English Explanatory Dictionary

fuel

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Substance consumed to provide energy through combustion, or through chemical or nuclear reaction.
  2. Substance that provides nourishment for a living organism; food.
  3. Something that stimulates, encourages or maintains an action.
verb
  1. To provide with fuel.
  2. To exacerbate, to cause to grow or become greater.

Pronunciation

/ˈfjuːəl/ /ˈfjuːl/ [ˈfjuwəɫ] en-uk-fuel.ogg

Word forms

fuel fuels fueling fuelling fueled fuelled

Etymology

From Middle English fuayle, from Old French fouaille, feuaille (“firewood, kindling”), from feu (“fire”), from Late Latin focus (“fire”), from Latin focus (“hearth”), whence English focus. Cognate with Spanish fuego (“fire”), and Portuguese fogo (“fire”).

Derived words

add fuel to fire add fuel to the fire add fuel to the flame agrofuel alternative fuel aviation fuel biofuel biological fuel cell bunker fuel caramel fuel defuel diesel fuel e-fuel electrofuel enzymatic fuel cell flash fuel flash fuelcell vehicle flex-fuel fossil fuel fuel cap fuel cell fueldraulic fuel duty fuel economy fueler fuel filter fuel gauge fuelie fuel injection fuel injector fuelish fuelless fuel line fuel load fuel molecule fuel-poor fuel poverty fuel provider fuel pump fuel rod fuel station fuel supplier fuel tank fuel tourism fuel up fuelwood geofuel hog fuel interfuel jet fuel lifefuel microbial fuel cell monofuel multifuel nightmare fuel nonfuel nuclear fuel one-hour fuel oxyfuel patent fuel
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