boiler

Meaning

1. A person who boils something.
2. A steam boiler.
3. An apparatus for heating circulating water or other heat transferring liquid.
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.
5. A kitchen vessel for steaming, boiling or heating food.
6. A sunken reef, especially a coral reef, on which the sea breaks heavily.
7. A tough old chicken only suitable for cooking by boiling.
8. (slang) An old woman.

Synonyms

kettle

cauldron

steam boiler

caldron

pot

pan

still

heater

hot water tank

immersion heater

oven

pelvis

saucepan

steamer

steam generator

teakettle

tea kettle

vaporizer

vessel

hot-water heater

steam-boiler

vaporiser

water-pot

wood-fired

vapouriser

vapourizer

boiling-tank

sause-pan

boiler furnace

flash chamber

vaporator

evaporation hook gage

evaporation coil

evaporation gage

steam raising unit

pulp digester

basin

water kettel

billy

bowl

cooker

digester

evaporator

furnace

Hyphenated as

boil‧er

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈbɔɪlə/

Etymology

From boil + -er.