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CHARCOAL
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A stick of black carbon material used for drawing
Synonyms:
charcoal; fusain
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("charcoal" is a kind of...):
writing implement (an implement that is used to write)
Derivation:
charcoal (draw, trace, or represent with charcoal)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A drawing made with a stick of black carbon material
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("charcoal" is a kind of...):
drawing (a representation of forms or objects on a surface by means of lines)
Derivation:
charcoal (draw, trace, or represent with charcoal)
Sense 3
Meaning:
A very dark grey color
Synonyms:
charcoal; charcoal gray; charcoal grey; oxford gray; oxford grey
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("charcoal" is a kind of...):
gray; grayness; grey; greyness (a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black)
Derivation:
charcoal (of a very dark grey)
Sense 4
Meaning:
A carbonaceous material obtained by heating wood or other organic matter in the absence of air
Synonyms:
charcoal; wood coal
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("charcoal" is a kind of...):
atomic number 6; C; 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)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of a very dark grey
Synonyms:
charcoal; charcoal-gray; charcoal-grey
Classified under:
Similar:
achromatic; neutral (having no hue)
Derivation:
charcoal (a very dark grey color)
III. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Draw, trace, or represent with charcoal
Classified under:
Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing
Hypernyms (to "charcoal" is one way to...):
draw (represent by making a drawing of, as with a pencil, chalk, etc. on a surface)
"Charcoal" entails doing...:
delineate; describe; draw; line; trace (make a mark or lines on a surface)
Domain category:
art; artistic creation; artistic production (the creation of beautiful or significant things)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Sentence example:
Did he charcoal his major works over a short period of time?
Derivation:
charcoal (a stick of black carbon material used for drawing)
charcoal (a drawing made with a stick of black carbon material)
Context examples:
At the farther end was a small brazier of burning charcoal, beside which on a three-legged wooden stool there sat a tall, thin old man, with his jaw resting upon his two fists, and his elbows upon his knees, staring into the fire.
(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
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