furnace
🇺🇸
/ˈfɜːrnɪs/
🇬🇧
/ˈfɜːnɪs/
noun
R
a very hot enclosed space for heating metal or glass
The metal was melted in the furnace to make tools.
R
a device that heats water for buildings or makes steam for engines
The furnace in our house keeps us warm during winter.
translation
a very hot enclosed space for heating metal or glass; a device that heats water for buildings or makes steam for engines
Word Forms
Plural
furnaces