Gas vs. Wind

Gasnoun

Matter in a state intermediate between liquid and plasma that can be contained only if it is fully surrounded by a solid (or in a bubble of liquid) (or held together by gravitational pull); it can condense into a liquid, or can (rarely) become a solid directly.

Gasnoun

A chemical element or compound in such a state.

Gasnoun

(uncountable) A flammable gaseous hydrocarbon or hydrocarbon mixture (typically predominantly methane) used as a fuel, e.g. for cooking, heating, electricity generation or as a fuel in internal combustion engines in vehicles.

Gasnoun

(countable) A hob on a gas cooker.

Gasnoun

(US) Methane or other waste gases trapped in one's belly as a result of the digestive process.

Gasnoun

(slang) A humorous or entertaining event or person.

Gasnoun

(baseball) A fastball.

Gasnoun

Arterial or venous blood gas.

Gasnoun

Gasoline; a derivative of petroleum used as fuel.

Gasnoun

(US) Gas pedal.

Gasverb

(transitive) To kill with poisonous gas.

Gasverb

(intransitive) To talk, chat.

Gasverb

(intransitive) To emit gas.

Gasverb

(transitive) To impregnate with gas.

Gasverb

(transitive) To singe, as in a gas flame, so as to remove loose fibers.

Gasverb

(US) To give a vehicle more fuel in order to accelerate it.

Gasverb

(US) To fill (a vehicle's fuel tank) with fuel.

Gasadjective

comical, zany; fun, amusing

Gasnoun

An aëriform fluid; - a term used at first by chemists as synonymous with air, but since restricted to fluids supposed to be permanently elastic, as oxygen, hydrogen, etc., in distinction from vapors, as steam, which become liquid on a reduction of temperature. In present usage, since all of the supposed permanent gases have been liquified by cold and pressure, the term has resumed nearly its original signification, and is applied to any substance in the elastic or aëriform state.

Gasnoun

A complex mixture of gases, of which the most important constituents are marsh gas, olefiant gas, and hydrogen, artificially produced by the destructive distillation of gas coal, or sometimes of peat, wood, oil, resin, etc. It gives a brilliant light when burned, and is the common gas used for illuminating purposes.

Gasnoun

same as gasoline; - a shortened form. Also, the accelerator pedal of a motor vehicle; used in the term " step on the gas".

Gasnoun

the accelerator pedal of a motor vehicle; used in the term " step on the gas".

Gasnoun

Same as natural gas.

Gasnoun

an exceptionally enjoyable event; a good time; as, The concert was a gas.

Gasverb

To singe, as in a gas flame, so as to remove loose fibers; as, to gas thread.

Gasverb

To impregnate with gas; as, to gas lime with chlorine in the manufacture of bleaching powder.

Gasverb

to expose to a poisonous or noxious gas

Gasnoun

the state of matter distinguished from the solid and liquid states by: relatively low density and viscosity; relatively great expansion and contraction with changes in pressure and temperature; the ability to diffuse readily; and the spontaneous tendency to become distributed uniformly throughout any container

Gasnoun

a fluid in the gaseous state having neither independent shape nor volume and being able to expand indefinitely

Gasnoun

a volatile flammable mixture of hydrocarbons (hexane and heptane and octane etc.) derived from petroleum; used mainly as a fuel in internal-combustion engines

Gasnoun

a state of excessive gas in the alimentary canal

Gasnoun

a pedal that controls the throttle valve;

Gasnoun

a fossil fuel in the gaseous state; used for cooking and heating homes

Gasverb

attack with gas; subject to gas fumes;

Gasverb

show off

Gasnoun

a substance or matter in a state in which it will expand freely to fill the whole of a container, having no fixed shape (unlike a solid) and no fixed volume (unlike a liquid)

Gasnoun

a gaseous substance that cannot be liquefied by the application of pressure alone.

Gasnoun

a flammable gas used as a fuel

Gasnoun

a gaseous anaesthetic such as nitrous oxide, used in dentistry.

Gasnoun

gas or vapour used as a poisonous agent in warfare

Gasnoun

gas generated in the alimentary canal; flatulence.

Gasnoun

an explosive mixture of firedamp with air.

Gasnoun

short for gasoline

Gasnoun

used in reference to power or the accelerator of a car

Gasnoun

an entertaining or amusing person or situation

Gasnoun

enjoyment, amusement, or fun

Gasverb

kill or harm by exposure to gas

Gasverb

(of a storage battery or dry cell) give off gas

Gasverb

talk excessively about trivial matters

Gasverb

fill the tank of (a motor vehicle) with petrol

Gasadjective

very amusing or entertaining

Gas

Gas is one of the four fundamental states of matter (the others being solid, liquid, and plasma).A pure gas may be made up of individual atoms (e.g. a noble gas like neon), elemental molecules made from one type of atom (e.g.

Windnoun

Real or perceived movement of atmospheric air usually caused by convection or differences in air pressure.

Windnoun

Air artificially put in motion by any force or action.

Windnoun

The ability to breathe easily.

Windnoun

News of an event, especially by hearsay or gossip. (Used with catch, often in the past tense.)

Windnoun

One of the five basic elements (see Wikipedia article on the Classical elements).

