Coal vs. Coke

Coalnoun

(uncountable) A black rock formed from prehistoric plant remains, composed largely of carbon and burned as a fuel.

Coalnoun

(countable) A piece of coal used for burning. Note that in British English either of the following examples could be used, whereas the latter would be more common in American English.

Coalnoun

(countable) A type of coal, such as bituminous, anthracite, or lignite, and grades and varieties thereof.

Coalnoun

(countable) A glowing or charred piece of coal, wood, or other solid fuel.

Coalnoun

Charcoal.

Coalverb

(intransitive) To take on a supply of coal (usually of steam ships).

Coalverb

(transitive) To supply with coal.

Coalverb

(intransitive) To be converted to charcoal.

Coalverb

(transitive) To burn to charcoal; to char.

Coalverb

(transitive) To mark or delineate with charcoal.

Coalnoun

A thoroughly charred, and extinguished or still ignited, fragment from wood or other combustible substance; charcoal.

Coalnoun

A black, or brownish black, solid, combustible substance, dug from beds or veins in the earth to be used for fuel, and consisting, like charcoal, mainly of carbon, but more compact, and often affording, when heated, a large amount of volatile matter.

Coalverb

To burn to charcoal; to char.

Coalverb

To mark or delineate with charcoal.

Coalverb

To supply with coal; as, to coal a steamer.

Coalverb

To take in coal; as, the steamer coaled at Southampton.

Coalnoun

fossil fuel consisting of carbonized vegetable matter deposited in the Carboniferous period

Coalnoun

a hot glowing or smouldering fragment of wood or coal left from a fire

Coalverb

burn to charcoal;

Coalverb

supply with coal

Coalverb

take in coal;

Coalnoun

a combustible black or dark brown rock consisting chiefly of carbonized plant matter, found mainly in underground seams and used as fuel

Coalnoun

a piece of coal

Coalnoun

a red-hot piece of coal or other material in a fire

Coalverb

provide with a supply of coal

Coalverb

mine or extract coal

Coal

Coal is a combustible black or brownish-black sedimentary rock, formed as rock strata called coal seams. Coal is mostly carbon with variable amounts of other elements, chiefly hydrogen, sulfur, oxygen, and nitrogen.

Cokenoun

(uncountable) Solid residue from roasting coal in a coke oven; used principally as a fuel and in the production of steel and formerly as a domestic fuel.

Cokenoun

Cocaine.

Cokenoun

alternative case form of Cokecola-based soft drink, especially Coca-Cola.

Cokenoun

alternative case form of Cokea serving of cola-based soft drink, especially Coca-Cola.

Cokenoun

alternative case form of Cokeany soft drink, regardless of type.

Cokeverb

(transitive) To produce coke from coal.

Cokeverb

(intransitive) To turn into coke.

Cokenoun

Mineral coal charred, or depriver of its bitumen, sulphur, or other volatile matter by roasting in a kiln or oven, or by distillation, as in gas works. It is lagerly used where smokeless fire is required.

Cokeverb

To convert into coke.

Cokenoun

carbon fuel produced by distillation of coal

Cokenoun

Coca Cola is a trademarked cola

Cokenoun

street names for cocaine

Cokeverb

become coke;