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lignite

/lɪɡnaɪ̯t/

Meanings
noun
A low-grade, brownish-black coal

Examples :

"Lignite is the main natural resource of Thailand."
geology material substance energy fuel

Related Words

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low noun

/ləʊ/ /loʊ/ /laʊ/

Something that is low; a low point.

"Economic growth has hit a new low."

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main verb

/meɪn/

Short for mainline.

"The school's main water supply line is broken, so they're fixing it. "

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coal noun

/kɔʊl/ /koʊl/

A black rock formed from prehistoric plant remains, composed largely of carbon and burned as a fuel.

"Put some coal on the fire."

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grade noun

/ɡɹeɪd/

A rating.

"I gave him a good grade for effort."

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of preposition

/ɔv/ /ɒv/ /ə/ /ʌv/

Expressing distance or motion.

"The school is located five miles of the town center. "

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natural noun

/ˈnætʃəɹəl/ /-ɚəl/

A native inhabitant of a place, country etc.

"The new student was a natural from Japan. "

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the adverb

/ði/ /ˈðiː/

With a comparative or with more and a verb phrase, establishes a correlation with one or more other such comparatives.

"It looks weaker and weaker, the more I think about it."

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a noun

/æɪ/ /eɪ/ /ə/ /ɔ/

The name of the Latin script letter A/a.

"My teacher wrote the letter "a" on the board to demonstrate its shape. "

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brownish adjective

/ˈbɹaʊnɪʃ/

Of a colour which resembles brown; somewhat brown.

"The old, worn rug had a brownish color, faded from years of use. "

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black noun

/blak/

The colour/color perceived in the absence of light, but also when no light is reflected, but rather absorbed.

"The black of the night sky is caused by the absence of reflected light. "

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resource noun

/ɹɪˈsɔɹs/ /ɹɪˈsɔːs/

Something that one uses to achieve an objective, e.g. raw materials or personnel.

"The school used its limited resources to provide extra tutoring sessions for struggling students. "