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furnace

fur·nace [ fúrnəss ] (plural fur·nac·es)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. enclosure producing great heat: a device in which heat is produced by burning fuel either to warm a building or to undertake an industrial process such as smelting metal
an oil furnace

2. somewhere hot: an extremely hot place ( informal )
This kitchen is a furnace!

[13th century. Via Old French fornais< Latin fornax]
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