different between boiler vs boilermaker
boiler
English
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?b??l?/
- (General American) IPA(key): /?b??l?/
- Rhymes: -??l?(r)
- Hyphenation: boil?er
Etymology 1
boil +? -er
Noun
boiler (plural boilers)
- A person who boils something.
- A steam boiler.
- An apparatus for heating circulating water or other heat transferring liquid.
- 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.
- A kitchen vessel for steaming, boiling or heating food.
- A sunken reef, especially a coral reef, on which the sea breaks heavily.
- A tough old chicken only suitable for cooking by boiling.
- (Britain, Australia, slang, derogatory) An old woman.
Derived terms
Descendants
- ? Dutch: boiler
- ? Japanese: ???? (boir?)
Translations
See also
- steam generator
- water heater
Etymology 2
Shortening of boilerplate
Noun
boiler (plural not attested)
- (rare, informal) Boilerplate.
- 1994 May 4, Glenn Nicholas, "Re: Forms4 boilerplate accessible?", in comp.databases.oracle, Usenet:
- While it appears the FRM40_TEXT table is the answer, saving a form with boiler text does not seem to insert into this table.
- 2003 December 7, Tom Potter, "Re: Why don't more people hate Bush?", in alt.politics.democrats and other newsgroups, Usenet:
- Note that Stuart Grey makes the assertion: "I think rationally on all subjects.", and then proceeds to use the standard boiler tactics and phrases of the people WHO instigate conflict and war.
- 2007, Jim Casey, "Re: NRA vs Bar Assoc over guns in cars", in tx.guns, Usenet:
- Nearly every employer in my field has similar terms (they all come out of a legal boiler mill somewhere).
- 2009 March 30, "hughess7" (username), "Re: Mail merge to PDF", in microsoft.public.access, Usenet:
- Just aligning all the paragraphs of 'boiler text' is tedious but trying to insert values in alignment is impossible!
- 1994 May 4, Glenn Nicholas, "Re: Forms4 boilerplate accessible?", in comp.databases.oracle, Usenet:
Anagrams
- libero, reboil
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from English boiler.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?b?i?.l?r/
- Hyphenation: boi?ler
Noun
boiler m (plural boilers, diminutive boilertje n)
- water heater
Related terms
- bouillon
Anagrams
- libero
Romanian
Etymology
From German Boiler
Noun
boiler n (plural boilere)
- water heater
Declension
Scots
Etymology
From the English
Noun
boiler
- kettle
boiler From the web:
- what boiler do i need
- what boilermakers do
- what boilerplate means
- what boiler pressure should it be
- what boiler do i have
- what boiler should i get
- what boiler size do i need
- what boiler temperature for central heating
boilermaker
English
Etymology
boiler +? maker
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?b??l??me?k??/
Noun
boilermaker (plural boilermakers)
- A person qualified to make or repair boilers.
- (US) A whiskey with a beer chaser.
- 2006, Thomas Pynchon, Against the Day, Vintage 2007, p. 597:
- the beauteous Asian was […] knocking back boilermakers and their helpers at an astonishing pace.
- 2006, Thomas Pynchon, Against the Day, Vintage 2007, p. 597:
Translations
boilermaker From the web:
- what boilermakers do
- boilermaker what do they do
- boilermaker what you need to know
- boilermaker what degree
- boilermaker meaning
- what's a boilermaker drink
- what does boilermaker mean
- what do boilermakers make
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