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noun black mineral ADJ. hard | soft | brown | bituminous, coking | opencast opencast coal mining QUANT. lump, piece VERB + COAL mine, produce | burn, use | shovel COAL + VERB burn COAL + NOUN fire | mine, pit | mining, production | merchant, miner | company | industry | field, seam | bucket, bunker, cellar, scuttle | dust, gas (usually coals) burning pieces of coal ADJ. burning, glowing, hot, live, red-hot VERB + COAL glow Red-hot coals glowed in the fireplace.
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