Definitions for Diesel

Diesel die·sel

Spelling: [dee-zuh l, -suh l]
IPA: /ˈdi zəl, -səl/

Diesel is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 7 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 8 points.

You can make 112 anagrams from letters in Diesel (deeils).

Definitions for Diesel

noun

  1. diesel engine.
  2. a vehicle powered by a diesel engine.
  3. diesel fuel.
  4. Rudolf [roo-dolf,, -dawlf;; German roo-dawlf] /ˈru dɒlf,, -dɔlf;; German ˈru dɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1858–1913, German automotive engineer.

adjective

  1. noting a machine or vehicle powered by a diesel engine:
  2. of or relating to a diesel engine:

Origin of Diesel

after R. Diesel, the engine's inventor

Examples for Diesel

I became numb to the barrage of smells: citrus disinfectants, burning trash, sewage, sweat, and diesel.

The oil filters of the Packard diesel could not be cleaned in flight.

The diesel, installed on the Stinson-Detroiter, it was said, now has had 200 hr.

ISTANBUL, Turkey — The lifeblood of the death-dealing Islamic State is diesel fuel.

They called to us with their allurement, but the diesel motor knew no pity.

By 1972, about 80 percent of the freight and a larger proportion of passenger traffic were carried on diesel or electric trains.

In between karaoke bits and feverish dance breaks, diesel delivers a few heartfelt monologues to the camera.

I knelt on the deck and listened to the thrum of the diesel engines.

The smells of roasting maize, diesel fumes, and floral soap from the streets of Harare are still seared into my brain.

Increasing numbers of private cars in the UK now run on diesel as well.

Word Value for Diesel
Scrable

7

Words with friends

8

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