boiler
noun
Simple meaning
An apparatus for heating circulating water or other heat transferring liquid.
Pronunciation
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IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈbɔɪlɚ
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
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Definition
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noun
An apparatus for heating circulating water or other heat transferring liquid.
A device consisting of a heat source and a tank for storing hot water, typically for space heating, domestic hot water etc., disregarding the source of heat.
Sealed vessel where water is converted to steam
A person who boils something.
A tough old chicken only suitable for cooking by boiling.
A sunken reef, especially a coral reef, on which the sea breaks heavily.
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How this word commonly comes across.
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This meaning: An apparatus for heating circulating water or other heat transferring liquid.
Used this way, boiler is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
Word Aura describes common impressions, not a measurement. Tone changes with sentence, speaker, relationship and situation.
More ways to use boiler
- “The old house had a large boiler that provided heat for everyone.”noun
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Sense: apparatus for heating circulating water
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