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English noun: furnace

1. furnace (artifact) an enclosed chamber in which heat is produced to heat buildings, destroy refuse, smelt or refine ores, etc.


Broader (hypernym)chamber


Narrower (hyponym)athanor, blast furnace, cremation chamber, crematorium, crematory, cupola, electric furnace, firebox, forge, gas furnace, incinerator, kiln, oil burner, oil furnace, open-hearth furnace, reverberatory furnace, tank furnace


Part holonymgrate, grating, register









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