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Furnace

/ˈfɜːnɪs/

An industrial heating device, e.g. for smelting metal or baking ceramics.

📖 Definitions of "Furnace"

noun
  1. 1

    An industrial heating device, e.g. for smelting metal or baking ceramics.

  2. 2

    A device that provides heat for a building; a space heater.

  3. 3

    Any area that is excessively hot.

  4. 4

    A place or time of punishment, affliction, or great trial; severe experience or discipline.

verb
  1. 1

    To heat in a furnace.

  2. 2

    To exhale like a furnace.

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