[
  {
    "word": "coal",
    "phonetic": "/k\u0254\u028al/",
    "phonetics": [
      {
        "text": "/k\u0254\u028al/",
        "audio": ""
      },
      {
        "text": "/ko\u028al/",
        "audio": "https://api.dictionaryapi.dev/media/pronunciations/en/coal-us.mp3",
        "sourceUrl": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=840638",
        "license": {
          "name": "BY-SA 3.0",
          "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"
        }
      }
    ],
    "meanings": [
      {
        "partOfSpeech": "noun",
        "definitions": [
          {
            "definition": "A black rock formed from prehistoric plant remains, composed largely of carbon and burned as a fuel.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "Put some coal on the fire."
          },
          {
            "definition": "A piece of coal used for burning (this use is less common in American English)",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "Put some coals on the fire."
          },
          {
            "definition": "A type of coal, such as bituminous, anthracite, or lignite, and grades and varieties thereof.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "A glowing or charred piece of coal, wood, or other solid fuel.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "Just as the camp-fire died down to just coals, with no flames to burn the marshmallows, someone dumped a whole load of wood on, so I gave up and went to bed."
          },
          {
            "definition": "Charcoal.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          }
        ],
        "synonyms": [],
        "antonyms": []
      },
      {
        "partOfSpeech": "verb",
        "definitions": [
          {
            "definition": "To take on a supply of coal (usually of steam ships).",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "To supply with coal.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "to coal a steamer"
          },
          {
            "definition": "To be converted to charcoal.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "To burn to charcoal; to char.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "To mark or delineate with charcoal.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          }
        ],
        "synonyms": [],
        "antonyms": []
      }
    ],
    "license": {
      "name": "CC BY-SA 3.0",
      "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"
    },
    "sourceUrls": [
      "https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/coal"
    ]
  }
]