1. an oven or furnace for burning, baking, or drying something

1. to burn, bake, or dry in a kiln

Examples

• The potter fired the clay pots in a kiln.
• Wood must be kiln-dried before it can be used for furniture.
• The ceramic artist loaded her pieces into the kiln.
• They built a brick kiln to fire their pottery.
• The lumber company kilns the wood to remove moisture.
• Ancient civilizations used kilns to make bricks and pottery.