Synonyms for furnace
ˈfɜr nɪsfur·nace

Princeton's WordNet

1. furnacenoun

   an enclosed chamber in which heat is produced to heat buildings, destroy refuse, smelt or refine ores, etc.

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1. • Chamber

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1. List of paraphrases for "furnace":

   oven, kiln, boiler, chaudière, stove, ovens, furnaces, four, heater, fours, heating, smelter, cooker

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1. Roy Rickhuss:

   The blast furnace must be mothballed properly to give it the chance of a future. We have serious concerns about the ability of SSI to do this and so the government must step in.

2. Edward Chapin:

   The brightest crowns that are worn in heaven have been tried, and smelted, and polished, and glorified through the furnace of tribulation.

3. Metastasio:

   As gold is tried by the furnace, and the baser metal shown, so the hollow-hearted friend is known by adversity.

4. Charles Caleb Colton:

   Times of general calamity and confusion create great minds. The purest ore is produced from the hottest furnace, and the brightest thunderbolt is elicited from the darkest storms.

5. John Sato:

   We all go through our furnace in certain ways and some of the things that happen to us will make you more understanding, I hope.