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| Main Entry: | fuel |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | something providing energy |
| Synonyms: | ammunition, combustible, electricity, encouragement, food, gas, incitement, juice, material, means, nourishment, provocation, propellant |
| Main Entry: | fuel |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | give energy to |
| Synonyms: | charge, fan, feed, fill 'er up, fill up, fire, gas, gas up, incite, inflame, nourish, service, stoke up, supply, sustain, tank up |
| Antonyms: | de-energize, deplete, discourage, unfuel |
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| Synonyms: |
-nouns
fuel, firing, combustible., [solid fuels] coal, wallsend, anthracite, culm, coke, carbon, charcoal; turf, peat, firewood, bobbing, faggot, log; cinder (products of combustion) [more]; ingle, tinder, touchwood; sulphur, brimstone; incense; port-fire; fire-barrel, fireball, brand; amadou, bavin; blind coal, glance coal; German tinder, pyrotechnic sponge, punk, smudge [U. S.]., brand, torch, fuse; wick; spill, match, light, lucifer, congreve, vesuvian, vesta, fusee, locofoco; linstock., candle (luminary) [more]; oil (grease) [more].
-adjectives
carbonaceous; combustible, inflammable.
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| Main Entry: | feed |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | give nourishment; augment |
| Synonyms: | banquet, bolster, cater, cram, deliver, dine, dish out*, dispense, encourage, fatten, feast, fill, find, foster, fuel, furnish, give, gorge, hand, hand over, maintain, minister, nourish, nurse, nurture, provide, provision, regale, satisfy, stock, strengthen, stuff, supply, support, sustain, wine and dine*, victual |
| Antonyms: | starve |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | incense |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | strongly fragrant smoke |
| Synonyms: | aroma, balm, bouquet, essence, flame, fuel, odor, perfume, punk, scent, spice, burnt offering, frankincense, myrrh, redolence |
| Main Entry: | petroleum |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | oil |
| Synonyms: | crude oil, fossil fuel, fuel, gas, gasoline, kerosene, naphtha, natural gas, petrol |
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