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COAL

Definition:

[noun] fossil fuel consisting of carbonized vegetable matter deposited in the Carboniferous period
[noun] a hot glowing or smouldering fragment of wood or coal left from a fire
Synonyms: ember
[verb] burn to charcoal; "Without a drenching rain, the forest fire will char everything"
Synonyms: char
[verb] supply with coal
[verb] take in coal; "The big ship coaled"