coal
/ˈkoʊl/
verbnoun
Common
1.v.burn to charcoal
“Without a drenching rain, the forest fire will char everything”
2.v.supply with coal
3.v.take in coal
“The big ship coaled”
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coal and cole are homophones: they are pronounced identically and spelled differently, which is why they are so often swapped. coal means “burn to charcoal”. cole means “a hardy cabbage with coarse curly leaves that do not form a head”.
/ˈkoʊl/
1.v.burn to charcoal
“Without a drenching rain, the forest fire will char everything”
2.v.supply with coal
3.v.take in coal
“The big ship coaled”
/ˈkoʊl/
| coal | cole | |
|---|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /ˈkoʊl/ | /ˈkoʊl/ |
| Said | kohl | kohl |
| Syllables | 1 | 1 |
| Letters | 4 | 4 |
| Parts of speech | verb, noun | noun |
| Senses | 5 | 2 |
| How common | Common | Common |
| Synonyms | char | kale, kail, borecole |
Full entry for coal · Full entry for cole · More comparisons
1.n.a hardy cabbage with coarse curly leaves that do not form a head
2.n.coarse curly-leafed cabbage