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FURNACE

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noun

 1. a structure or apparatus in which heat may be generated, as for heating
    houses, smelting ores, or producing steam.

 2. a place characterized by intense heat: The volcano was a seething furnace.

 3. Furnace, Astronomy. the constellation Fornax.

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verb (used with object),fur·naced, fur·nac·ing.

 4. to heat (a metal piece) in a furnace.

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ORIGIN OF FURNACE

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First recorded in 1175–1225; Middle English furneis, furnais, from Old French
fornais, fournais, from Latin fornāc- (stem of fornāx “kiln, oven”), akin to
formus “warm”



OTHER WORDS FROM FURNACE

 * fur·nace·like, adjective




WORDS NEARBY FURNACE

 * furl
 * furlong
 * furlough
 * furmenty
 * furmint
 * furnace
 * Furness
 * furnish
 * furnished
 * furnishing
 * furnishings

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, ©
Random House, Inc. 2023




WORDS RELATED TO FURNACE

 * boiler
 * heater
 * incinerator
 * kiln
 * stove
 * forge
 * smithy
 * cinerator
 * cremator
 * oil burner




HOW TO USE FURNACE IN A SENTENCE

 * You can tell the thermostat what to do all day, but it’s all for nothing if
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 * Researchers said they were struck by the number of teenagers in the cemetery
   and wondered if the harsh furnace work played a role in their early deaths.
   
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 * “The coal mine closed, then the timber left, then the train left, and
   everything was gone,” said Robert Lee Fazenbaker, an 84-year-old retired
   miner, railroad man and furnace operator who saw each of his careers vanish.
   
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   wants a piece of it. | Marc Fisher | June 17, 2021 | Washington Post

 * When the lockdown began in March last year, workers at Blenko turned down the
   fires as low as possible so the liquid glass inside the furnace would not
   harden.
   
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   company | Molly Born | May 6, 2021 | Washington Post

 * Diana Thomas needed a new furnace and four small basement windows for her
   two-story home on the east side of Kansas City.
   
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   Their Homes | by Jeremy Kohler and Haru Coryne | April 23, 2021 | ProPublica

 * Animal furnace was not the first time Buress joked about rape.
   
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 * The high-cheekboned actor wears a leather jacket and turtleneck and slicks
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 * For example, research has shown that most carbon-monoxide alarm incidents are
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 * The family is the great fiery furnace in which people are forged.
   
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 * Scott had recently finished shooting the drama Out of the furnace, starring
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 * He shall give his mind to finish the glazing, and his watching to make clean
   the furnace.
   
   The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version | Various

 * Such a furnace worked there for many years, until copper smelting was removed
   from Cornwall to Wales.
   
   Life of Richard Trevithick, Volume II (of 2) | Francis Trevithick

 * It is therefore uncertain from these statements which furnace consumes the
   greater quantity of air.
   
   Life of Richard Trevithick, Volume II (of 2) | Francis Trevithick

 * A few pails of water, put into the furnace in the morning, is sufficient for
   a day's work.
   
   Life of Richard Trevithick, Volume II (of 2) | Francis Trevithick

 * The furnace where the Khamsîn brewed in distant Nubia sent its warnings in
   advance; it was slowly travelling northward.
   
   The Wave | Algernon Blackwood

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BRITISH DICTIONARY DEFINITIONS FOR FURNACE


furnace

/ (ˈfɜːnɪs) /



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noun

 1. an enclosed chamber in which heat is produced to generate steam, destroy
    refuse, smelt or refine ores, etc

 2. a very hot or stifling place




ORIGIN OF FURNACE

1
C13: from Old French fornais, from Latin fornax oven, furnace; related to Latin
formus warm



DERIVED FORMS OF FURNACE

 * furnace-like, adjective

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