Furnace and Pyre

Furnace noun - An enclosed chamber in which heat is produced to heat buildings, destroy refuse, smelt or refine ores, etc..

Pyre and furnace are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Pyre" instead a noun "Furnace".

Pyre noun - Wood heaped for burning a dead body as a funeral rite.

Furnace and pyre are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Furnace" instead a noun "Pyre".

Nearby Word: pyretic