English Explanatory Dictionary

heater

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A device that produces and radiates heat, typically to raise the temperature of a room or building.
  2. A person who heats something, for example in metalworking.
  3. A gun.
  4. A fastball, especially one thrown at high velocity.
  5. An extended winning streak.
  6. A medieval European shield having a rounded triangle shape like a clothes iron.
  7. A dead heat; a race in which two or more competitors reach the finish line simultaneously.
  8. Synonym of banger (“a powerfully energetic or exceptional song”).
name
  1. A surname.

Pronunciation

/ˈhitɚ/ /ˈhiːtə/ en-us-heater.ogg

Word forms

heater heaters

Etymology

From heat + -er.

Synonyms

banger

Related words

heating

Derived words

air heater block heater closed feedwater heater dry heater fan heater feed heater feedwater heater foot heater headbolt heater head bolt heater head-bolt heater heaterless hot water heater immersion heater induction heater iron heater masonry heater microheater oil heater open feedwater heater orchard heater point heater quartz heater space heater steam heater storage heater water heater wet heater
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