Bovey coal () A kind of mineral coal, or brown lignite, burning with a weak flame, and generally a disagreeable odor |
Caking coal () See Coal. |
Canal coal () See Cannel coal. |
Candle coal () See Cannel coal. |
Cannel coal () A kind of mineral coal of a black color, sufficiently hard and solid to be cut and polished. It burns readily, with a clear, yellow flame, and on this account has been used as a substitute for candles. |
Coal (n.) A thoroughly charred, and extinguished or still ignited, fragment from wood or other combustible substance |
Coal (n.) A black, or brownish black, solid, combustible substance, dug from beds or veins in the earth to be used for fuel, and consisting, like charcoal, mainly of carbon, but more compact, and often affording, when heated, a large amount of volatile matter. |
Coal (v. t.) To burn to charcoal |
Coal (v. t.) To mark or delineate with charcoal. |
Coal (v. t.) To supply with coal |
Coal (v. i.) To take in coal |
Coal-black (a.) As black as coal |
Coal-meter (n.) A licensed or official coal measurer in London. See Meter. |
Coal tar () A thick, black, tarry liquid, obtained by the distillation of bituminous coal in the manufacture of illuminating gas |
Coal-whipper (n.) One who raises coal out of the hold of a ship. |
Coal works () A place where coal is dug, including the machinery for raising the coal. |
Day-coal (n.) The upper stratum of coal, as nearest the light or surface. |
Kennel coal () See Cannel coal. |
Sea coal () Coal brought by sea |
Soft (superl.) Easily yielding to pressure |
Soft (superl.) Not rough, rugged, or harsh to the touch |
Soft (superl.) Hence, agreeable to feel, taste, or inhale |
Soft (superl.) Not harsh or offensive to the sight |
Soft (superl.) Not harsh or rough in sound |
Soft (superl.) Easily yielding |
Soft (superl.) Expressing gentleness, tenderness, or the like |
Soft (superl.) Effeminate |
Soft (superl.) Gentle in action or motion |
Soft (superl.) Weak in character |
Soft (superl.) Somewhat weak in intellect. |
Soft (superl.) Quiet |
Soft (superl.) Having, or consisting of, a gentle curve or curves |
Soft (superl.) Not tinged with mineral salts |
Soft (superl.) Applied to a palatal, a sibilant, or a dental consonant (as g in gem, c in cent, etc.) as distinguished from a guttural mute (as g in go, c in cone, etc.) |
Soft (superl.) Belonging to the class of sonant elements as distinguished from the surd, and considered as involving less force in utterance |
Soft (n.) A soft or foolish person |
Soft (adv.) Softly |
Soft (interj.) Be quiet |
Soft-finned (a.) Having the fin rays cartilaginous or flexible |
Soft-headed (a.) Weak in intellect. |
Soft-hearted (a.) Having softness or tenderness of heart |
Soft-shell (a.) Alt. of Soft-shelled |
Soft-shelled (a.) Having a soft or fragile shell. |
Soft-spoken (a.) Speaking softly |
soft-shoe soft-shoe shuffle soft-shoe dancing | tap dancing wearing shoes that have soft soles |
buyer's market buyers' market soft market | a market in which more people want to sell than want to buy |
soft sell | suggestive or persuasive advertising |
soft-finned fish malacopterygian | any fish of the superorder Malacopterygii |
soft-shelled turtle pancake turtle | voracious aquatic turtle with a flat flexible shell covered by a leathery skin, can inflict painful bites |
soft tick argasid | tick lacking a dorsal shield and having mouth parts on the under side of the head |
soft-shell clam steamer steamer clam long-neck clam Mya arenaria | an edible clam with thin oval-shaped shell found in coastal regions of the United States and Europe |
soft-shell crab soft-shelled crab | edible crab that has recently molted and not yet formed its new shell |
soft scale | an insect active in all stages |
brown soft scale Coccus hesperidum | pest on citrus trees |
coal car | freight car with fixed sides and no roof, for transporting coal |
coal chute | a chute for coal |
coal house | a shed for storing coal |
coal mine coalpit | a mine where coal is dug from the ground |
coal shovel | a hand shovel for shoveling coal |
drygoods soft goods | textiles or clothing and related merchandise |
fire tongs coal tongs | tongs for taking hold of burning coals |
scuttle coal scuttle | container for coal, shaped to permit pouring the coal onto the fire |
soft drug | a drug of abuse that is considered relatively mild and not likely to cause addiction |
soft pedal | a pedal on a piano that moves the action closer to the strings and so soften the sound |
soft soap green soap | a soft (or liquid) soap made from vegetable oils, used in certain skin diseases |
coal black ebony jet black pitch black sable soot black | a very dark black |
weak part weak spot soft spot | a place of especial vulnerability |
soft palate velum | a muscular flap that closes off the nasopharynx during swallowing or speaking |
fontanelle fontanel soft spot | any membranous gap between the bones of the cranium in an infant or fetus |
soft option | an easier alternative, the instructor took the soft option and gave the boy a passing grade |
soft copy | (computer science) matter that is in a form that a computer can store or display it on a computer screen, he sent them soft copy of the report |
soft news | news that does not deal with serious topics or events |
blarney coaxing soft soap sweet talk | flattery designed to gain favor |
soft spot | a sentimental affection, she had a soft spot for her youngest son |
soft diet pap spoon food | a diet that does not require chewing, advised for those with intestinal disorders |
frozen custard soft ice cream | dessert resembling ice cream but with a boiled custard base |
soft roll | yeastaised roll with a soft crust |
soft pretzel | a pretzel made of soft bread |
soft-shell clam steamer steamer clam long-neck clam | a clam that is usually steamed in the shell |
soft-shell crab soft-shelled crab | freshly molted crab with new shell still tender and flexible |
milt soft roe | fish sperm or sperm-filled reproductive gland, having a creamy texture |
soft drink | nonalcoholic beverage (usually carbonated) |
coal industry | the producers of coal considered collectively |
coal seam | a seam of coal |
ember coal | a hot fragment of wood or coal that is left from a fire and is glowing or smoldering |
chump fool gull mark patsy fall guy sucker soft touch mug | a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of |
coal miner collier pitman | someone who works in a coal mine |
bulrush bullrush common rush soft rush Juncus effusus | tall rush with soft erect or arching stems found in Eurasia, Australia, New Zealand, and common in North America |
creeping soft grass Holcus mollis | European perennial grass with soft velvety foliage |
soft wheat | wheat with soft starch kernels used in pastry and breakfast cereals |
soft corn flour corn squaw corn Zea mays amylacea | corn having kernels almost entirely of soft starch |
lesser bullrush narrow-leaf cattail narrow-leaved reedmace soft flag Typha angustifolia | reed maces of America, Europe, North Africa, Asia |
soft tree fern Dicksonia antarctica | of Australia and Tasmania, often cultivated, hardy in cool climates |
soft shield fern Polystichum setiferum | European shield fern cultivated in many varieties |