boiler room
Furnace equipment space
A boiler room is the space in a building or ship where boilers are housed.
The term extends to high-pressure telephone sales operations where aggressive tactics push dubious investments or products: He got a job in a boiler room selling penny stocks.
These operations are often fraudulent, calling victims repeatedly until they buy.
Exchanging for value
- securitiesTradeable financial assets
- fraudIntentional criminal trickery
- pump and dumpFraudulent stock inflation scheme
- cold callingUnsolicited sales contact
brokerage · penny stocks · high-pressure · sales tactics · investment scam · stock market · telemarketing · churning
Enclosed heat-producing structure
- burnerHeat-producing device component
- combustionExothermic reaction with oxygen
- steamHeated water's gaseous form
- pipesCylindrical fluid carriers
radiator · water heater · thermostat · basement · pressure gauge · maintenance · pilot light · heat exchanger
Anxious uncertainty about outcomes
- conspiracyClandestine coordinated scheming
- undercoverSecretly engaged in espionage
- stingSharp wound from insect
- manipulationUnderhanded control of others
intrigue · surveillance · betrayal · corruption · deception · investigation · crime · scandal
Boiler-propelled water vessel
- vesselReceptacle for contents
- turbineBlade-driven energy converter
- hullOuter covering or frame
- maritimeOf the sea
stoker · coal bunker · bilge · machinist · propulsion · nautical · steam engine · fireman
trading
Exchanging for value
- securitiesTradeable financial assets
- fraudIntentional criminal trickery
- pump and dumpFraudulent stock inflation scheme
cold calling · brokerage · penny stocks · high-pressure · sales tactics · investment scam · stock market · telemarketing · churning · bucket shop
furnace
Enclosed heat-producing structure
- burnerHeat-producing device component
- combustionExothermic reaction with oxygen
- steamHeated water's gaseous form
pipes · radiator · water heater · thermostat · basement · pressure gauge · maintenance · pilot light · heat exchanger · flue
suspense
Anxious uncertainty about outcomes
- conspiracyClandestine coordinated scheming
- undercoverSecretly engaged in espionage
- stingSharp wound from insect
manipulation · intrigue · surveillance · betrayal · corruption · deception · investigation · crime · scandal · tension
steamship
Boiler-propelled water vessel
maritime · stoker · coal bunker · bilge · machinist · propulsion · nautical · steam engine · fireman · wheelhouse
- TitanicTitanic, RMS Titanic, iceberg, sinking, lifeboats
- basementsbasement stairs, basement walls, basement door, basement bar, finished basement
- building spacesclassrooms, hallway, hallways, lobby, lobbies
- industrial sitesfactory floor, oil refinery, factories, petrochemical plants, plants
- roomsbedroom, bathroom, kitchen, basement, attic
- warm spacessauna, warming hut, warming station, forge, foundry
boiler roomliving quarters
Residential rooms or space
living room · bedroom · parlor · master suite · penthouse
boiler roomfiduciary
Agent bound by loyalty
customer service center · consumer protection agency · Better Business Bureau · regulatory body