| garter snake |
any of numerous small harmless striped snakes common in North America. |
| gas |
matter that is neither liquid nor solid and expands or contracts rapidly and uniformly with temperature changes. [14 definitions] |
| gas burner |
the nozzle at the end of a gas fixture; gas jet. |
| gas chamber |
a sealed room in which prisoners are executed by means of poisonous gas. |
| gasconade |
extravagantly boastful talk; bravado. [2 definitions] |
| gaseous |
in the form of or resembling a gas. [2 definitions] |
| gas fitter |
a person who installs and repairs gas pipes and fixtures. |
| gash |
a long and deep cut, such as a wound. [2 definitions] |
| gasify |
to convert into or become a gas. |
| gas jet |
a burner, pipe, or other apertured fitting at the end of a gas fixture. [2 definitions] |
| gasket |
any of numerous rings, seals, or the like used to make a joint watertight or airtight, as in a pipe or machine. |
| gaslight |
the light emitted by a burning gas such as methane. [2 definitions] |
| gas main |
a large pipe that conducts gas into smaller pipes. |
| gas mantle |
an incombustible meshwork hood for a gas jet or kerosene wick that gives off a brilliant incandescent light when a flame is lit within it. |
| gas mask |
a device worn over the face that has a built-in chemical air filter to protect the wearer from inhaling poisonous gases or noxious fumes. |
| gasohol |
a mixture of gasoline with a small amount of ethyl alcohol, used esp. to power cars. |
| gasoline |
a volatile, flammable liquid of hydrocarbons, derived from petroleum and used primarily as fuel for internal-combustion engines. |
| gasometer |
a container that both holds and measures gas. [2 definitions] |
| gasp |
a sudden, brief, convulsive taking in of air through the mouth, as in shock or a condition of breathlessness. [3 definitions] |
| gas plant |
see dittany. |
| gas station |
a place where gas, oil, and other supplies for running a car can be bought; filling station; service station. |