fastball, heater, smoke, hummer, bullet
(noun) (baseball) a pitch thrown with maximum velocity; “he swung late on the fastball”; “he showed batters nothing but smoke”
heater, warmer
(noun) device that heats water or supplies warmth to a room
Source: WordNet® 3.1
heater (plural heaters)
A device that produces and radiates heat, typically to raise the temperature of a room or building.
A person who heats something, for example in metalworking.
(dated, slang) A gun.
(baseball, slang) A fastball, especially one thrown at high velocity.
(gambling, slang) An extended winning streak.
(historical) A medieval European shield having a rounded triangle shape like a clothes iron.
• Aether, aether, eather, hearte, hereat, reheat, æther
Heater (plural Heaters)
A surname.
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Heater is the 9001st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3634 individuals. Heater is most common among White (94.8%) individuals.
• Aether, aether, eather, hearte, hereat, reheat, æther
Source: Wiktionary
Heat"er, n.
1. One who, or that which, heats.
2. Any contrivance or implement, as a furnace, stove, or other heated body or vessel, etc., used to impart heat to something, or to contain something to be heated. Feed heater. See under Feed.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
2 May 2025
(noun) excavation consisting of a vertical or sloping passageway for finding or mining ore or for ventilating a mine
According to Guinness World Records, the largest coffee press is 230 cm (7 ft 6 in) in height and 72 cm (2 ft 4 in) in diameter and was created by Salzillo Tea and Coffee (Spain) in Murcia, Spain, in February 2007. The cafetière consists of a stainless steel container, a filtering piston, and a superior lid.
