fuel

Plural: fuels

Noun

a substance that can be consumed to produce energy
- "more fuel is needed during the winter months"
- "they developed alternative fuels for aircraft"
Substance consumed to provide energy through combustion, or through chemical or nuclear reaction.
Substance that provides nourishment for a living organism; food.
Something that stimulates, encourages or maintains an action.

Verb

Verb Forms: fueled, fueling, fuels, fuelled, fuelling

To supply with material used to produce energy.
provide with a combustible substance that provides energy
- "fuel aircraft, ships, and cars"
provide with fuel
take in fuel, as of a ship
- "The tanker fueled in Bahrain"
stimulate
- "fuel the debate on creationism"
To provide with fuel.
To exacerbate, to cause to grow or become greater.

Examples

Her strong opening play fueled her confidence for the rest of the Scrabble game.
His books were fuel for the revolution.
Money is the fuel for economy.
That film was nightmare fuel!

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English fewell, from Old French fouaille, feuaille (“firewood, kindling”), from feu (“fire”), from Late Latin focus (“fire”), from Latin focus (“hearth”). Cognate with Spanish fuego (“fire”), and Portuguese fogo (“fire”). Doublet of focus.

Synonyms

fire

Scrabble Score: 7

fuel: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
fuel: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
fuel: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 9

fuel: valid Words With Friends Word