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| 1. | [ noun ] (geology) fossil fuel consisting of carbonized vegetable matter deposited in the Carboniferous period | |
| Related terms: | fossil_fuel vegetable_matter lignite bituminous_coal steam_coal anthracite carbon | |
| 2. | [ verb ] supply with coal | |
| Related terms: | supply | |
| 3. | [ verb ] take in coal, as of a ship | |
| Related terms: | take_in | |
| 4. | [ verb ] burn to charcoal | |
| Synonyms: | char | |
| Examples: | "Without a drenching rain, the forest fire will char everything." |
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| Related terms: | burn | |
| 5. | [ noun ] a hot glowing or smouldering fragment of wood or coal left from a fire | |
| Synonyms: | ember | |
| Related terms: | fragment char | |
| Similar spelling: |
Coale col coil cola cowl Cole Coll cool Coley colly cooly Coull Coyle coyly coyol Cooley coolly Coelho collie Colley Cowell Cowley Cohill Coello coolie |
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