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Coal
01
a type of fossil fuel, which is black and found in the ground, typically used as a source of energy
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Inanimate
Composition
Simple
Uncountable
Plural form
coals
Examples
Coal has been a crucial source of energy for centuries, playing a significant role in powering industries and generating electricity worldwide.
1.1
a hot fragment of wood or coal that is left from a fire and is glowing or smoldering
to coal
01
take in coal
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
coal
3rd person singular
coals
Present participle
coaling
Past simple
coaled
Past participle
coaled
02
supply with coal
03
burn to charcoal
Lexical Tree
collier
coal
