blaze vs coal

blaze

verb
  • To set in a blaze; burn. 

  • To disclose; bewray; defame 

  • To cause to shine forth; exhibit vividly; be resplendent with. 

  • To set a precedent for the taking-on of a challenge; lead by example. 

  • To mark with a white spot on the face (as a horse). 

  • To smoke marijuana. 

  • To be on fire, especially producing bright flames. 

  • To blazon 

  • To blow, as from a trumpet 

  • To be furiously angry; to speak or write in a rage. 

  • To be conspicuous; shine brightly a brilliancy (of talents, deeds, etc.). 

  • To publish; announce publicly 

  • To send forth or reflect a bright light; shine like a flame. 

  • To indicate or mark out (a trail, especially through vegetation) by a series of blazes. 

  • To set a mark on (as a tree, usually by cutting off a piece of its bark). 

noun
  • Publication; the act of spreading widely by report 

  • A fire, especially a fast-burning fire producing a lot of flames and light. 

  • The white or lighter-coloured markings on a horse's face. 

  • A high-visibility orange colour, typically used in warning signs and hunters' clothing. 

  • A spot made on trees by chipping off a piece of the bark, usually as a surveyor's mark. 

  • A bursting out, or active display of any quality. 

  • A hand consisting of five face cards. 

  • Intense, direct light accompanied with heat. 

coal

verb
  • To burn to charcoal; to char. 

  • To supply with coal. 

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

  • To mark or delineate with charcoal. 

  • To be converted to charcoal. 

noun
  • A type of coal, such as bituminous, anthracite, or lignite, and grades and varieties thereof, as a fuel commodity ready to buy and burn. 

  • A glowing or charred piece of coal, wood, or other solid fuel. 

  • A black or brownish black rock formed from prehistoric plant remains, composed largely of carbon and burned as a fuel. 

  • A piece of coal used for burning (this use is less common in American English) 

  • charcoal. 

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