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coal
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coal  (kl)
n.
1.
a. A natural dark brown to black graphitelike material used as a fuel, formed from fossilized plants and consisting of amorphous carbon with various organic and some inorganic compounds.
b. A piece of this substance.
2. A glowing or charred piece of solid fuel.
3. Charcoal.
v. coaled, coal·ing, coals
v.tr.
1. To burn (a combustible solid) to a charcoal residue.
2. To provide with coal.
v.intr.
To take on coal.

[Middle English col, from Old English.]

coal
Noun
1. a compact black or dark brown rock consisting largely of carbon formed from partially decomposed vegetation: a fuel and a source of coke, coal gas, and coal tar
2. one or more lumps of coal
3. coals to Newcastle something supplied to a place where it is already plentiful [Old English col]

coal  (kl)
A dark-brown to black solid substance formed from the compaction and hardening of fossilized plant parts in the presence of water and in the absence of air. Carbonaceous material accounts for more than 50 percent of coal's weight and more than 70 percent of its volume. Coal is widely used as a fuel, and its combustion products are used as raw material for a variety of products including cement, asphalt, wallboard and plastics. See more at anthracitebituminous coallignite
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.coalcoal - fossil fuel consisting of carbonized vegetable matter deposited in the Carboniferous period
atomic number 6, carbon, C - an abundant nonmetallic tetravalent element occurring in three allotropic forms: amorphous carbon and graphite and diamond; occurs in all organic compounds
fossil fuel - fuel consisting of the remains of organisms preserved in rocks in the earth's crust with high carbon and hydrogen content
anthracite, anthracite coal, hard coal - a hard natural coal that burns slowly and gives intense heat
bituminous coal, soft coal - rich in tarry hydrocarbons; burns readily with a smoky yellow flame
brown coal, lignite, wood coal - intermediate between peat and bituminous coal
steam coal - coal suitable for use under steam boilers
vegetable matter - matter produced by plants or growing in the manner of a plant
2.coalcoal - a hot fragment of wood or coal that is left from a fire and is glowing or smoldering
fragment - a piece broken off or cut off of something else; "a fragment of rock"
Verb1.coal - burn to charcoal; "Without a drenching rain, the forest fire will char everything"
combust, burn - cause to burn or combust; "The sun burned off the fog"; "We combust coal and other fossil fuels"
2.coal - supply with coal
furnish, provide, supply, render - give something useful or necessary to; "We provided the room with an electrical heater"
3.coal - take in coal; "The big ship coaled"
gather in, take in - fold up; "take in the sails"
Translations
coal [kəul] ncarbón m

coal [kəul] ncharbon m

coal [kəul] nKohle f

coal [kəul] ncarbone m

coal
n coal [kəul]
a black mineral burned for fuel, heat etc. steenkool فَحْم въглен uhlí kul die Kohle κάρβουνο carbón kivisüsi زغال سنگ kivihiili charbon פֶּחָם कोयला ugljen szén batu bara kol carbone 石炭 석탄 akmens anglys akmeņogles batu arang steenkool kull węgiel carvão cărbune уголь uhlie premog ugalj kol, stenkol ถ่านหิน kömür, maden/taş kömürü кам'яне вугілля کوئلہ than đá
n coalfield
an area where there is coal to be mined. steenkoolveld مِنْطَقَة مُسَْوْدَعات فَحْم حَجَري въглещни залежи uhelná pánev kulfelt; kuldistrikt das Kohlenrevier ανθρακοφόρα περιοχή yacimiento de carbón kivisöemaardla ناحیۀ مستعد برای استخراج زغال سنگ hiilikenttä bassin houiller שְׂדֶה פֶּחָם कोयला क्षेत्र ugljenokop szénmedence ladang batu bara kolanámusvæði bacino carbonifero 炭田 탄전 akmens anglių baseinas akmeņogļu baseins medan batu arang kolengebied kullfelt zagłębie węglowe jazida de carvão bazin carbonifer месторождение угля uhoľná panva nahajališče premoga ugljeni revir kolfält เหมืองถ่านหิน kömür havzası 煤田 кам'яновугільний басейн کوئلوں کی کان کا علاقہ vùng than
n coalmine
a mine from which coal is dug. steenkoolmyn مَنْجَم فَحْم حَجَري мина uhelný důl kulmine das Kohlebergwerk ανθρακωρυχείο mina de carbón kivisöekaevandus معدن زغال سنگ hiilikaivos mine de charbon מִכרֶה פֶּחָם कोयले की खान rudnik szénbánya tambang batubara kolanáma miniera di carbone 炭鉱 탄광 anglių kasykla ogļraktuves lombong batu arang kolenmijn kullgruve kopalnia węgla mina de carvão mină de cărbune угольная шахта uhoľná baňa premogovnik rudnik uglja kolgruva เหมือง kömür madeni, kömur ocağı 煤礦 вугільна шахта کوئلے کی کان mỏ than
haul (someone) over the coals
to scold. iemand berispe; iemand laat verbykom يُؤَنِّبُ شَخْصا على أخطائِه сгълчвам (ostře) pokárat, hubovat give en opsang; give en overhaling jemanden fertigmachen επιπλήττω, κατσαδιάζω echar una bronca a (kellelegi) peapesu tegema شدیداً مواخذه کردن läksyttää passer un savon à לִנזוֹף डांटना grditi jól lehord vkit memarahi (háð)skamma; ásaka criticare aspramente 叱りつける 야단치다 duoti pylos sadot kādam brāzienu; saukt pie kārtības memarahi iemand duchtig de les lezen gi (noen) en overhaling zmieszać (kogoś) z błotem dar uma ensaboadela a tra­ge (cuiva) o săpuneală дать нагоняй zavolať (si koho) na koberec grajati grditi ge ngn en överhalning ตำหนิ azarlamak 責備 дати прочуханки, чуба нам'яти جھاڑ جھپاڑ کرنا mắng nhiếc thậm tệ


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