SpellRight

SpellRight › Spelling

Moderate

gas

The correct spelling is gas.

How to pronounce gas

/ɡæs/
noun

IPA: /ɡæs/

Say it like: Gas

The correct spelling is gas. 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 gravitat… For example: "A lot of gas had escaped from the cylinder."

Usage Examples

A lot of gas had escaped from the cylinder.

The atmosphere is made up of a number of different gases.

Gas-fired power stations have largely replaced coal-burning ones.

Meanings

noun

  1. 1.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.
  2. 2.A chemical element or compound in such a state.
  3. 3.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.
  4. 4.A hob on a gas cooker.
  5. 5.Methane or other waste gases trapped in one's belly as a result of the digestive process.

verb

  1. 1.To kill with poisonous gas.
  2. 2.To talk in a boastful or vapid way; chatter.
  3. 3.To impose upon by talking boastfully.
  4. 4.To emit gas.
  5. 5.To impregnate with gas.

adjective

  1. 1.Comical, zany; fun, amusing

Similar words

Words related in meaning — check their spelling too.

View synonyms & usage examples