geyser C2 Topic:Nature & Landscape US /ˈɡaɪzɚ/ UK /ˈɡiːzə/ See IPA manual Freq #33529 Meanings 1 noun a hot spring that periodically throws jets of water and steam into the air The geyser erupted just after sunrise, sending steam above the valley. 2 noun a sudden forceful jet of liquid or gas A geyser of water burst from the broken main. 3 verb to rise or burst out in a forceful jet Water geysered through the crack in the pipe. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a hot spring that... hot spring 2 noun · a sudden forceful jet of... jetspout 3 verb · to rise or burst out in a... spouterupt Word family Forms geysers Derived forms geyseredgeyseringgeyserite Related forms gusheruptfumarole Etymology From Icelandic Geysir, the name of a famous hot spring, from geysa ("to gush"). English generalized the proper name in the nineteenth century to any intermittently erupting hot spring. Topics Nature & Landscape External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # geyser **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun, verb **IPA (US):** /ˈɡaɪzɚ/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈɡiːzə/ **Frequency rank:** 33529 ## Meanings 1. a hot spring that periodically throws jets of water and steam into the air 2. a sudden forceful jet of liquid or gas 3. to rise or burst out in a forceful jet ## Examples - The geyser erupted just after sunrise, sending steam above the valley. - A geyser of water burst from the broken main. - Water geysered through the crack in the pipe. ## Synonyms - hot spring - spout - jet ## Derived Forms - geysered - geysering - geyserite ## Related Forms - gush - erupt - fumarole ## Etymology From Icelandic Geysir, the name of a famous hot spring, from geysa ("to gush"). English generalized the proper name in the nineteenth century to any intermittently erupting hot spring. ## Topics - Nature & Landscape markdown