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furnace
[ fur-nis ]
noun
- a structure or apparatus in which heat may be generated, as for heating houses, smelting ores, or producing steam.
- a place characterized by intense heat:
The volcano was a seething furnace.
- Furnace, Astronomy. the constellation Fornax.
verb (used with object)
- to heat (a metal piece) in a furnace.
furnace
/ ˈfɜːnɪs /
noun
- an enclosed chamber in which heat is produced to generate steam, destroy refuse, smelt or refine ores, etc
- a very hot or stifling place
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Derived Forms
- ˈfurnace-ˌlike, adjective
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Other Words From
- furnace·like adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of furnace1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of furnace1
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Example Sentences
Animal Furnace was not the first time Buress joked about rape.
The high-cheekboned actor wears a leather jacket and turtleneck and slicks back his hair in Out of the Furnace.
For example, research has shown that most carbon-monoxide alarm incidents are triggered by a malfunctioning furnace.
The family is the great fiery furnace in which people are forged.
Scott had recently finished shooting the drama Out of the Furnace, starring Christian Bale.
He shall give his mind to finish the glazing, and his watching to make clean the furnace.
Such a furnace worked there for many years, until copper smelting was removed from Cornwall to Wales.
It is therefore uncertain from these statements which furnace consumes the greater quantity of air.
A few pails of water, put into the furnace in the morning, is sufficient for a day's work.
The furnace where the Khamsîn brewed in distant Nubia sent its warnings in advance; it was slowly travelling northward.
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