comedy film released by Paramount Pictures, the plot of which was inspired by the 1979 energy crisis.
