coal | ||
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 | |
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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 |