| furnace | | |
| n. (artifact) | 1. furnace | an enclosed chamber in which heat is produced to heat buildings, destroy refuse, smelt or refine ores, etc.. |
| ~ athanor | a furnace that feeds itself so as to maintain a uniform temperature; used by alchemists. |
| ~ blast furnace | a furnace for smelting of iron from iron oxide ores; combustion is intensified by a blast of air. |
| ~ chamber | a natural or artificial enclosed space. |
| ~ cremation chamber, crematorium, crematory | a furnace where a corpse can be burned and reduced to ashes. |
| ~ cupola | a vertical cylindrical furnace for melting iron for casting. |
| ~ electric furnace | any furnace in which the heat is provided by an electric current. |
| ~ firebox | a furnace (as on a steam locomotive) in which fuel is burned. |
| ~ forge | furnace consisting of a special hearth where metal is heated before shaping. |
| ~ gas furnace | a furnace that burns gas. |
| ~ grate, grating | a frame of iron bars to hold a fire. |
| ~ incinerator | a furnace for incinerating (especially to dispose of refuse). |
| ~ kiln | a furnace for firing or burning or drying such things as porcelain or bricks. |
| ~ oil burner, oil furnace | a furnace that burns oil. |
| ~ open-hearth furnace | a furnace for making steel in which the steel is placed on a shallow hearth and flames of burning gas and hot air play over it. |
| ~ register | a regulator (as a sliding plate) for regulating the flow of air into a furnace or other heating device. |
| ~ reverberatory furnace | a furnace in which the material that is being treated is heated indirectly by flames that are directed at the roof and walls of the furnace. |
| ~ tank furnace | furnace into one end of which a batch of measured raw materials is shoveled and from the other end molten glass is obtained. |
| kayo | | |
| n. (act) | 1. kayo, knockout, ko | a blow that renders the opponent unconscious. |
| ~ technical knockout, tko | a knockout declared by the referee who judges one boxer unable to continue. |
| ~ blow | a powerful stroke with the fist or a weapon.; "a blow on the head" |
| v. (contact) | 2. kayo, knock cold, knock out | knock unconscious or senseless.; "the boxing champion knocked out his opponent in a few seconds" |
| ~ beat up, work over, beat | give a beating to; subject to a beating, either as a punishment or as an act of aggression.; "Thugs beat him up when he walked down the street late at night"; "The teacher used to beat the students" |
| flame | | |
| n. (process) | 1. fire, flame, flaming | the process of combustion of inflammable materials producing heat and light and (often) smoke.; "fire was one of our ancestors' first discoveries" |
| ~ blaze, blazing | a strong flame that burns brightly.; "the blaze spread rapidly" |
| ~ combustion, burning | a process in which a substance reacts with oxygen to give heat and light. |
| ~ flare | a sudden burst of flame. |
| ~ ignition | the process of initiating combustion or catching fire. |
| v. (weather) | 2. flame, flare | shine with a sudden light.; "The night sky flared with the massive bombardment" |
| ~ beam, shine | emit light; be bright, as of the sun or a light.; "The sun shone bright that day"; "The fire beamed on their faces" |
| v. (weather) | 3. flame | be in flames or aflame.; "The sky seemed to flame in the Hawaiian sunset" |
| ~ burn, combust | undergo combustion.; "Maple wood burns well" |
| v. (communication) | 4. flame | criticize harshly, usually via an electronic medium.; "the person who posted an inflammatory message got flamed" |
| ~ castigate, chasten, chastise, objurgate, correct | censure severely.; "She chastised him for his insensitive remarks" |
| kayo | | |
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