coal

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coal Definition

• (n) fossil fuel consisting of carbonized vegetable matter deposited in the Carboniferous period
• (n) a hot glowing or smouldering fragment of wood or coal left from a fire
• (v) burn to charcoal; "Without a drenching rain, the forest fire will char everything"
• (v) supply with coal
• (v) take in coal; "The big ship coaled"

coal Synonyms

• char
• coal
• ember