Furnace
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈfɝnɪs/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Furnace is a noun meaning An industrial heating device, such as for smelting metal or firing ceramics.
Meaning
An industrial heating device, such as for smelting metal or firing ceramics.
More Meanings
- (US, Canada) A device that provides heat for a building.
- (colloquial, figurative) Any area that is excessively hot.
- (figurative) A place or time of punishment, affliction, or great trial; severe experience or discipline.
- To heat in a furnace.
- To exhale like a furnace.
Example Sentences
HVAC services include furnace maintenance.
forged in the furnace of fierce competition
The busy kitchen became a sweltering furnace.
Plans for the next phase include furnaces capable of inert atmospheres and partial vacuums.
Word Forms
- furnaces
- furnacing
- furnaced
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include kiln, smelter, stove, heater, heating, crucible.
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