a furnace for firing or burning or drying such things as porcelain or bricks

a furnace for incinerating (especially to dispose of refuse)

One that burns, especially, A device for heating a painted surface so that the paint can be removed, A unit, such as a furnace, in which something is burned

Articles washed or intended to be washed at one time, The purification of molten cast-iron by additions to the bath of metal in the hearth of a furnace; specifically the oxidization of phosphorus and sulphur by the addition of ores of pure oxid of iron, or those that contain manganese oxid, The act of one who washes; the act of cleansing with water; ablution, verb_ Present participle of wash