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thermostat

thur muh stat

  • n  a regulator for automatically regulating temperature by starting or stopping the supply of heat
  • v  control the temperature with a thermostat

  • Adjust the thermostat a couple of degrees higher in the summer and lower in the winter.
  • It seems to have gotten worse over the past few years, with thermostats routinely set at 68deg.
  • Talk to your thermostat, surf from the toilet, phone your fridge Entertainment Music mixing as easy as logging on to a website and typing on a keyboard.
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  • Al Sharpton in FOXNews
    I think he's a politician that has been a thermostat and has a thermometer agenda,Sharpton said. "And he had to have that kind of agenda to get elected. I've known President Obama for many years, we don't agree on everything. But I think...
  • David Suzuki in Canada.com
    Millions of Canadians are taking steps each day to conserve energy, whether by taking public transit, changing their light bulbs or turning down their thermostat. These Canadians should be rewarded,said Suzuki. "Meanwhile, carbon-intensive...
  • Gordon Campbell in Times Colonist
    It does not cost us to turn off the lights. It does not cost us to turn down the thermostat. It does not cost us to drive a smaller car with a more efficient engine,said Campbell. "Moreover, we should all know by now that the costs of...

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