| firewood | | |
| n. (substance) | 1. firewood | wood used for fuel.; "they collected and cut their own firewood" |
| ~ fuel | a substance that can be consumed to produce energy.; "more fuel is needed during the winter months"; "they developed alternative fuels for aircraft" |
| ~ cordwood | firewood cut and stacked in cords; wood sold by the cord. |
| ~ backlog | the large log at the back of a hearth fire. |
| ~ firebrand, brand | a piece of wood that has been burned or is burning. |
| ~ pine knot | a joint of pine wood used for fuel. |
| fuel | | |
| n. (substance) | 1. fuel | a substance that can be consumed to produce energy.; "more fuel is needed during the winter months"; "they developed alternative fuels for aircraft" |
| ~ substance | a particular kind or species of matter with uniform properties.; "shigella is one of the most toxic substances known to man" |
| ~ biomass | plant materials and animal waste used as fuel. |
| ~ butane | occurs in natural gas; used in the manufacture of rubber and fuels. |
| ~ charcoal, wood coal | a carbonaceous material obtained by heating wood or other organic matter in the absence of air. |
| ~ coal gas | gaseous mixture produced by distillation of bituminous coal and used for heating and lighting. |
| ~ coke | carbon fuel produced by distillation of coal. |
| ~ diesel fuel, diesel oil | a heavy mineral oil used as fuel in diesel engines. |
| ~ fire | fuel that is burning and is used as a means for cooking.; "put the kettle on the fire"; "barbecue over an open fire" |
| ~ fossil fuel | fuel consisting of the remains of organisms preserved in rocks in the earth's crust with high carbon and hydrogen content. |
| ~ fuel oil, heating oil | a petroleum product used for fuel. |
| ~ gasohol | a gasoline substitute consisting of 90% gasoline and 10% grain alcohol from corn. |
| ~ gasolene, gasoline, petrol, gas | a volatile flammable mixture of hydrocarbons (hexane and heptane and octane etc.) derived from petroleum; used mainly as a fuel in internal-combustion engines. |
| ~ illuminant | something that can serve as a source of light. |
| ~ coal oil, kerosene, kerosine, lamp oil | a flammable hydrocarbon oil used as fuel in lamps and heaters. |
| ~ methanol, methyl alcohol, wood alcohol, wood spirit | a light volatile flammable poisonous liquid alcohol; used as an antifreeze and solvent and fuel and as a denaturant for ethyl alcohol. |
| ~ nuclear fuel | fuel (such as uranium) that can be used in nuclear reactors as a source of electricity. |
| ~ propane | colorless gas found in natural gas and petroleum; used as a fuel. |
| ~ red fire | combustible material (usually salts of lithium or strontium) that burns bright red; used in flares and fireworks. |
| ~ combustible, combustible material | a substance that can be burned to provide heat or power. |
| ~ water gas | a mixture of hydrogen and carbon monoxide with small amounts of other gases; made by blowing steam over hot coke or coal. |
| ~ firewood | wood used for fuel.; "they collected and cut their own firewood" |
| ~ igniter, ignitor, lighter | a substance used to ignite or kindle a fire. |
| v. (possession) | 2. fuel | provide with a combustible substance that provides energy.; "fuel aircraft, ships, and cars" |
| ~ furnish, provide, supply, render | give something useful or necessary to.; "We provided the room with an electrical heater" |
| ~ gas up | fill with gasoline.; "Gas up the car" |
| ~ refuel | provide with additional fuel, as of aircraft, ships, and cars. |
| ~ bunker | fill (a ship's bunker) with coal or oil. |
| v. (possession) | 3. fire, fuel | provide with fuel.; "Oil fires the furnace" |
| ~ furnish, provide, supply, render | give something useful or necessary to.; "We provided the room with an electrical heater" |
| v. (possession) | 4. fuel | take in fuel, as of a ship.; "The tanker fueled in Bahrain" |
| ~ take up, take in | accept.; "The cloth takes up the liquid" |
| ~ refuel | take on more fuel, as of a plane, ship, or car. |
| v. (emotion) | 5. fuel | stimulate.; "fuel the debate on creationism" |
| ~ stimulate, shake up, stir, excite, shake | stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of.; "These stories shook the community"; "the civil war shook the country" |
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