coal
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1.0
- noun
- /koʊl/
:
brasa
- After the campfire died down, we gathered around the glowing coals to keep warm and roast marshmallows.
- hot coals
Things like lava or hot coals glow because of what's called black body radiation.
- Things like lava or hot coals glow because of what's called black body radiation.
- You didn't find it strange that he first learned to walk on hot coals?
- Paul sites Solomon's metaphor that coals of fire are thus heaped on the enemy's head.
- The one that comes to mind is trying to unicycle over a balance beam over hot coals in India.
Examples
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Inside the box were the coals that were the eternal fire of the people.
Fiction book (1990) -
You see some bright red coals burning and then you see fire above it.
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Coco was very, very naughty all year and Father Christmas put a lump of coal in her sack just as a warning.
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I came quickly and saw nothing but glowing coals in the fire pit.
Fiction book (1990) -
I left the grains in my good cooking basket near the hot coals in the fireplace.
Fiction book (1990) -
On the lip of the cave mouth, a coffee pot squatted in the coals of a dying fire.
Fiction book (1991) -
His love seemed to radiate like heat from glowing coals, shooting her soul full of ecstasy.
Fiction book (1992) -
My grandfather prodded fragile white coals in the grill, sprinkling water on the small glowing embers that remained.
Fiction book (1990) -
The chef carefully arranged the fish on the grill above the glowing coals to achieve the perfect sear.
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He gently poked the glowing coals with a stick to see if they were still hot enough for cooking.
Synonyms
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5.0
A small piece of partly burned wood or coal that is still hot
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3.4
A small piece of wood or coal that stays hot and glows after a fire
Idioms
Compounds
- Specialized
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6.6
A soft black coal that burns easily and makes a smoky yellow flame
- Specialized
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6.2
A lung disease that comes from breathing coal dust for a long time
- Specialized
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5.2
A thick dark sticky liquid made by heating coal and used in medicines and dyes
- Archaic
A metal container with a sloping front for holding and pouring coal into a fire
- Specialized
A dark oily liquid made from coal tar that protects wood from rot and insects
- Archaic
A fine dark powder from coal that workers put on molds when they pour hot metal
- Archaic
A solid fuel burned in steam boilers to make steam for engines or power plants
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Etymology
Coal for a glowing piece of fire also goes back to the old English col, meaning 'charred' or 'burnt'. A helpful way to remember this is charcoal: a coal is simply a hot, burned piece that still glows.