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Definitions for Fuel

[1] combustible matter used to maintain fire, as coal, wood, oil, or gas, in order to create heat or power.
[2] something that gives nourishment; food.
[3] an energy source for engines, power plants, or reactors: Kerosene is used as jet engine fuel.
[4] something that sustains or encourages; stimulant: Our discussion provided him with fuel for debate.
[5] to supply with fuel.
[6] to obtain or replenish fuel.
[7] any substance burned as a source of heat or power, such as coal or petrol
[8] the material, containing a fissile substance, such as uranium-235, that produces energy in a nuclear reactor a substance that releases energy in a fusion reactor
[9] something that nourishes or builds up emotion, action, etc
[10] to supply with or receive fuel

Words related to Fuel

electricity, food, material, gas, ammunition, feed, inflame, incite, sustain, incitement, provocation, means, combustible, nourishment, encouragement, juice, propellant, nourish, service, supply

Words nearby Fuel

fuddy-duddy, fudge, fudge factor, fuegian, fuehrer, fuel, fuel air bomb, fuel cell, fuel element, fuel injection, fuel injector

Origin of Fuel

1300–50; Middle English fuel(le ), feuel < Old French feuaile < Vulgar Latin *focālia, neuter plural of *focālis of the hearth, fuel. See focus, -al1

Other words from Fuel

fu·el·er ; (especially British ) fu·el·ler , noun
de·fu·el , verb (used with object), de·fu·eled, de·fu·el·ing or (especially British ) de·fu·elled, de·fu·el·ling.
non·fu·el , adjective
un·fu·eled ; (especially British ) un·fu·elled , adjective
well-fu·eled ; (especially British ) well-fu·elled , adjective

Word origin for Fuel

C14: from Old French feuaile , from feu fire, ultimately from Latin focus fireplace, hearth

Synonyms for Fuel

ammunition, electricity, food, gas, material, combustible, encouragement, incitement, juice, means, nourishment, propellant, provocation