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kiln

/kÉŞl(n)/
B1 · Intermediate★★☆☆☆
noun

Simple Meaning

a very hot oven used to make pottery or bricks hard.

When to Use

⚙️Technical💼Workplace English
Intermediate — can handle common situations

Examples in Conversation

“The potter left the clay pots in the kiln overnight.”

“You need to fire the kiln at a very high temperature for this glaze.”

▶Full Definition

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.

Related Words

Synonyms:
ovenfurnace
Word Family:
kilnskiln-dried