noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ accurate
▪ clinical
▪ digital , mercury
▪ ear , oral , rectal
▪ candy ( AmE ), sugar ( BrE )
▪ meat
▪
Check that the roast is cooked right through, using a meat ~.
▪ oven
VERB + THERMOMETER
▪ insert , place in , stick in ( informal )
▪
He stuck a ~ in her mouth.
▪ read
THERMOMETER + VERB
▪ measure sth , read sth
▪
If the ~ reads 98.6°F, then you don't have a fever.
THERMOMETER + NOUN
▪ reading
PREPOSITION
▪ on a/the ~
▪
the reading on the ~