furnace
/ˈfɜːnɪs/ · noun
Meaning
- An industrial heating device, e.g. for smelting metal or baking ceramics.
- A device that provides heat for a building; a space heater.
- Any area that is excessively hot.
- A place or time of punishment, affliction, or great trial; severe experience or discipline.
- To heat in a furnace.
- To exhale like a furnace.
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