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.

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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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How to use geyser in a sentence

To his left, he watched a chunk of steel strike a fellow officer above the eye, setting off a geyser of blood.
“I Don’t Trust the People Above Me”: Riot Squad Cops Open Up About Disastrous Response to Capitol Insurrection|by Joaquin Sapien and Joshua Kaplan|February 12, 2021|ProPublica
One of the most fundamental questions about geysers is why they erupt to certain heights, he adds — and why, for example, Steamboat can shoot water over 100 meters into the air, while Old Faithful’s fountain is perhaps a third as high.
Reawakened Yellowstone geyser isn’t a sign of imminent explosion|Carolyn Gramling|January 11, 2021|Science News
A recent reawakening of the tallest geyser in the world is not a harbinger of an imminent volcanic eruption, a new study reports.
Reawakened Yellowstone geyser isn’t a sign of imminent explosion|Carolyn Gramling|January 11, 2021|Science News
Bring a thermos of coffee or hot chocolate in case you have to wait for the geyser to erupt.
The Best Winter Hikes in National Parks|Megan Michelson|December 31, 2020|Outside Online

Shortly after Taylor’s death, the ground shook a few miles north and a 60-foot geyser blew skyward.
Oil Companies Are Profiting From Illegal Spills. And California Lets Them.|by Janet Wilson, The Desert Sun, and Lylla Younes, ProPublica|September 18, 2020|ProPublica
The oil geyser has shot them to different financial universes, but they still understand each other perfectly.
Russia’s Gold Digger Academy|Peter Pomerantsev|November 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
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
There was a tremendous splash, and a small-sized geyser shot upward.
Motor Matt's "Century" Run|Stanley R. Matthews
The famous geyser shown in the illustration is called “Old Faithful” because of the clock-like regularity of its eruptions.
The Wonder Book of Knowledge|Various
She is right, it is petroleum; there are here wells of it, from which it bursts up with great force sometimes, like a geyser.
Round the Wonderful World|G. E. Mitton
Toward the geyser hurried Frank, still looking for his companion.
Frank Merriwell's Bravery|Burt L. Standish
Unlike that of the Great Geyser, it is always in ebullition, and its temperature is subject to comparatively slight differences.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 8|Various

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

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Scientific definitions for geyser

geyser

[ gī′zər ]

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

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