HyperDic: kiln

English > 1 sense of the word kiln:
NOUNartifactkilna furnace for firing or burning or drying such things as porcelain or bricks
kiln > pronunciation
Soundskih'ln
RhymesMilne
English > kiln: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact
MeaningA furnace for firing or burning or drying such things as porcelain or bricks.
NarrowerbrickkilnA kiln for making bricks
dry kilnA kiln for drying and seasoning lumber
limekilnA kiln used to reduce naturally occurring forms of calcium carbonate to lime
muffleA kiln with an inner chamber for firing things at a low temperature
oastA kiln for drying hops
BroaderfurnaceAn enclosed chamber in which heat is produced to heat buildings, destroy refuse, smelt or refine ores, etc.
Spanishhorno, kiln

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