geyser

[gahy-zer, -ser, gee-zer]

noun

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

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

verb (used without object)

1. to spew forth as or like a geyser.

   the kettle geysering all over the stove.

geyser

/ ˈɡiːzə, ˈɡaɪzər /

noun

1. a spring that discharges steam and hot water

2. a domestic gas water heater

geyser

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

Other Word Forms

• geyseral adjective
• geyseric adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of geyser¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of geyser¹

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

Example Sentences

Meghan is a wealthy American woman living a royal dream, if you ignore the geyser of British tabloid bile constantly burbling in the background of her life.

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Maybe this explains the creator’s choice to make the towering media malpractice that cemented Knox’s infamy a minor character as opposed to the acid geyser etching her supposed malice into our collective memory.

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This summer, however, Universal Studios has made the ride even wetter, thanks to additional dinosaurs and new geysers.

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There’s geysers of gore and a skinhead who gets turned into a tiki torch.

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The wellspring of this geyser of asininity is the simple fact that Trump doesn’t understand how trade works.

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Related Words

• gusher 
• hot spring