(fire - add fuel to)
21fuel — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Combustible material Nouns 1. fuel, firing, combustible; inflammable, burnable; ignite; fossil fuel; solar, nuclear, etc. energy. See heat, power. 2. peat, turf; [bituminous, soft, anthracite, hard,… …
22fuel — fu|el1 W2S2 [ˈfju:əl] n [Date: 1100 1200; : Old French; Origin: fouaille, from feu fire , from Latin focus; FOCUS1] [U and C] a substance such as coal, gas, or oil that can be burned to produce heat or energy ▪ The plane was running low on fuel.… …
23fuel — n. 1) to take on fuel 2) to run out of fuel 3) jet; liquid; nuclear; solid fuel 4) fossil; synthetic fuels 5) (misc.) (usu. fig.) to add fuel to the fire * * * [fjʊəl] liquid nuclear solid fuel synthetic fuels (m …
24fuel — [[t]fju͟ːəl[/t]] ♦♦ fuels, fuelling, fuelled (in AM, use fueling, fueled) 1) N MASS Fuel is a substance such as coal, oil, or petrol that is burned to provide heat or power. They ran out of fuel... Delays were caused by the discovery of dangerous …
25fire — 1 noun 1 BURNING (U) the flames, light and heat produced when something burns: The warehouse was completely destroyed by fire. | be on fire (=be burning): The house is on fire! | catch fire/catch on fire (=start to burn): Mary knocked the candle… …
26add — verb 1 PUT WITH (T) to put something with something else or with a group of other things: add sth to sth: Do you want to add your name to the list? | I gave him a rare Swedish stamp to add to his collection. 2 COUNTING (I, T) to put two or more… …
27add */*/*/ — UK [æd] / US verb Word forms add : present tense I/you/we/they add he/she/it adds present participle adding past tense added past participle added 1) [transitive] to put something with another thing or group of things When the sauce is thick, add …
28fuel — /ˈfjuəl / (say fyoohuhl), /fjul / (say fyoohl) noun 1. combustible matter used to maintain fire, as coal, wood, oil, etc. 2. material used to feed an engine, as petrol, diesel, etc. 3. a source of energy for operating machines, appliances, etc.,… …
29fuel — 1 noun 1 (C, U) a substance such as coal, gas, or oil that can be burned to produce heat or energy: Don t leave the engine switched on. It wastes fuel. | Coal is one of the cheapest fuels. 2 (U) something that makes someone s anger, hatred etc… …
30add — verb 1) the back room was added in 1971 add more sugar to the mix Syn: attach, build on, join, append, affix, connect, annex; include, incorporate, throw in, toss in; admix Ant …
