coal vs soft coal
soft coal vs coalcoal and soft coal both are nouns.
coal is a verb but soft coal is not a verb.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| coal | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| soft coal | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
soft coal is a hyponym of
coal; that is, soft coal is a
word with a more specific, narrower meaning than
coal:
- coal: fossil fuel consisting of carbonized vegetable matter deposited in the Carboniferous period
- soft coal: rich in tarry hydrocarbons; burns readily with a smoky yellow flame
Other hyponyms of coal include
anthracite, anthracite coal, hard coal, bituminous coal, brown coal, lignite, wood coal, steam coal.
| coal (noun) | soft coal (noun) |
|---|---|
| a hot fragment of wood or coal that is left from a fire and is glowing or smoldering | rich in tarry hydrocarbons; burns readily with a smoky yellow flame |
| fossil fuel consisting of carbonized vegetable matter deposited in the Carboniferous period |
| coal (verb) | soft coal (verb) |
|---|---|
| take in coal | |
| supply with coal | |
| burn to charcoal |
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