Phrase Hound found 37 phrases and 24 compound words that contain boiler. The most common are listed below. Open boiler in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 37
- boiler roomA room in a building that houses the boiler(s) and similar equipment.
- boiler suitA one-piece suit combining trousers and jacket, worn for heavy or hot manual labour.
- bunny boilerA person who acts (or may supposedly act) obsessively or even dangerously towards another person with whom they were previously, or wish to be, in a relationship.
- steam boilerA boiler that is designed to produce steam.
- water boilerAn electric device which heats water up to boiling temperature.
- double boilerA large pan containing hot water, into which other smaller pans are set in order to cook food at low heat (below the boiling point) or to keep food warm.
- recovery boilerA boiler for recovering the sodium hydroxide and sodium sulfide used in a chemical wood pulping process.
- pot boilerA creative work of low quality (book, art, etc.), produced merely to earn a living or for profit, as opposed to serious creative expression.
- Lancashire boilerA steam boiler with two flues that contain the furnaces and extend through the boiler from one end to the other.
- glue-boilerA specialized profession practised in the developed world up to the early twentieth century that made, from particularly cattle bones, the adhesives used in for instance paperwork, bookbinding, joinery, ivory inlay.
- back boilera boiler that supplies a central heating and hot water system and is fitted into a fireplace recess, normally behind a gas fire
- boiler plateAlternative form of boilerplate: A sheet of copper or steel used in the construction of a boiler.
- boiler roomsplural of boiler room: A room in a building that houses the boiler(s) and similar equipment.
- boiler suitsplural of boiler suit: A one-piece suit combining trousers and jacket, worn for heavy or hot manual labour.
- boiler ticketThe safety certificate issued for the boiler in a steam locomotive.
- boiler tubeOne of a number of tubes in a steam boiler through which heat, smoke and fumes from the firebox pass.
- combination boilerA boiler that can provide domestic hot water as well as central heating.
- flash boilerA variety of water-tube steam boiler, used chiefly in steam automobiles, consisting of a nest of strong tubes with very little water space, kept nearly red hot so that the water as it trickles drop by drop into the tubes is immediately …
- hand boilerA toy usually consisting of a glass sculpture made of two bulbs connected by a looped and twisted piece of tubing, which contains dyed ethanol inside that seemingly boils when gripped.
- donkey boilerA water-heating system for domestic use, consisting of a drum of water mounted above a fire.
- Galloway boilerA modified type of Lancashire boiler with one flue opposed to two, patented in 1851.
- Scotch boilerSynonym of Scotch marine boiler: A kind of steam boiler, best known for its use on ships, with a number of firetubes above one or more cylindrical furnaces.
- Cornish boilerA long, cylindrical boiler with one large flue containing fire.
- combi boilerClipping of combination boiler: A boiler that can provide domestic hot water as well as central heating.
- boiler cupboardAn airing cupboard.
Compound words 24
- boilerplateA sheet of copper or steel used in the construction of a boiler.
- boilermakerA person qualified to make or repair boilers.
- boilersmithOne who builds or repairs boilers.
- reboilerTo equip with a new boiler.
- boilerhouseA building containing a boiler.
- boilerfulEnough to fill a boiler.
- boilerlessWithout a boiler.
- boilermakingThe manufacture of boilers.
- boilerworkMetalwork forming part of a boiler.
- boilerworksA factory where boilers are made.