COAL
/kÉĘl/
6
Scrabble
8
WWF
C(3) O(1) A(1) L(1)
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Definition
/kÉĘl/
noun
- A black rock formed from prehistoric plant remains, composed largely of carbon and burned as a fuel.“Put some coal on the fire.”
- A piece of coal used for burning (this use is less common in American English)“Put some coals on the fire.”
- A type of coal, such as bituminous, anthracite, or lignite, and grades and varieties thereof.
- A glowing or charred piece of coal, wood, or other solid fuel.“Just as the camp-fire died down to just coals, with no flames to burn the marshmallows, someone dumped a whole load of wood on, so I gave up and went to bed.”
- Charcoal.
verb
- To take on a supply of coal (usually of steam ships).
- To supply with coal.“to coal a steamer”
- To be converted to charcoal.
- To burn to charcoal; to char.
- To mark or delineate with charcoal.
Source: Wiktionary
