Furnace vs. Kiln

Furnace vs. Kiln — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Furnace and Kiln

Furnacenoun

(UK) An industrial heating device, e.g. for smelting metal or baking ceramics.

Kilnnoun

An oven or furnace or a heated chamber, for the purpose of hardening, burning, calcining or drying anything; for example, firing ceramics, curing or preserving tobacco, or drying grain.

Furnacenoun

A device that provides heat for a building; a space heater.

Kilnverb

To bake in a kiln.

When making pottery we need to allow the bisque to dry before we kiln it.

Furnacenoun

(colloquial) Any area that is excessively hot.

Kilnnoun

a large oven for firing or burning or drying such things as porcelain or bricks

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Furnacenoun

(figurative) A place or time of punishment, affliction, or great trial; severe experience or discipline.

Furnaceverb

To heat in a furnace.

Furnaceverb

To exhale like a furnace.

Furnacenoun

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