COAL

• (noun) a hot fragment of wood or coal that is left from a fire and is glowing or smoldering

  synonyms : ember

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

• (verb) take in coal

  "The big ship coaled"

• (verb) supply with coal

• (verb) burn to charcoal

  "Without a drenching rain, the forest fire will char everything"

  synonyms : char

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