kiln
noun/kɪln/
Frequency rank: #11,609 most common English word
Meaning
A furnace or oven used to bake, dry, or fire clay, bricks, or other materials.
Example sentence
The potter placed the clay bowls inside the kiln to harden them at high temperature.
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