geyser
/ˈɡaɪ.zɚ/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 2.80 in modern English
10
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A boiling natural spring which throws forth jets of water, mud, etc., at frequent intervals, driven upwards by the expansive power of steam.
noun
verb
To (cause to) rush or burst upward like water from a geyser.
Example Sentences
- "Sporting a few war wounds from Japanese destroyer gunfire, The Sullivans had already launched one spread of torpedoes at the Japanese destroyers that were now littering the ocean floor, or, occasionally, making their own retreat, but she still had one left, so a five-torpedo spread was duly sent at near-point-blank range into the listing and burning remains of Yamato, and, shortly thereafter, four large geysers of water were the reward."
- "Where a Geyser or hot-water heater is used it is a good and wise precaution to see that the bath-room, &c., when it is used is well ventilated."
- "Water was heated either on the gas stove, or on a wall mounted gas-fired "geyser" heater."
- "It was here I saw a geyser gas water heater in a bathroom for the first time. (I was afraid of it)."
- "Four jets of water geysered upward from the sea. Short and wide. He noted it. Ranging salvo. His division was discovered."
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰew-der.? Proto-Germanic *geusaną Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Germanic *-janą Proto-Germanic *gausijaną Old Norse geysa Icelandic geysa Icelandic Geysirbor. English geyser From Icelandic Geysir (“Gusher”), the Icelandic name of a particular hot spring in Iceland (see Wikipedia), from the verb geysa (“to gush”), from Old Norse geysa (“to gush”), which is mentioned in English as early as the 1760s in The Annual Register, as “Geyser, a wonderful spring in the valley of Haukadal”. Doublet of gusher
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: Geysir, -, geysa
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈɡaɪ.zɚ/
- British English: /ˈɡiː.zə/