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coal

(k/oU/l )

fossil fuel consisting of carbonized vegetable matter deposited in the Carboniferous period(noun.substance)

source: wordnet30
a hot fragment of wood or coal that is left from a fire and is glowing or smoldering(noun.object)

Synonym:
ember

source: wordnet30
A thoroughly charred, and extinguished or still ignited, fragment from wood or other combustible substance; charcoal.(noun)

source: webster1913

burn to charcoal(verb.weather)

Synonym:
char

source: wordnet30
supply with coal(verb.possession)

source: wordnet30
take in coal(verb.contact)

Example:
The big ship coaled.

source: wordnet30
To burn to charcoal; to char.(verb)

source: webster1913
To take in coal; as, the steamer coaled at Southampton.(verb)

source: webster1913

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