gasoline

Speech parts

1. gasoline - Noun

2. gasoline - Adjective

Meaning

A highly volatile mixture of fluid hydrocarbons, obtained from petroleum, as also by the distillation of bituminous coal. It is used in making air gas, and in giving illuminating power to water gas. See Carburetor.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

gas petrol naphtha benzine gasolene coke oil petroleum benzene paraffin fuel carbon coal essence crude
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Antonyms

Adam's wine adam's beer edible oils atlanta special

Hypernyms

fuel hydrocarbon

Hyponyms

napalm leaded gasoline unleaded gasoline leaded petrol unleaded petrol

Phrases with the word

gasoline stand gasoline retail station gasoline filling station gasoline service station high octane gasoline duty on gasoline

Anagrams

lignosae

Examples

Flames from the lips may be produced by holding in the mouth a sponge saturated with the purest gasoline. Harry Houdini

If the Administration does nothing, high gasoline prices will continue to increasingly burden our economy, taking millions of dollars out of the hands of families and putting it straight into the pockets of OPEC. Byron Dorgan

Environmental quality was drastically improved while economic activity grew by the simple expedient of removing lead from gasoline - which prevented it from entering the environment. Barry Commoner

If Obama fails to win reelection, let the blame be first laid at the door of Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, who at a pivotal point threw gasoline on the flames by comparing angry American citizens to Nazis. Camille Paglia

I hadn't heard that.... I, frankly, have been focused elsewhere, like on gasoline prices. George W. Bush

ANYTHING will burn with enough gasoline and dynamite. Robert A. Heinlein

Close letter words and terms

gasolene bomb gasolene engine gasolier gasoline bomb gasoline car gasoline engine