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- pronunciation:
- fuhr
nihs
- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Word Explorer
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noun |
| definition 1: |
any apparatus in which heat is generated for a specific purpose.
The new furnace heats the house more efficiently than the old one.When the furnace is hot enough, the metal is melted. |
| definition 2: |
an intensely hot place.
The desert is a furnace in the summer. |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
furnaces, furnacing, furnaced |
| definition: |
in metallurgy, to prepare (metal) by heating in a furnace.
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