gas: meaning and words from its letters
3 letters · 4 letter points · starts with G · ends with S
Meaning of gas
noun
- physical, uncountable
Matter in an intermediate state 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 by deposition.
Example: A lot of gas had escaped from the cylinder.
- physical, uncountable
Matter in an intermediate state 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 by deposition. A flammable gaseous hydrocarbon or hydrocarbon mixture used as a fuel, e.g. for cooking, heating, electricity generation or as a fuel in internal combustion engines in vehicles, especially natural gas.
Example: Gas-fired power stations have largely replaced coal-burning ones.
- physical, uncountable
Matter in an intermediate state 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 by deposition. Poison gas.
Example: The artillery fired gas shells into the enemy trenches.
- countable, physical
A chemical element or compound in such a state.
Example: The atmosphere is made up of a number of different gases.
Listed forms: gases, gasses.
Source: Wiktionary — gas.
verb
- transitive
To attack or kill with poison gas.
Example: The Nazis gassed millions of Jews during the Holocaust.
- transitive
To use poison gas in (a volume or area) to attack or kill someone or something.
- intransitive, slang
To talk in a boastful or vapid way; to chatter.
- slang, transitive
To impose upon by talking boastfully.
Listed forms: gases, gasses, gassing, gassed.
Source: Wiktionary — gas.
noun
- Canada, New-Zealand, Philippines, US, uncountable
Gasoline, a light derivative of petroleum used as fuel.
- uncountable
An internal virtual currency used in Ethereum to pay for certain operations, such as blockchain transactions.
Example: gas fee
- slang, uncountable
Marijuana, typically of high quality.
Listed forms: gases, gasses.
Source: Wiktionary — gas.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for gas.
noun
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
- gaseous state
noun
a volatile flammable mixture of hydrocarbons (hexane and heptane and octane etc.) derived from petroleum; used mainly as a fuel in internal-combustion engines
noun
a state of excessive gas in the alimentary canal
noun
a pedal that controls the throttle valve
- accelerator
- accelerator pedal
- gas pedal
- throttle
- gun
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is gas in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
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| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of gas
G(2) + A(1) + S(1) = 4 points.
This is a sum of letter values without board bonuses or word multipliers. A blank tile is worth zero: subtract the value of each letter supplied by a blank. The score does not establish game validity. Full letter-value table.
Anagrams of gas
1 other standard-list word uses exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from gas
2 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in gas. Showing up to 24, longest first.