Definition of FUEL

fuel

Meanings

Plural: fuels

Noun

  • a substance that can be consumed to produce energy
    • "more fuel is needed during the winter months"
    • "they developed alternative fuels for aircraft"
  • Substance consumed to provide energy through combustion, or through chemical or nuclear reaction.
  • Substance that provides nourishment for a living organism; food.
  • Something that stimulates, encourages or maintains an action.

Verb

  • provide with a combustible substance that provides energy
    • "fuel aircraft, ships, and cars"
  • provide with fuel
  • take in fuel, as of a ship
    • "The tanker fueled in Bahrain"
  • stimulate
    • "fuel the debate on creationism"
  • To provide with fuel.
  • To exacerbate, to cause to grow or become greater.

Origin / Etymology

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

Synonyms

fire

Scrabble Score: 7

fuel is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
fuel is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
fuel is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 9

fuel is a valid Words With Friends word