Synonyms for geyser
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : gahy-zer, -ser for 1, 3; gee-zer for 2 |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈgaɪ zər, -sər for 1, 3; ˈgi zər for 2 |
Définition of geyser
Origin :- 1780, from Icelandic Geysir, name of a hot spring in the valley of Haukadal, literally "the gusher," from Old Norse geysa "to gush," from Proto-Germanic *gausjan, from PIE *gheus-, from root *gheu- "to pour" (see found (v.2)).
- noun fountain
- The thought set the geyser of his rage roaring and spouting in the face of heaven.
- Extract from : « Weighed and Wanting » by George MacDonald
- Hell's Half-Acre was a prelude to ten or twelve miles of geyser formation.
- Extract from : « American Notes » by Rudyard Kipling
- Should be one another, and not one of them is properly a geyser.
- Extract from : « The Verbalist » by Thomas Embly Osmun, (AKA Alfred Ayres)
- One day the ash will get into the burners and then the geyser will explode.
- Extract from : « Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 158, March 31, 1920 » by Various
- Toward the geyser hurried Frank, still looking for his companion.
- Extract from : « Frank Merriwell's Bravery » by Burt L. Standish
- The geyser of his prejudice and antipathy was furiously alive.
- Extract from : « Northern Lights » by Gilbert Parker
- But there were no geyser baths there and I had no rheumatism then!
- Extract from : « Margarita's Soul » by Ingraham Lovell
- If the steam makes faster than it can escape, we have a geyser.
- Extract from : « The Book of the National Parks » by Robert Sterling Yard
- In 1770 it is recorded that this Geyser spouted eleven times in one day.
- Extract from : « A Girl's Ride in Iceland » by Ethel Brilliana Alec-Tweedie
- Upon that one his flow of words was full and free, he was a geyser.
- Extract from : « Christian Science » by Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)
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