Windnoun

Flatus.

Windnoun

Breath modulated by the respiratory and vocal organs, or by an instrument.

Windnoun

(music) The woodwind section of an orchestra. Occasionally also used to include the brass section.

Windnoun

A direction from which the wind may blow; a point of the compass; especially, one of the cardinal points, which are often called the "four winds".

Windnoun

Types of playing-tile in the game of mah-jongg, named after the four winds.

Windnoun

A disease of sheep, in which the intestines are distended with air, or rather affected with a violent inflammation. It occurs immediately after shearing.

Windnoun

Mere breath or talk; empty effort; idle words.

Windnoun

A bird, the dotterel.

Windnoun

The region of the solar plexus, where a blow may paralyze the diaphragm and cause temporary loss of breath or other injury.

Windnoun

The act of winding or turning; a turn; a bend; a twist.

Windverb

(transitive) To blow air through a wind instrument or horn to make a sound.

Windverb

(transitive) To cause (someone) to become breathless, often by a blow to the abdomen.

Windverb

(reflexive) To exhaust oneself to the point of being short of breath.

Windverb

(British) To turn a boat or ship around, so that the wind strikes it on the opposite side.

Windverb

(transitive) To expose to the wind; to winnow; to ventilate.

Windverb

(transitive) To perceive or follow by scent.

Windverb

(transitive) To rest (a horse, etc.) in order to allow the breath to be recovered; to breathe.

Windverb

(transitive) To turn a windmill so that its sails face into the wind.

Windverb

(transitive) To turn coils of (a cord or something similar) around something.

Windverb

(transitive) To tighten the spring of a clockwork mechanism such as that of a clock.

Windverb

To entwist; to enfold; to encircle.

Windverb

(ergative) To travel, or to cause something to travel, in a way that is not straight.

Windverb

To have complete control over; to turn and bend at one's pleasure; to vary or alter or will; to regulate; to govern.

Windverb

To introduce by insinuation; to insinuate.

Windverb

To cover or surround with something coiled about.

Windverb

To make a winding motion.

Windverb

To turn completely, or with repeated turns; especially, to turn about something fixed; to cause to form convolutions about anything; to coil; to twine; to twist; to wreathe; as, to wind thread on a spool or into a ball.

Windverb

To entwist; to infold; to encircle.

Windverb

To have complete control over; to turn and bend at one's pleasure; to vary or alter or will; to regulate; to govern.

Windverb

To introduce by insinuation; to insinuate.

Windverb

To cover or surround with something coiled about; as, to wind a rope with twine.

Windverb

To turn completely or repeatedly; to become coiled about anything; to assume a convolved or spiral form; as, vines wind round a pole.

Windverb

To have a circular course or direction; to crook; to bend; to meander; as, to wind in and out among trees.

Windverb

To go to the one side or the other; to move this way and that; to double on one's course; as, a hare pursued turns and winds.

Windverb

To expose to the wind; to winnow; to ventilate.

Windverb

To perceive or follow by the scent; to scent; to nose; as, the hounds winded the game.

Windverb

To drive hard, or force to violent exertion, as a horse, so as to render scant of wind; to put out of breath.

Windverb

To blow; to sound by blowing; esp., to sound with prolonged and mutually involved notes.

Windnoun

The act of winding or turning; a turn; a bend; a twist; a winding.

Windnoun

Air naturally in motion with any degree of velocity; a current of air.

Windnoun

Air artificially put in motion by any force or action; as, the wind of a cannon ball; the wind of a bellows.

Windnoun

Breath modulated by the respiratory and vocal organs, or by an instrument.

Windnoun

Power of respiration; breath.

Windnoun

Air or gas generated in the stomach or bowels; flatulence; as, to be troubled with wind.

Windnoun

Air impregnated with an odor or scent.

Windnoun

A direction from which the wind may blow; a point of the compass; especially, one of the cardinal points, which are often called the four winds.

Windnoun

A disease of sheep, in which the intestines are distended with air, or rather affected with a violent inflammation. It occurs immediately after shearing.

Windnoun

Mere breath or talk; empty effort; idle words.

Windnoun

The dotterel.

Windnoun

The region of the pit of the stomach, where a blow may paralyze the diaphragm and cause temporary loss of breath or other injury; the mark.

Windnoun

air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure;

Windnoun

a tendency or force that influences events;

Windnoun

breath;

Windnoun

empty rhetoric or insincere or exaggerated talk;

Windnoun

an indication of potential opportunity;

Windnoun

a musical instrument in which the sound is produced by an enclosed column of air that is moved by the breath

Windnoun

a reflex that expels intestinal gas through the anus

Windnoun

the act of winding or twisting;

Windverb

to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course;

Windverb

extend in curves and turns;

Windverb

wrap or coil around;

Windverb

catch the scent of; get wind of;

Windverb

coil the spring of (some mechanical device) by turning a stem;

Windverb

form into a wreath

Windverb

raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help;

Wind

Wind is the natural movement of air or other gases relative to a planet's surface. Wind occurs on a range of scales, from thunderstorm flows lasting tens of minutes, to local breezes generated by heating of land surfaces and lasting a few hours, to global winds resulting from the difference in absorption of solar energy between the climate zones on Earth.