English dictionary
furnace
/'f/[@]/rn/I/s/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
noun
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an enclosed chamber in which heat is produced to heat buildings, destroy refuse, smelt or refine ores, etc.
Source: WordNet 3.0
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An inclosed place in which heat is produced by the combustion of fuel, as for reducing ores or melting metals, for warming a house, for baking pottery, etc.; as, an iron <i>furnace</i>; a hot-air <i>furnace</i>; a glass <i>furnace</i>; a boiler <i>furnace</i>, etc.
Source: webster1913
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To throw out, or exhale, as from a furnace; also, to put into a furnace.
Source: webster1913