boiler
See also: Boiler
English edit
Pronunciation edit
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈbɔɪlə/
Audio (Southern England) (file) - (General American) IPA(key): /ˈbɔɪlɚ/
- Rhymes: -ɔɪlə(ɹ)
- Hyphenation: boil‧er
Etymology 1 edit
Noun edit
boiler (plural boilers)
- A person who boils something.
- A steam boiler.
- An apparatus for heating circulating water or other heat transferring liquid.
- A device consisting of a heat source and a tank for storing hot water, typically for space heating, domestic hot water etc., disregarding the source of heat.
- A kitchen vessel for steaming, boiling or heating food.
- A sunken reef, especially a coral reef, on which the sea breaks heavily.
- A tough old chicken only suitable for cooking by boiling.
- (UK, Australia, slang, derogatory) An old woman.
Derived terms edit
- back boiler
- Benghazi boiler
- boil
- boiled
- boiler cupboard
- boilerplate
- boiler room
- boiler shop
- boiler suit
- boiler ticket
- boiler tube
- boiling
- boiling plate
- Brompton boiler
- bunny-boiler
- bunny boiler
- donkey boiler
- double boiler
- flash boiler
- glue-boiler
- glue boiler
- Lancashire boiler
- pot-boiler
- pot boiler
- recovery boiler
- Scotch boiler
- Scotch marine boiler
- steam boiler
- water boiler
Descendants edit
Translations edit
steam boiler — see steam boiler
device for heating circulating water
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hot water heater with storage
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vessel for steaming or boiling food
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sunken reef on which the sea breaks heavily
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tough old chicken
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See also edit
Etymology 2 edit
Shortening of boilerplate
Noun edit
boiler (plural not attested)
- (rare, informal) Boilerplate.
- 2003 December 7, Tom Potter, "Re: Why don't more people hate Bush?", in alt.politics.democrats and other newsgroups, Usenet:
- Note that Stuart Grey makes the assertion: "I think rationally on all subjects.", and then proceeds to use the standard boiler tactics and phrases of the people WHO instigate conflict and war.
Anagrams edit
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
boiler m (plural boilers, diminutive boilertje n)
Related terms edit
Anagrams edit
French edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
boiler m (plural boilers)
Italian edit
Etymology edit
Unadapted borrowing from English boiler.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
boiler m (invariable)
- boiler (liquid-boiling device)
- Synonym: bollitore
- (colloquial) milk-boiler
- Synonym: bollilatte
- water heater
- Synonym: scaldabagno
- water tank (water container for places that don't have access to running water, like campers or boats)
- Hypernym: serbatoio
Further reading edit
Romanian edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
boiler n (plural boilere)
Declension edit
Declension of boiler
singular | plural | |||
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indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
nominative/accusative | (un) boiler | boilerul | (niște) boilere | boilerele |
genitive/dative | (unui) boiler | boilerului | (unor) boilere | boilerelor |
vocative | boilerule | boilerelor |
Scots edit
Etymology edit
From the English.
Noun edit
boiler