charcoal

Meanings

Plural: charcoals

Noun

a carbonaceous material obtained by heating wood or other organic matter in the absence of air
a stick of black carbon material used for drawing
a very dark grey color
a drawing made with a stick of black carbon material
impure carbon obtained by destructive distillation of wood or other organic matter, that is, heating it in the absence of oxygen.
A stick of black carbon material used for drawing.
A drawing made with charcoal.
A very dark gray colour.

Verb

draw, trace, or represent with charcoal
To draw with charcoal.
To cook over charcoal.

Adjective Satellite

of a very dark grey

Adj

Of a dark gray colour.
Made of charcoal.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English charcole, from charren (“to change, turn”) + cole (“coal”), from Old English cierran (“to change, turn”) + col (“coal”); equivalent to char (Etymology 3 (verb)) + coal.

Synonyms

charcoal gray, charcoal grey, charcoal-gray, charcoal-grey, fusain, oxford gray, oxford grey, wood coal

Scrabble Score: 15

charcoal is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
charcoal is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
charcoal is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 17

charcoal is a valid Words With Friends word