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| anthracite |
a hard, shiny coal that burns with little flame or smoke. |
| blaze1 |
a bright flame or light. [1/4 definitions] |
| blowtorch |
a small device that makes a very hot, small flame for melting or cutting metal. |
| Bunsen burner |
a burner that has holes at the bottom where air enters, mixes with gas, and makes a hot blue flame. Bunsen burners are used in laboratory experiments. |
| burner |
the part of a furnace or stove that gives off heat or flame. |
| cinder |
a small piece of partly burned wood or coal that can continue to burn but without a flame. |
| flame |
the mixture of burning gas and vapor that rises from an object that is on fire. Flame is seen as brightly colored, flickering light. [1/4 definitions] |
| smolder |
to burn slowly and with smoke, but with little or no flame. [1/2 definitions] |
| torch |
a tool that produces a very hot flame for working with glass or metal. [1/3 definitions] |
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