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Heater

One who, or that which, heats.

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Brasier 76% connected

Alt. of Brazier

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Brazier 76% connected

An artificer who works in brass.

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Radiator 76% connected

That which radiates or emits rays, whether of light or heat; especially, that part of a heating apparatus from which the heat is radiated or diffused…

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Slider 76% connected

See Slidder.

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Stove 76% connected

of Stave

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Broader term 3

Delivery 76% connected

The act of delivering from restraint; rescue; release; liberation; as, the delivery of a captive from his dungeon.

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Device 76% connected

That which is devised, or formed by design; a contrivance; an invention; a project; a scheme; often, a scheme to deceive; a stratagem; an artifice.

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Pitch 76% connected

A thick, black, lustrous, and sticky substance obtained by boiling down tar. It is used in calking the seams of ships; also in coating rope, canvas,…

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Heat 74% connected

A force in nature which is recognized in various effects, but especially in the phenomena of fusion and evaporation, and which, as manifested in fire…

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Heat 74% connected

A force in nature which is recognized in various effects, but especially in the phenomena of fusion and evaporation, and which, as manifested in fire…

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Synonym 4

Bullet 92% connected

A small ball.

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Hummer 92% connected

One who, or that which, hums; one who applauds by humming.

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Smoke 92% connected

The visible exhalation, vapor, or substance that escapes, or expelled, from a burning body, especially from burning vegetable matter, as wood, coal,…

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Warmer 92% connected

One who, or that which, warms.

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