heater
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1.0
- noun
- /ˈhiːtər/
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calentador
- When the water temperature dropped, I turned on the electric heater to heat it up.
- water heater
- electric heater
- space heater
It is a portable air conditioner and heater for yourself.
- It is a portable air conditioner and heater for yourself.
- I did have to order a new bird bath heater because ours I couldn't find it.
Examples
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So I just set up a little heater, thaw out the soil.
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We'll stay with the heater.
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Pop another piece in, close it up, turn the heater on, bring that up.
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We're going to just turn this heater on now and let it warm up.
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Go to the car and turn the heater on.
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Turn the heater on, buddy.
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I said to turn on the heater.
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Now I flip the switch, the heater is on.
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They have the heater on or something.
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The heater makes the air stuffy.
Synonyms
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1.0
A device that gives heat to warm a room or cook food
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1.8
A machine that heats and keeps hot water for a home or building
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3.2
A machine that heats and keeps water, food, or a room hot
11
3.1
A small heater that you can move to warm one room
5
3.6
A lamp that gives off heat to warm people, animals, or food
5
3.0
A machine that heats and stores water for a house or building
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4.2
A machine that moves heat from outside air or the ground into a building to warm it
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2.5
A machine that burns gas to make a room warm
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3.5
An object that sends out heat or light, for example the sun
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2.1
A machine that uses electricity to make a room or small space warm
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3.7
A small heater that burns kerosene to warm a room
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3.4
A heater that burns oil such as kerosene to warm a room or cook food
A device that makes a room warm by producing heat
A device you put directly in water to heat it
A portable device that burns kerosine to warm a room or cook food
A device that uses sunlight to heat water or air
A device that uses sunlight to heat water or a room
Antonyms
Compounds
How Warm
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4.1
- Specialized
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3.4
15
2.7
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- US
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3.1
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2.7
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word heater comes from the simple word heat ('to make warm') plus the ending -er, which means 'one that does something'. So a heater is literally 'a thing that makes warm', which is why we use it to warm rooms or water.