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ideal
Adjective
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If something is ideal, it is as good as you can imagine.
You can lose weight safely, and maintain your ideal weight forever.
The sun was low in the sky and the conditions were ideal for taking photographs.
It's not an ideal solution, but it's better than nothing.
Metal roofs are ideal for catching rainwater.
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If something is ideal, it is perfect or flawless; it does not have anything wrong with it.
ideal
Noun
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An ideal is a perfect example of something.
When he looked at her, he saw the feminine ideal.
gas
Noun
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A gas is a substance, such as air, that is not liquid or solid.
The sun is a giant ball of gas.
The carbon dioxide gas in Coke and other soft drinks gives them their bubbles.
The workers appear to have been killed by a poisonous gas.
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Gas is a substance such as methane, ethane, propane, or butane that is burned for heat or to make electricity.
Our house has gas-fired central heating.
In the winter, we pay more for gas and electricity.
Alberta's economy is based largely on oil and gas.
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In North America, gas is short for gasoline, a liquid that is used by cars.
A small car like mine holds about 40 litres of gas.
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In North America, the gas is the gas pedal (accelerator) in a car or truck.
We're in a hurry, so hit the gas.
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In North America, if you have gas, you have the need to fart or burp a lot.
gas
Verb
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If you gas a person or animal, you poison it or put it to sleep with gas.
The mice were gassed and then cut open to examine any changes.
My friend was gassed at the dentist before getting his tooth pulled.
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If you gas up a vehicle, you put fuel in it.
As soon as the planes land, we gas them up and they're ready to go again.
aerodynamics
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noun
(= aeromechanics)
the branch of mechanics that deals with the motion of gases (especially air) and their effects on bodies in the flow