C1 noun #13,410 most common

furnace

UK /ˈfɜːnɪs/ | US /ˈfɝnɪs/

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

furnace in 30 Seconds

  • (noun) An industrial heating device, e.g. for smelting metal or baking ceramics.
  • (noun) A device that provides heat for a building; a space heater.
  • (noun) Any area that is excessively hot.

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun An industrial heating device, e.g. for smelting metal or baking ceramics.
  2. 2
    noun A device that provides heat for a building; a space heater.
  3. 3
    noun Any area that is excessively hot.
  4. 4
    noun A place or time of punishment, affliction, or great trial; severe experience or discipline.
  5. 5
    verb To heat in a furnace.
  6. 6
    verb To exhale like a furnace.
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