KILN Synonyms: 34 Similar and Opposite Words

kiln

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Definition of kiln

as in to ash

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Sixty-four of its cities had been reduced to rubble and ash by incendiary bombs, as a submarine blockade strangled its economy, cutting off food, fuel, and raw materials.

— James M. Scott, Time, 10 Aug. 2026
Usually used to ward off frost and pests, these permeable materials offer a budget-friendly physical barrier against dust and ash too.

— Better Homes & Gardens, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of ash

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The attack ignited a massive blaze at gasoline-storage tank that burned through the night into Tuesday morning, according to the Civil Defense, a first responders’ agency.

— ABC News, ABC News, 11 Aug. 2026
The Hightowers ignite the trenches, effectively trapping the greybeards between a wall of stone and a wall of fire.

— Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of ignite

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And the Diderot-Baudelaire-Fried tree abides even as the forest burns mutely round it, match lit by Elon Musk and company.

— Carlos Valladares, ARTnews.com, 14 Aug. 2026
The large-scale equipment, boats, campsites were lit ablaze or rigged with dynamite and detonated by the officials.

— ABC News, ABC News, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of light

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Angry crowds have torched Ebola treatment centers, stormed hospitals to retrieve relatives’ bodies and attacked teams carrying out safe burials.

— ABC News, ABC News, 7 Aug. 2026
Costs now scale with consumption, and a handful of autonomous agents left running in the background can torch a quarter's budget in days.

— Vinay Kuruvila, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of torch

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The village’s daily rhythms are ordered by the passing trains—until a train arrives from Pakistan loaded with the corpses of Sikh refugees, and the community is made to cremate the dead.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 29 July 2026
Taxidermy your dog or cremate or bury or whatever feels right in your heart.

— Amber Harding OutKick, FOXNews.com, 14 July 2026

Definition of cremate

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In northern states, like Washington and Oregon, the dry weather could further kindle destructive fires that have scorched thousands of acres.

— Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 10 Aug. 2026
These innocuous-seeming actions can kindle dry vegetation, potentially spawning a wildfire.

— CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 15 July 2026

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