coal

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Noun

1. {{senseid|en|mineral coal, uncountable, in general}}<!--[[d:Q24489]]--> {{lb|en|uncountable}} A [[black]] or [[brownish]] black [[rock]] formed from [[prehistoric]] [[plant]] [[remains]], [[composed]] largely of [[carbon]] and [[burn]]ed as a [[fuel]].
2. {{senseid|en|mineral coal, countable piece}} {{lb|en|countable}} A [[piece]] of coal used for [[burn]]ing {{q|this use is less common in American English}}
3. {{senseid|en|a hot coal or its remnant}} {{lb|en|countable}} A [[glow]]ing or [[charred]] [[piece]] of coal, [[wood]], or other [[solid]] [[fuel]].
4. {{senseid|en|charcoal}} [[charcoal|Charcoal]].
5. {{lb|en|Internet slang}} Content of low quality.
6. {{lb|en|military slang|WWI|_|–|_|WWII}} [[bomb|Bombs]] [[emit]]ting [[black]] smoke on [[impact]].<ref>{{R:en:Lighter:1972|page=34}}</ref>
7. {{lb|en|slang|obsolete}} {{cap|money}}.<ref>{{R:en:GDoS|id=6y4lx4y|entry=cole}}</ref> {{defdate|late 16th c. to early 20th c.}}

Verb

1. {{lb|en|intransitive}} To take on a supply of coal (usually of steam ships or locomotives).
2. {{lb|en|transitive}} To supply with coal.
3. {{lb|en|intransitive}} To be converted to [[charcoal]].
4. {{lb|en|transitive}} To burn to charcoal; to [[char]].
5. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[mark]] or [[delineate]] with charcoal.

Adjective

1. {{U|black}} like [[#Noun|coal]]; [[coal-black]].

Proper noun

1. {{place|en|unincorporated community|co/Henry County|s/Missouri|c/USA}}, named after early settler Stephen Coale.
2. {{place|en|unincorporated community|and coal town in|co/Kanawha County|s/West Virginia|c/USA}}.
3. {{place|en|Four <<townships>> in the [[United States]], in <<s/Missouri>>, <<s/Ohio>> (2), and <<s/Pennsylvania>>, listed under {{w|Coal Township}}}}.

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