salamander
salamander is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 4 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.(Zoöl.) The pouched gopher (Geomys tuza) of the Southern United States.
- 2.A culinary utensil of metal with a plate or disk which is heated, and held over pastry, etc., to brown it.
- 3.A large poker. [prov. Eng.] Halliwell.
- 4.(Metal.) Solidofied material in a furnace hearth. Giant salamander. (Zoöl.) See under Giant. -- Salamander's hair or wool (Min.), a species of asbestus or mineral flax. [Obs.] Bacon.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- air
- alembic
- andiron
- area
- athanor
- backlog
- bakehouse
- bath
- boiler
- brasier
- burner
- caboose
- caldron
- camboose
- central
- chamber
- coal
- combustion
- conservatory
- convective
- cracker
- crucible
- electric
- fiery
- fire
- fireplace
- focus
- forced
- forge
- furnace
- gas
- grate
- gridiron
- hearth
- heat
- heater
- heating
- hob
- hot
- hothouse
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
Related questions
Reverse-dictionary questions
Definition-first questions whose answer is salamander.
- What is the pouched gopher (Geomys tuza) of the Southern United States called?
- What is a culinary utensil of metal with a plate or disk which is heated, and held over pastry, etc., to brown it called?
- What is solidofied material in a furnace hearth. Giant salamander. (Zoöl.) See under Giant. -- Salamander's hair or wool (Min.), a species of asbestus or mineral flax. [Obs.] Bacon called?
Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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