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English noun: coal | |||
| 1. | coal (substance) fossil fuel consisting of carbonized vegetable matter deposited in the Carboniferous period | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | fossil fuel, vegetable matter | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | anthracite, anthracite coal, bituminous coal, brown coal, hard coal, lignite, soft coal, steam coal, wood coal | ||
| Substance holonym | atomic number 6, C, carbon | ||
| 2. | coal (object) a hot fragment of wood or coal that is left from a fire and is glowing or smoldering | ||
| Synonyms | ember | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | fragment | ||
English verb: coal | |||
| 1. | coal (weather) burn to charcoal | ||
| Samples | Without a drenching rain, the forest fire will char everything. | ||
| Synonyms | char | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | burn, combust | ||
| 2. | coal (possession) supply with coal | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | furnish, provide, render, supply | ||
| 3. | coal (contact) take in coal | ||
| Samples | The big ship coaled. | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | gather in, take in | ||
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