thermometer
Example Sentences
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Clip a deep-fry thermometer to its side and heat the lard over high heat to 360°F.
From Washington Times
With thermometers already shooting upward and fossil fuel use that feeds climate change still creeping up around the world, Japan is set for another sweltering summer and is at growing risk of flooding and landslides.
From Seattle Times
Set your oven to a variety of temperatures and compare what the oven indicator reads to what the temperature shown on the thermometer.
From Salon
Since there was only one candidate running for each of the 470 legislative seats, turnout was watched by observers as a political thermometer.
From Seattle Times
The current temperature of the thermometer is unclear, although by Ms Regan's own logic it is presumably not yet hot enough for independence.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
