fuel
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a substance that can be consumed to produce energy
more fuel is needed during the winter months
Types & categories
- substance hypernym
- biomass hyponym
- butane hyponym
- charcoal hyponym
- coal gas hyponym
- coke hyponym
- diesel oil hyponym
- fire hyponym
- fossil fuel hyponym
- fuel oil hyponym
- gasohol hyponym
- gasoline hyponym
- illuminant hyponym
- kerosene hyponym
- methanol hyponym
- nuclear fuel hyponym
- propane hyponym
- red fire hyponym
- combustible hyponym
- water gas hyponym
- firewood hyponym
- lighter hyponym
Related & opposite
Sense 2 verb
provide with a combustible substance that provides energy
fuel aircraft, ships, and cars
Types & categories
Related & opposite
Sense 3 verb
provide with fuel
Oil fires the furnace
Types & categories
- supply hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 4 verb
take in fuel, as of a ship
The tanker fueled in Bahrain
Types & categories
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Sense 5 verb
stimulate
fuel the debate on creationism
Types & categories
- stimulate hypernym
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | fuel |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | fuel |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | fuel |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | substance |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | biomass |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | butane |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | charcoal |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | coal gas |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | coke |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | diesel oil |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | fire |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | fossil fuel |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | fuel oil |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | gasohol |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | gasoline |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | illuminant |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | kerosene |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | methanol |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | nuclear fuel |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | propane |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | red fire |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | combustible |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | water gas |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | firewood |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | lighter |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | fueling |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | fuel |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | supply |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | gas up |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | refuel |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | bunker |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | flame |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | fuel |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | supply |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | fueling |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | fuel |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | take up |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | refuel |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | stimulate |