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charcoal

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: charcoal

1
 nv
a carbonaceous material obtained by heating wood or other organic matter in the absence of air
draw, trace, or represent with charcoal
2
 nadj
a very dark grey color
of a very dark grey
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: charcoal
1

n a carbonaceous material obtained by heating wood or other organic matter in the absence of air

Synonyms:
wood coal
Type of:
C, atomic number 6, carbon
an abundant nonmetallic tetravalent element occurring in three allotropic forms: amorphous carbon and graphite and diamond; occurs in all organic compounds
fuel
a substance that can be consumed to produce energy

n a stick of black carbon material used for drawing

Synonyms:
fusain
Type of:
writing implement
an implement that is used to write

n a drawing made with a stick of black carbon material

Type of:
drawing
a representation of forms or objects on a surface by means of lines

v draw, trace, or represent with charcoal

Type of:
draw
represent by making a drawing of, as with a pencil, chalk, etc. on a surface
2

n a very dark grey color

Synonyms:
charcoal gray, charcoal grey, oxford gray, oxford grey
Type of:
gray, grayness, grey, greyness
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black

adj of a very dark grey

Synonyms:
charcoal-gray, charcoal-grey
achromatic, neutral
having no hue
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