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noun(coal)a piece of glowing carbon or charred wood : ember
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noun(coal)charcoal
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noun(coal)a black or brownish-black solid combustible substance formed by the partial decomposition of vegetable matter without free access of air and under the influence of moisture and often increased pressure and temperature that is widely used as a natural fuel
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verb(coal)to burn to charcoal : char
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verb(coal)to supply with coal
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verb(coal)to take in coal
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idiom(coal)to take something to a place where it is not needed because a large amount of it is already there
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noun(coal)a coal that when heated yields considerable volatile bituminous matter —called also soft coal
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noun(coal)lignite
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noun(coal)a bituminous coal containing much volatile matter that burns brightly
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noun(coal)anthracite
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noun(coal)bituminous coal