coal

Definition

Examples

The power station still burns coal to produce electricity.

Synonyms

• fossil fuelhaving a meaning similar to coal
• charcoala carbonaceous material obtained by heating wood or other organic matter in the absence of air

Collocations

• Easy burn black coal lumps in winter stove
  to burn black coal lumps in winter stove, meaning to destroy by fire
• Medium drastically curb toxic coal-fired thermal plant emissions
  describing drastically curb toxic coal-fired thermal plant emissions (in a drastic manner)
• Hard accelerate strategic phase-out of metallurgical coal extraction
  to accelerate strategic phase-out of metallurgical coal extraction, meaning to move faster
• Very Hard haul negligent subcontractors over the coals ruthlessly
  to haul negligent subcontractors over the coals ruthlessly, meaning to draw slowly or heavily