1. heater(n = noun.artifact) warmer - device that heats water or supplies warmth to a room;
is a kind of device
has particulars: brasier, brazier, convector, defroster, deicer, demister, gas heater, heating pad, hot pad, kerosene heater, kerosine heater, oil heater, oilstove, radiator, solar heater, space heater, stove, hot-water heater, hot-water tank, water heater
Derived forms verb heat1, verb heat2
2. heater(n = noun.act) bullet, fastball, hummer, smoke - (baseball) a pitch thrown with maximum velocity; "he swung late on the fastball"; "he showed batters nothing but smoke"
is a kind of delivery, pitch
has particulars: slider
1. One who, or that which, heats. [1913 Webster]
2. Any contrivance or implement, as a furnace, stove, or other heated body or vessel, etc., used to impart heat to something, or to contain something to be heated. [1913 Webster]
3. A pistol or other carryable firearm; as, gunmen with their heaters bulging in their pockets. [PJC]
heater, n.
1 a device for supplying heat to its environment.
2 a container with an element etc. for heating the contents (water-heater).
3 sl. a gun.
N furnace, stove, kiln, oven, cracker, hearth, focus, combustion chamber, athanor, hypocaust, reverberatory, volcano, forge, fiery furnace, limekiln, Dutch oven, tuyere, brasier, salamander, heater, warming pan, boiler, caldron, seething caldron, pot, urn, kettle, chafing-dish, retort, crucible, alembic, still, waffle irons, muffle furnace, induction furnace, electric heater, electric furnace, electric resistance heat, open-hearth furnace, fireplace, gas fireplace, coal fire, wood fire, fire-dog, fire- irons, grate, range, kitchener, caboose, camboose, poker, tongs, shovel, ashpan, hob, trivet, andiron, gridiron, ashdrop, frying-pan, stew-pan, backlog, hearth, inglenook, oil burner, gas burner, Franklin stove, pot-bellied stove, wood-burning stove, central heating, steam heat, hot water heat, gas heat, forced hot air, electric heat, heat pump, solar heat, convective heat, hothouse, bakehouse, washhouse, laundry, conservatory, sudatory, Turkish bath, Russian bath, vapor bath, steam bath, sauna, warm bath, vaporarium.
electric heater, gas heater, hot-water heater, immersion heater, kerosene heater, kerosine heater, oil heater, solar heater, space heater, water heater