| NOUN | substance | coal | fossil fuel consisting of carbonized vegetable matter deposited in the Carboniferous period |
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| object | coal, ember | a hot fragment of wood or coal that is left from a fire / fire / fire and is glowing or smoldering | |
| VERB | weather | coal, char | burn to charcoal |
| possession | coal | supply with coal | |
| contact | coal | take in coal |
| Sounds | kow'l | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | amphibole ... whole: 76 rhymes with owl... | |
| Meaning | fossil fuel consisting of carbonized vegetable matter deposited in the Carboniferous period. | |
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| Narrower | anthracite, anthracite coal, hard coal | A hard natural coal that burns slowly and gives intense heat |
| bituminous coal, soft coal | Rich in tarry hydrocarbons | |
| lignite, brown coal, wood coal | Intermediate between peat and bituminous coal | |
| steam coal | coal suitable for use under steam boilers | |
| Broader | fossil fuel | fuel consisting of the remains of organisms preserved in rocks in the earth's crust with high carbon and hydrogen content |
| vegetable matter | Matter produced by plants or growing in the manner of a plant | |
| Substances | carbon, C, atomic number 6 | An abundant nonmetallic tetravalent element occurring in three allotropic forms |
| Spanish | carbón | |
| Catalan | carbó | |
| Verbs | coal | take in coal |
| coal | supply with coal | |
| coal | burn to charcoal | |
| Meaning | A hot fragment of wood or coal that is left from a fire / fire / fire and is glowing or smoldering. | |
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| Synonym | ember | |
| Broader | fragment | A piece broken ... / broken off or cut ... / cut off of something else |
| Spanish | ascua, brasa, carbón, rescoldo, tizón | |
| Catalan | brasa, caliu, carbó | |
| Verbs | coal | burn to charcoal |
| Meaning | Burn to charcoal. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Synonym | char | |
| Broader | burn, combust | Cause to burn or combust |
| Spanish | achicharrarse, carbonizar, requemarse | |
| Catalan | carbonitzar, recremar, socarrar-se | |
| Nouns | coal | a hot fragment of wood or coal that is left from a fire / fire / fire and is glowing or smoldering |
| coal | fossil fuel consisting of carbonized vegetable matter deposited in the Carboniferous period | |
| Meaning | Supply with coal. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something | |
| Broader | supply, provide, render, furnish | Give something useful or necessary to |
| Nouns | coal | fossil fuel consisting of carbonized vegetable matter deposited in the Carboniferous period |
| Meaning | take in coal. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s something | |
| Example | "The big ship coaled" | |
| Broader | take in, gather in | fold up |
| Spanish | proveerse de carbón | |
| Nouns | coal | fossil fuel consisting of carbonized vegetable matter deposited in the Carboniferous period |
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