HyperDic: heater

English > 2 senses of the word *heater*:
NOUN	artifact	heater, warmer	device that heats / heats water or supplies warmth to a room
NOUN	act	heater, fastball, smoke, hummer, bullet	(baseball) a pitch thrown with maximum velocity

heater > pronunciation
Sounds	hhiy'ter
Rhymes	abductor ... zoster: 649 rhymes with ter...

English > *heater*: 2 senses > noun 1, artifact
Meaning	device that heats / heats water or supplies warmth to a room.
Synonym	warmer
Narrower	brazier, brasier	large metal container in which coal or charcoal is burned
	convector	A space heater that transfers heat to the surrounding air by convection
	defroster, deicer	heater that removes ice or frost (as from a windshield or a refrigerator or the wings of an airplane)
	demister	heater that removes mist from the windshield of a car
	gas heater	A heater that burns gas for heat
	heating pad, hot pad	heater consisting of electrical heating elements contained in a flexible pad
	oil heater, oilstove, kerosene heater, kerosine heater	heater that burns oil (as kerosine) for heating / heating or cooking
	radiator	heater consisting of a series of pipes for circulating steam or hot water to heat rooms or buildings
	solar heater	A heater that makes direct use of solar energy
	space heater	heater consisting of a self-contained (usually portable) unit to warm / warm a room
	stove	Any heating apparatus
	water heater, hot-water heater, hot-water tank	A heater and storage tank to supply heated water
Broader	device	An instrumentality invented for a particular purpose
Spanish	calefactor, calentador
Catalan	escalfador
Verbs	heat	make hot or hotter
Verbs	heat	provide with heat / heat / heat

English > *heater*: 2 senses > noun 2, act
Meaning	(baseball) a pitch thrown with maximum velocity.
Synonyms	fastball, smoke, hummer, bullet
Category	baseball, baseball game, ball	A ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players
Narrower	slider	A fastball that curves slightly away from the side from which it was thrown
Broader	pitch, delivery	(baseball) the act of throwing a baseball by a pitcher to a batter

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