Synonyms and antonyms of Heating and air-conditioning in British Thesaurus

a/c (abbreviation)

air conditioning

air (verb)

if you air a place or it airs, you open the doors and windows to let fresh air in

air-conditioned (adjective)

provided with a system that makes the air colder

air conditioner (noun)

a piece of electrical equipment that makes the air inside a building, room, or vehicle colder

air conditioning (noun)

a system that makes the air inside a building, room, or vehicle colder

bar (noun)

the long thin part of an electric fire that becomes red and produces heat

boiler (noun)

a machine that heats water and provides hot water for a heating system in a house

burner (noun)

an object used for heating or burning something

central heating (noun)

a system for heating a whole building by sending hot air or water through pipes to all the rooms

convector (noun)

a piece of electrical equipment used for heating a room by moving warm air around it

dehumidifier (noun)

a piece of equipment that removes water from the atmosphere

extractor (noun)

a piece of equipment that removes hot or wet air or unpleasant smells from a room

fan (noun)

a machine with blades that turn and move the air in a room to make it feel less hot

fan heater (noun)

a piece of electrical equipment that blows out hot air, used for heating a room

fire (noun)

British a piece of equipment that uses electricity or gas to heat a room

flue (noun)

a metal tube that takes smoke and heat from a fire to the outside of a building

furnace (noun)

a large enclosed container in which you burn fuel, used for heating a building or for an industrial process such as making metal liquid

gas fire (noun)

a piece of equipment like a fireplace that makes a room warm by burning gas

GCH (abbreviation)

gas central heating

geyser (noun)

British a machine used especially in the past for heating water in some houses

heat (noun)

the heating system in a building

the heat (noun)

the amount of heat produced by an oven or a heating system

heater (noun)

a piece of equipment used for making a place warm or for heating water

heating (noun)

British equipment that produces the heat used for heating a building

immersion (noun)

British an immersion heater

immersion heater (noun)

a piece of electrical equipment that heats water for use in the home. An immersion heater is often simply called an immersion.

ionizer (noun)

a piece of equipment used for improving the quality of the air in a room

lag (verb)

British to cover water pipes with a special material that stops the water freezing in cold weather

lagging (noun)

British thick material used for covering water pipes or a boiler (=container for hot water)

punkah (noun)

Indian Englishold-fashioned a piece of equipment used for making the air cold in a room. It consists of a large flat piece of cloth that hangs from the ceiling, and moves backwards and forwards when you pull a rope.

radiator (noun)

a large metal object on a wall that is used for heating a room

register (noun)

a flat piece of metal that you can open and close to control the flow of air in a heating system

storage heater (noun)

British a heater that uses electricity at night, when it is cheaper

stove (noun)

a machine or a piece of equipment that provides heat for cooking or heating a room

ventilate (verb)

to allow fresh air to enter a room or building

ventilation (noun)

the movement of fresh air around a room or building, or a system that allows this to happen

ventilator (noun)

a machine that brings fresh air into a room or building and moves it around

warmer (noun)

informal something that keeps another thing warm