forge
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5.4
- noun
- /fɔrdʒ/
:
forja
- It's an old forge where, late in life, Buffon conducted a series of remarkable experiments.
- a smith's forge
- furnaces and forges
- fire of a forge
Its voice was huge and soft and smelt like a blacksmith's forge.
- Its voice was huge and soft and smelt like a blacksmith's forge.
- It's his job to sit there in front of the the hot, you know, forge and hammer things out that other people can use.
- So you just show me cast some refractory mix inside my forge.
Examples
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I visited John Fraser's forge there once.
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- Is the forge nearby to the school?
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You know, about eight years ago, I built a forge for a project that I wanted to do.
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It's his job to sit there in front of the the hot, you know, forge and hammer things out that other people can use.
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- Well, my apprentice is sleeping so he will have the forge going all night.
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The forge is still smoking, they didn't leave long ago.
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She could work a forge and make pots, pans and onions.
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The blacksmith worked tirelessly at the forge to create beautiful iron gates.
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In the forge, the heat was intense as the craftsman shaped glowing metal with his hammer.
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He spent the afternoon teaching newcomers how to operate the forge safely and effectively.
Synonyms
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6.8
A factory where workers melt metal and pour it into molds
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7.6
A workshop where a blacksmith heats and hammers metal to make things
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5.6
A factory where workers melt iron and shape it into metal objects
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5.3
A factory that turns iron into tools and machine parts
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4.2
A factory where people make things from metal like tools or machine parts
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Etymology
Forge names the hot workshop where a blacksmith shapes metal with fire and hammer. That's why a 'forge' is the blacksmith's shop.