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Definitions for Coal

[1] a black or dark-brown combustible mineral substance consisting of carbonized vegetable matter, used as a fuel. Compare anthracite, bituminous coal, lignite.
[2] a piece of glowing, charred, or burned wood or other combustible substance.
[3] charcoal(def 1) .
[4] to burn to coal or charcoal.
[5] to provide with coal.
[6] to take in coal for fuel.
[7] heap coals of fire on someone's head , to repay evil with good in order to make one's enemy repent.
[8] rake /haul /drag /call /take over the coals , to reprimand; scold: They were raked over the coals for turning out slipshod work.
[9] a combustible compact black or dark-brown carbonaceous rock formed from compaction of layers of partially decomposed vegetation: a fuel and a source of coke, coal gas, and coal tar See also anthracite, bituminous coal, lignite, peat 1 (as modifier ) coal cellar ; coal merchant ; coal mine ; coal dust
[10] one or more lumps of coal
[11] short for charcoal
[12] coals to Newcastle something supplied where it is already plentiful
[13] haul someone over the coals to reprimand someone
[14] to take in, provide with, or turn into coal

Words related to Coal

slack, smut, ember, char, stoke, carbon, fuel, cinder, spark, charcoal, culm, scoria, ash, anthracite

Words nearby Coal

coagulative, coagulopathy, coagulum, coahuila, coak, coal, coal ball, coal car, coal cutter, coal field, coal gas

Origin of Coal

before 900; Middle English cole, Old English col; cognate with Dutch kool, German Kohle, Old Norse kol

Words that may be confused with Coal

coal, koel, kohl

Other words from Coal

coal·less , adjective

Word origin for Coal

Old English col; related to Old Norse kol, Old High German kolo, Old Irish gūal

Synonyms for Coal

anthracite, ash, carbon, char, charcoal, cinder, culm, ember, fuel, scoria, slack, smut, spark, stoke