Words of the Day
Gas �n. (pl. -es) 1 any airlike substance (i.e. Not solid or liquid) moving freely to fill any space available. 2 such a substance (esp. Found naturally or extracted from coal) used as fuel (also attrib.: gas cooker; gas industry). 3 nitrous oxide or other gas as an anaesthetic. 4 poisonous gas used in war. 5 us colloq. Petrol, gasoline. 6 slang idle talk; boasting. 7 slang enjoyable or amusing thing or person. �v. (gases, gassed, gassing) 1 expose to gas, esp. To kill. 2 colloq. Talk idly or boastfully.Gaseous adj. Of or like gas.Gasholder n. Large receptacle for storing gas; gasometer.Erbium n. Metallic element of the lanthanide series. [ytterby in sweden]Gasman n. Man who installs or services gas appliances, or reads gas meters.Gasp �v. 1 catch one's breath with an open mouth as in exhaustion or astonishment. 2 utter with gasps. �n. Convulsive catching of breath. [old norse]Gastric adj. Of the stomach. [french: related to *gastro-]Gastro- comb. Form stomach. [greek gaster stomach]Gastropod n. (also gasteropod) mollusc that moves by means of a ventral muscular organ, e.g. A snail. [from *gastro-, greek pous pod- foot]Erg n. Unit of work or energy. [greek ergon work]Eradicate v. (-ting) root out; destroy completely.  eradicable adj. Eradication n. Eradicator n. [latin radix -icis root]