sack of coal
1sack — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 large bag ADJECTIVE ▪ bulging, heavy ▪ bulging sacks of toys ▪ burlap (AmE), gunny (AmE), hessian (esp. BrE) …
2Coal Sack — noun (astronomy) A dark patch in the Milky Way • • • Main Entry: ↑coal …
3Coal|sack — «KOHL SAK», noun. one of two large, dark markings in the Milky Way, due to obscuring clouds of cosmic dust, especially the one near the Southern Cross: »... studies of the southern Coalsack, the most distinct dark nebula of our Milky Way… …
4coal — n. & v. n. 1 a a hard black or blackish rock, mainly carbonized plant matter, found in underground seams and used as a fuel and in the manufacture of gas, tar, etc. b Brit. a piece of this for burning. 2 a red hot piece of coal, wood, etc. in a… …
5sack — sack1 [sæk] n [: Old English; Origin: sacc, from Latin saccus, from Greek sakkos bag, sackcloth ] 1.) a) a large bag made of strong rough cloth or strong paper, used for storing or carrying flour, coal, vegetables etc sack of ▪ a sack of potatoes …
6sack — sack1 sacklike, adj. /sak/, n. 1. a large bag of strong, coarsely woven material, as for grain, potatoes, or coal. 2. the amount a sack holds. 3. a bag: a sack of candy. 4. Slang. dismissal or discharge, as from a job: to get the sack. 5. Slang.… …
7sack — I [[t]sæk[/t]] n. 1) a large bag of strong, coarsely woven material, as for grain, potatoes, or coal 2) the amount a sack holds 3) a bag: a sack of candy[/ex] 4) sts Slang. dismissal, as from a job: to get the sack[/ex] 5) sts Slang. bed 6) clo… …
8sack — 1 noun 1 (C) a) a large bag made of strong rough cloth or strong paper, used for storing or carrying flour, coal, vegetables etc: a sack of potatoes b) also sackful the amount that a sack can contain 2 get the sack/give sb the sack BrE informal… …
9sack — 1. noun /sæk/ a) A bag; especially a large bag of strong, coarse material for storage and handling of various commodities, such as potatoes, coal, coffee; or, a bag with handles used at a supermarket, a grocery sack; or, a small bag for small… …
10sack — [[t]sæ̱k[/t]] ♦♦♦ sacks, sacking, sacked 1) N COUNT: oft N of n A sack is a large bag made of rough woven material. Sacks are used to carry or store things such as vegetables or coal. ...a sack of potatoes. 2) VERB If your employers sack you,… …
