noun
Meaning 1
A person who boils something.
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Standard Lemma guide
boiler
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation: /ˈbɔɪlə/
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General-American: /ˈbɔɪlɚ/
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rhymes with -ɔɪlə(ɹ)
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CMU ARPABET: B OY1 L ER0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
A steam boiler.
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noun
Meaning 3
An apparatus for heating circulating water or other heat transferring liquid.
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noun
Meaning 4
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.
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noun
Meaning 5
A kitchen vessel for steaming, boiling or heating food.
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noun
Meaning 6
A sunken reef, especially a coral reef, on which the sea breaks heavily.
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noun
Meaning 7
A tough old chicken only suitable for cooking by boiling.
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noun
Meaning 8
An old woman.
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Usage: Australia, UK, derogatory, slang
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noun
Meaning 9
Boilerplate.
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Usage: informal, no-plural, rare
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noun
Meaning 10
Ellipsis of Brompton boiler.
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Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
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noun
Meaning 11
sealed vessel where water is converted to steam
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: steam boiler
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: vessel
Narrower terms: auxiliary boiler, donkey boiler
noun
Meaning 12
a metal pot for stewing or boiling; usually has a lid
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: kettle
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: pot
Narrower terms: teakettle
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bew-der.? Proto-Indo-European *bhel-der.? Latin bulla Proto-Indo-European *-yétider. Latin -iō Latin bulliō Old French boillirbor. Middle English boillen English boil Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English boiler From boil + -er.
Clipping of boilerplate.
Across languages
Translations
94 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Albanian: kaldajë — device for heating circulating water
- Arabic: غَلَّايَة (ḡallāya) — device for heating circulating water
- Belarusian: кацёл (kacjól) — device for heating circulating water
- Bulgarian: парен котел (paren kotel) — device for heating circulating water
- Burmese: ဘွိုင်လာ (bhwuingla) — device for heating circulating water
- Burmese: ရေနွေးအိုး (re-nwe:ui:) — device for heating circulating water
- Chinese Mandarin: 鍋爐 /锅炉 (guōlú) — device for heating circulating water
- Czech: kotel — device for heating circulating water
- Dutch: ketel — device for heating circulating water
- Estonian: katel — device for heating circulating water
- Finnish: lämmityskattila — device for heating circulating water
- French: chaudière — device for heating circulating water
- Gallurese: pagghjòla — device for heating circulating water
- Georgian: მადუღარა (maduɣara) — device for heating circulating water
- German: Kessel — device for heating circulating water
- German: Boiler — device for heating circulating water
- Greek: λέβητας (lévitas) — device for heating circulating water
- Greek: ατμολέβητας (atmolévitas) — device for heating circulating water
- Hebrew: דוד (dud) — device for heating circulating water
- Hungarian: bojler — device for heating circulating water
- Hungarian: kazán — device for heating circulating water
- Italian: caldaia — device for heating circulating water
- Italian: scaldabagno — device for heating circulating water
- Italian: boiler — device for heating circulating water
- Japanese: ボイラー (boirā) — device for heating circulating water
- Korean: 보일러 (boilleo) — device for heating circulating water
- Central Kurdish: کوڵێنەر (kullêner) — device for heating circulating water
- Latin: aena — device for heating circulating water
- Low German: Ketel — device for heating circulating water
- Macedonian: котел (kotel) — device for heating circulating water
- Malay: dandang — device for heating circulating water
- Māori: kōhua — device for heating circulating water
- Marathi: बॉयलर (bŏylar) — device for heating circulating water
- Mongolian: уурын зуух (uuryn zuux) — device for heating circulating water
- Mongolian: уурын тогоо (uuryn togoo) — device for heating circulating water
- Polish: kocioł — device for heating circulating water
- Portuguese: caldeira — device for heating circulating water
- Russian: котёл (kotjól) — device for heating circulating water
- Russian: парово́й котёл (parovój kotjól) — device for heating circulating water
- Russian: бо́йлер (bójler) — device for heating circulating water
- Campidanese Sardinian: labía — device for heating circulating water
- Campidanese Sardinian: caddaxu — device for heating circulating water
- Campidanese Sardinian: cardaxu — device for heating circulating water
- Sardinian: caddarzu — device for heating circulating water
- Sardinian: labía — device for heating circulating water
- Sicilian: caudara — device for heating circulating water
- Sicilian: callara — device for heating circulating water
- Sicilian: quadara — device for heating circulating water
- Sicilian: codara — device for heating circulating water
- Slovak: kotol — device for heating circulating water
- Spanish: caldera — device for heating circulating water
- Spanish: calentador — device for heating circulating water
- Spanish: bóiler — device for heating circulating water
- Spanish: boiler — device for heating circulating water
- Swedish: värmepanna — device for heating circulating water
- Swedish: panna — device for heating circulating water
- Turkish: kazan — device for heating circulating water
- Ukrainian: коте́л (kotél) — device for heating circulating water
- Urdu: گِیزَر (gīzar) — device for heating circulating water
- Venetan: caldera — device for heating circulating water
- Bulgarian: бо́йлер (bójler) — hot water heater with storage
- Czech: bojler — hot water heater with storage
- Dutch: boiler — hot water heater with storage
- Estonian: boiler — hot water heater with storage
- Finnish: lämminvesivaraaja — hot water heater with storage
- Finnish: boileri — hot water heater with storage
- French: chauffe-eau — hot water heater with storage
- German: Kessel — hot water heater with storage
- German: Boiler — hot water heater with storage
- Greek: θερμοσίφωνας (thermosífonas) — hot water heater with storage
- Hebrew: דּוּד (dud) — hot water heater with storage
- Italian: bollitore — hot water heater with storage
- Japanese: ボイラー (boirā) — hot water heater with storage
- Korean: 보일러 (boilleo) — hot water heater with storage
- Māori: kōhua — hot water heater with storage
- Norwegian Bokmål: varmtvannsbereder — hot water heater with storage
- Polish: bojler — hot water heater with storage
- Portuguese: caldeira — hot water heater with storage
- Russian: кипяти́льник (kipjatílʹnik) — hot water heater with storage
- Scottish Gaelic: coire — hot water heater with storage
- Spanish: calentador — hot water heater with storage
- Spanish: bóiler — hot water heater with storage
- Spanish: calefón — hot water heater with storage
- Spanish: terma — hot water heater with storage
- Spanish: termotanque — hot water heater with storage
- Swedish: varmvattenberedare — hot water heater with storage
- Turkish: kazan — hot water heater with storage
- Finnish: keitin — vessel for steaming or boiling food
- Finnish: höyrykeitin — vessel for steaming or boiling food
- Finnish: keittoastia — vessel for steaming or boiling food
- Malay: dandang — vessel for steaming or boiling food
- Māori: kōhua — vessel for steaming or boiling food
- Finnish: hornankattila — sunken reef on which the sea breaks heavily
- Finnish: keittokana — tough old chicken
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