| word | gas |
|---|---|
| definition | noun Gas is a substance like air that is neither liquid nor solid and burns easily . It is used as a fuel for cooking and heating. Coal is actually cheaper than gas. ...a contract to develop oil and gas reserves. A gas is any substance that is neither liquid nor solid, for example oxygen or hydrogen . Helium is a very light gas. ...a huge cloud of gas and dust from the volcanic eruption. Gas is a poisonous gas that can be used as a weapon . ...mustard gas. The problem was that the exhaust gases contain many toxins. Gas is a gas used for medical purposes, for example to make patients feel less pain or go to sleep during an operation . ...an anaesthetic gas used by many dentists. Gas is the fuel which is used to drive motor vehicles. ...a tank of gas. ...gas stations. You can describe a situation or event as a gas when it is very lively, amusing, and enjoyable. It was really a gas to find someone I could talk with. verb To gas a person or animal means to kill them by making them breathe poisonous gas. Hundreds of thousands of rabbits are to be gassed because they are destroying the environment. |
| inflections | gasesgassesgassinggassed |
| cefr-level | A2 |
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