geyser
a hot spring that intermittently sends up fountainlike jets of water and steam into the air.
British Informal. a hot-water heater, as for a bath.
to spew forth as or like a geyser: the kettle geysering all over the stove.
Origin of geyser
1Other words from geyser
- gey·ser·al, gey·ser·ic, adjective
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How to use geyser in a sentence
To his left, he watched a chunk of steel strike a fellow officer above the eye, setting off a geyser of blood.
“I Don’t Trust the People Above Me”: Riot Squad Cops Open Up About Disastrous Response to Capitol Insurrection | by Joaquin Sapien and Joshua Kaplan | February 12, 2021 | ProPublicaOne of the most fundamental questions about geysers is why they erupt to certain heights, he adds — and why, for example, Steamboat can shoot water over 100 meters into the air, while Old Faithful’s fountain is perhaps a third as high.
Reawakened Yellowstone geyser isn’t a sign of imminent explosion | Carolyn Gramling | January 11, 2021 | Science NewsA recent reawakening of the tallest geyser in the world is not a harbinger of an imminent volcanic eruption, a new study reports.
Reawakened Yellowstone geyser isn’t a sign of imminent explosion | Carolyn Gramling | January 11, 2021 | Science NewsBring a thermos of coffee or hot chocolate in case you have to wait for the geyser to erupt.
Shortly after Taylor’s death, the ground shook a few miles north and a 60-foot geyser blew skyward.
Oil Companies Are Profiting From Illegal Spills. And California Lets Them. | by Janet Wilson, The Desert Sun, and Lylla Younes, ProPublica | September 18, 2020 | ProPublica
The oil geyser has shot them to different financial universes, but they still understand each other perfectly.
This prompts Sarah Lynn to stab herself with a Confederate bayonet letter-opener, causing a geyser of blood.
'BoJack Horseman': The Debauched Tales of a Drunken, Groupie-Sexing D-List Horse, Hits Netflix | Marlow Stern | August 22, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThere was a tremendous splash, and a small-sized geyser shot upward.
Motor Matt's "Century" Run | Stanley R. MatthewsThe famous geyser shown in the illustration is called “Old Faithful” because of the clock-like regularity of its eruptions.
The Wonder Book of Knowledge | VariousShe is right, it is petroleum; there are here wells of it, from which it bursts up with great force sometimes, like a geyser.
Round the Wonderful World | G. E. MittonToward the geyser hurried Frank, still looking for his companion.
Frank Merriwell's Bravery | Burt L. StandishUnlike that of the Great geyser, it is always in ebullition, and its temperature is subject to comparatively slight differences.
British Dictionary definitions for geyser
/ (ˈɡiːzə, US ˈɡaɪzər) /
a spring that discharges steam and hot water
British a domestic gas water heater
Origin of geyser
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Scientific definitions for geyser
[ gī′zər ]
A natural hot spring that regularly ejects a spray of steam and boiling water into the air.
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