furnace
/ˈfɜrnɪs/
noun
- An enclosed structure in which heat is produced, typically for heating a building or for melting metals.
- The old furnace in the basement broke down in the middle of winter.
- Workers poured molten iron from the furnace into molds.
- We need to replace the furnace before the cold weather arrives.
- A very hot place or situation.
- The kitchen was a furnace with all the ovens running.
- The desert felt like a furnace under the midday sun.
- The pressure of the final exam turned the classroom into a furnace of anxiety.
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