coal

🇺🇸 /kəʊl/ 🇬🇧 /kəʊl/
Frequency
Difficulty
Tags TOP3000Oxford3000CEFR-C1
noun
B1

a black rock that burns to make heat

We use coal to heat our home in winter.

R

a burning piece of coal

A piece of hot coal jumped from the fire.

translation

n. a black rock that burns to make heat; a burning piece of coal

Word Forms

Plural coals