heater — ozdic

Collocations

7

1

(noun.)

ADJ

convector, fan, immersion, instantaneous, multi-point, storage | electric, gas, oil, paraffin | aquarium, car, greenhouse, pool, room, water

VERB + HEATER

have off/on | turn off/on | turn down/up

HEATER + VERB

be off/on

The car heater was on, but it took several minutes to warm up the windscreen.

Definitions

noun

1

A device that produces and radiates heat, typically to raise the temperature of a room or building.

Turn on the heater; I'm cold.

“First you've got to sit up and go into the tackroom, because you are soaking wet. And shivering.” […] The tackroom was cold, so Sam turned on the kerosene heater and found a wool cooler and wrapped her in it.

2

A person who heats something, for example in metalworking.

3

A gun.

The thug pumped two rounds from his heater into her.

4

A fastball, especially one thrown at high velocity.

Jones threw a heater under his chin.

5

An extended winning streak.

Emmy went on a heater in Las Vegas and came back six thousand dollars richer.

name

1

A surname.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — (baseball) a pitch thrown with maximum velocity

noun — device that heats water or supplies warmth to a room

warmer

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

6

01

Turn on the heater; I'm cold.

Wiktionary

02

“First you've got to sit up and go into the tackroom, because you are soaking wet. And shivering.” […] The tackroom was cold, so Sam turned on the kerosene heater and found a wool cooler and wrapped h

Wiktionary

03

The thug pumped two rounds from his heater into her.

Wiktionary

04

Feeling chilly, I turned on the heater.

Tatoeba · #21139

05

I went out with the heater on.

Tatoeba · #34869

06

Don't let the cops find a heater on you.

Tatoeba · #54087

Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, heater is marked as dated, slang. Watch for register when choosing this word.