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heating
noun
heat
noun
heat
verb
central heating
noun
unheated
adjective
fire
noun
space heater
noun
render
verb
bake
verb
clarify
verb
convector
noun
grease
noun
gasworks
noun
melt
verb
cementation
noun
cook
verb
immersion heater
noun
samovar
noun
au gratin
adjective
coal gas
noun
Definition of
heating noun
from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
heating
noun
ˈhiːtɪŋ
ˈhiːtɪŋ
[
uncountable
]
(
especially British English
)
(
also
heat
especially in
North American English
)
the process of supplying heat to a room or building; a system used to do this
Who turned the heating off?
What type of heating do you have?
a gas heating system
heating bills
see also
central heating