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INCINERATOR
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A furnace for incinerating (especially to dispose of refuse)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("incinerator" is a kind of...):
furnace (an enclosed chamber in which heat is produced to heat buildings, destroy refuse, smelt or refine ores, etc.)
Derivation:
incinerate (cause to undergo combustion)