fuel
(noun) a substance that can be consumed to produce energy; “more fuel is needed during the winter months”; “they developed alternative fuels for aircraft”
fuel
(verb) stimulate; “fuel the debate on creationism”
fuel
(verb) take in fuel, as of a ship; “The tanker fueled in Bahrain”
fuel
(verb) provide with a combustible substance that provides energy; “fuel aircraft, ships, and cars”
fuel, fire
(verb) provide with fuel; “Oil fires the furnace”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
fuel (countable and uncountable, plural fuels)
Substance consumed to provide energy through combustion, or through chemical or nuclear reaction.
Substance that provides nourishment for a living organism; food.
(figuratively) Something that stimulates, encourages or maintains an action.
fuel (third-person singular simple present fuels, present participle fuelling or (US) fueling, simple past and past participle fuelled or (US) fueled)
To provide with fuel.
To exacerbate, to cause to grow or become greater.
• Fuelled and fuelling are British, Australian, New Zealand, and Canadian spellings. Fueled and fueling are U.S. spellings.
• flue, fule
Source: Wiktionary
Fu"el, n. Etym: [OF. fouail, fuail, or fouaille, fuaille, LL. focalium, focale, fr. L. focus hearth, fireplace, in LL., fire. See Focus.] [Formerly written also fewel.]
1. Any matter used to produce heat by burning; that which feeds fire; combustible matter used for fires, as wood, coal, peat, etc.
2. Anything that serves to feed or increase passion or excitement. Artificial fuel, fuel consisting of small particles, as coal dust, sawdust, etc., consolidated into lumps or blocks.
Fu"el, v. t.
1. To feed with fuel. [Obs.] Never, alas I the dreadful name, That fuels the infernal flame. Cowley.
2. To store or furnish with fuel or firing. [Obs.] Well watered and well fueled. Sir H. Wotton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
9 May 2025
(noun) anything in accord with principles of justice; “he feels he is in the right”; “the rightfulness of his claim”
Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.
