[{"word":"coals","phonetic":"/kɔʊlz/","phonetics":[{"text":"/kɔʊlz/","audio":""},{"text":"/koʊlz/","audio":""}],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"noun","definitions":[{"definition":"A black rock formed from prehistoric plant remains, composed largely of carbon and burned as a fuel.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"Put some coal on the fire."},{"definition":"A piece of coal used for burning (this use is less common in American English)","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"Put some coals on the fire."},{"definition":"A type of coal, such as bituminous, anthracite, or lignite, and grades and varieties thereof.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"A glowing or charred piece of coal, wood, or other solid fuel.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"Just as the camp-fire died down to just coals, with no flames to burn the marshmallows, someone dumped a whole load of wood on, so I gave up and went to bed."},{"definition":"Charcoal.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"partOfSpeech":"verb","definitions":[{"definition":"To take on a supply of coal (usually of steam ships).","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To supply with coal.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"to coal a steamer"},{"definition":"To be converted to charcoal.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To burn to charcoal; to char.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To mark or delineate with charcoal.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/coal","https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/coals"]}]