Gas
91gas — noun (plural gases or chiefly US gasses) 1》 an air like fluid substance which expands freely to fill any space available, irrespective of its quantity. ↘Physics a substance of this type that cannot be liquefied by pressure alone. Compare with …
92gas — A substance of such nature that it can expand indefinitely, thereby completely filling its container; a form neither liquid nor solid, in other words, a vapor. An inflammable used for lighting and heating. A colloquial term for gasoline. As the… …
93Gas — GasIm 1.Gashahn;Gaslampe;Gas.DasgrammatischeGeschlechtgehtzurückauffranz»legaz«.19.Jh. 2.AbleserdesGasverbrauchs.1900,Berlin. GasIIf Gaswerk;Gas.Verkürztaus»Gasanstalt«oder»Gasfabrik«.Spätestensseit1900. GasIIIn 1.entweichendeDarmwinde.1900ff.… …
94gas — [17] We get gas from a Flemish pronunciation of Greek kháos ‘chasm, void’ (a derivative of Indo European *ghəw ‘hollow’, and source of English chaos [15]). The Flemish chemist J B van Helmont (1577–1644) used the Greek word to denote an occult… …
95gas — I n A great time, something hilarious. The party last night was a real gas! ). 1940s II n A joke. They played some kind of gas on her and made her mad. 1910s III n Empty, boastful talk. Don t listen to Tommy; he s full of gas. 1840s …
96gas — deliberately to kill or injure by poison gas A usage about soldiers in the First World War; the chronically unfit, the gypsies, and the Jews in Nazi Germany; civilians in modern Iraq; and convicted murderers in some American states, where… …
97gas — 1. n. Vapid talk. 2. Petrol. 3. v. Talk idly. 4. a gas Fun. An amusing situation. 5. step on the gas Go more quickly. 6. gas and gaiters Nonsense …
98Gas — das Gas, e (Grundstufe) farbloser, luftförmiger Stoff in einem Herd, den man zum Kochen und Heizen benutzt Beispiel: Sie vergiftete sich mit Gas. Kollokation: jmdm. das Gas sperren …
99Gas — das Gas 1. Wir kochen mit Gas. 2. Gib Gas! Die Ampel ist grün …
100gas — [17] We get gas from a Flemish pronunciation of Greek kháos ‘chasm, void’ (a derivative of Indo European *ghəw ‘hollow’, and source of English chaos [15]). The Flemish chemist J B van Helmont (1577–1644) used the Greek word to denote an occult… …
