geyser

[ gahy-zer, -ser for 1, 3; gee-zer for 2 ]

/ ˈgaɪ zər, -sər for 1, 3; ˈgi zər for 2 /

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noun

a hot spring that intermittently sends up fountainlike jets of water and steam into the air.

British Informal. a hot-water heater, as for a bath.

verb (used without object)

to spew forth as or like a geyser: the kettle geysering all over the stove.

Origin of geyser

1755–65; <Icelandic Geysir name of a hot spring in Iceland, literally, gusher, derivative of geysa to gush

OTHER WORDS FROM geyser

gey·ser·al, gey·ser·ic, adjective

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH geyser

caldera, fumarole, geyser , volcano

Words nearby geyser

geum, GeV, gewgaw, Gewürztraminer, gey, geyser, geyser basin, geyserite, Gezer, Gezira, gf

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Example sentences from the Web for geyser

This prompts Sarah Lynn to stab herself with a Confederate bayonet letter-opener, causing a geyser of blood.
'BoJack Horseman': The Debauched Tales of a Drunken, Groupie-Sexing D-List Horse, Hits Netflix|Marlow Stern|August 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But there were no geyser baths there and I had no rheumatism then!
Margarita's Soul|Ingraham Lovell
The hot volcanic rocks beneath the earth create steam and give the geyser force.
Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks|Union Pacific Corporation
An itinerant lecturer upon an unpopular cause has enough hot water without seeking out a geyser.
The Wanderings of a Spiritualist|Arthur Conan Doyle

They let the problem sink in, and the answer is shot up presently, like the cooked pudding in the geyser.
Psychical Miscellanea|J. Arthur Hill
The time she wrote her name upon the geyser will always remain the great event in Maw's life.
Maw's Vacation|Emerson Hough

British Dictionary definitions for geyser

geyser

/ (ˈɡiːzə, US ˈɡaɪzər) /

noun

a spring that discharges steam and hot water

British a domestic gas water heater

Word Origin for geyser

C18: from Icelandic Geysir, from Old Norse geysa to gush

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Scientific definitions for geyser

geyser

[ gī′zər ]

A natural hot spring that regularly ejects a spray of steam and boiling water into the air.

单词	geyser
释义	geyser [ gahy-zer, -ser for 1, 3; gee-zer for 2 ] / ˈgaɪ zər, -sər for 1, 3; ˈgi zər for 2 / SEE SYNONYMS FOR geyser ON THESAURUS.COM noun a hot spring that intermittently sends up fountainlike jets of water and steam into the air. British Informal. a hot-water heater, as for a bath. verb (used without object) to spew forth as or like a geyser: the kettle geysering all over the stove. Origin of geyser 1755–65; <Icelandic Geysir name of a hot spring in Iceland, literally, gusher, derivative of geysa to gush OTHER WORDS FROM geyser gey·ser·al, gey·ser·ic, adjective WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH geyser caldera, fumarole, geyser , volcano Words nearby geyser geum, GeV, gewgaw, Gewürztraminer, gey, geyser, geyser basin, geyserite, Gezer, Gezira, gf Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for geyser This prompts Sarah Lynn to stab herself with a Confederate bayonet letter-opener, causing a geyser of blood. 'BoJack Horseman': The Debauched Tales of a Drunken, Groupie-Sexing D-List Horse, Hits Netflix\|Marlow Stern\|August 22, 2014\|DAILY BEAST But there were no geyser baths there and I had no rheumatism then! Margarita's Soul\|Ingraham Lovell The hot volcanic rocks beneath the earth create steam and give the geyser force. Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks\|Union Pacific Corporation An itinerant lecturer upon an unpopular cause has enough hot water without seeking out a geyser. The Wanderings of a Spiritualist\|Arthur Conan Doyle They let the problem sink in, and the answer is shot up presently, like the cooked pudding in the geyser. Psychical Miscellanea\|J. Arthur Hill The time she wrote her name upon the geyser will always remain the great event in Maw's life. Maw's Vacation\|Emerson Hough British Dictionary definitions for geyser geyser / (ˈɡiːzə, US ˈɡaɪzər) / noun a spring that discharges steam and hot water British a domestic gas water heater Word Origin for geyser C18: from Icelandic Geysir, from Old Norse geysa to gush Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to geyser hot spring, gusher, spout, jet, thermal spring Scientific definitions for geyser geyser [ gī′zər ] A natural hot spring that regularly ejects a spray of steam and boiling water into the air. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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geyser

noun

verb (used without object)

Origin of geyser

OTHER WORDS FROM geyser

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH geyser

Words nearby geyser

Example sentences from the Web for geyser

British Dictionary definitions for geyser

noun

Word Origin for geyser

Words related to geyser

Scientific definitions for geyser