furnace

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Synonyms: furface

Antonyms: furface

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Noun

1. An [[industrial]] [[heat]]ing device, such as for [[smelting]] [[metal]] or firing [[ceramics]].
2. {{lb|en|US|Canada}} A [[device]] that provides [[heat]] for a building.
3. {{lb|en|colloquial|figurative}} Any area that is excessively hot.
4. {{lb|en|figurative}} A place or time of punishment, affliction, or great trial; severe experience or discipline.
5. {{lb|en|historical|metonymic}} A [[smithy]] or whole [[ironworks]].

Verb

1. To [[heat]] in a furnace.
2. To [[exhale]] like a furnace.

Proper noun

1. {{surname|en|var=Furness}}.

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