charcoal
/ˈt͡ʃɑɹ.koʊl/noun, verb, adjective2 syllables
Charcoal means: of a very dark grey.
Synonyms for charcoal10
noun, as in a very dark grey color
charcoal grey, charcoal gray, oxford grey, oxford gray
noun, as in a carbonaceous material obtained by heating wood or other organic matter in the absence of air
wood coal
noun, as in a stick of black carbon material used for drawing
fusain
adjective, as in of a very dark grey
What does charcoal mean?6
adjective
1
of a very dark grey
noun
1
a very dark grey color
2
a carbonaceous material obtained by heating wood or other organic matter in the absence of air
3
a stick of black carbon material used for drawing
4
a drawing made with a stick of black carbon material
verb
1
draw, trace, or represent with charcoal
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Charcoal in a sentence
- Coal, charcoal, coal coke and petroleum coke are used as fuels.danepo
- Charcoal, a substance similar to coal, is produced from wood.sundown
- Do you think it impossible for the sky to turn charcoal black?mervert1
- We used that whole bag of charcoal for our barbecue party.CK
- Charred remains have been found among the charcoal ashes of the fire.Hybrid
- Emetics are usually not used to treat poisoning anymore; now we use activated charcoal.mccarras
- Charcoal is a substance similar to coal that is produced from wood.sundown
- A charcoal-grey car was waiting in the car park outside the gate.sundown
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Forms of charcoal
as a noun
- plural
- charcoals
as a verb
- third-person singular
- charcoals
- present participle
- charcoaling
- past participle
- charcoaled
- past tense
- charcoaled