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heat
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- pronunciation:
- hit
- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb, intransitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, verb), Word Builder, Word Explorer
part of speech: |
noun |
definition 1: |
the form of energy that one feels as warmth, or the state of being warm; warmth; hotness.
The sun gives off tremendous heat.Without heat, the apartment was unbearably cold.We warmed ourselves by the heat of the fire.- synonyms:
- hotness
- similar words:
- burning, fervor, warmth, white heat
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definition 2: |
the degree or sensation of hotness of warmth.
- synonyms:
- hotness
- similar words:
- fervor, fever, throb, warmth
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definition 3: |
intensity of emotion; anger; passion; enthusiasm.
- synonyms:
- ardor, fervor, intensity, passion, vehemence
- similar words:
- enthusiasm, excitement, fever, fire, flame, hotness, seethe, warmth, white heat, zeal
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definition 4: |
hot weather.
- synonyms:
- heat wave
- antonyms:
- cold
- similar words:
- dog days, summer, swelter
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definition 5: |
the state of being prepared for sexual activity, as with female animals.
- similar words:
- rut
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definition 6: |
in sports, a race that ones runs to qualify for the main race.
- similar words:
- preliminary, race
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definition 7: |
in physics, a form of energy transfer measured by temperature differences between one system, object, or medium, and another.
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definition 8: |
(slang) coercion, or other sorts of pressure.
- synonyms:
- coercion, force, pressure
- similar words:
- compulsion, duress
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related words: |
fire |
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part of speech: |
transitive verb |
inflections: |
heats, heating, heated |
definition 1: |
to cause to become warm or hot (often fol. by "up").
I heated up the soup on the stove.We heat our house with wood during the winter.- synonyms:
- warm
- similar words:
- chafe, reheat
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definition 2: |
to cause to become emotionally excited or aroused.
- synonyms:
- arouse, excite, ignite, inflame
- similar words:
- enthuse, fever, flush, intensify, kindle, quicken, rouse, stimulate, stir
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related words: |
fire, toast |
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part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
definition 1: |
to become warm or hot (often fol. by "up").
The room heated up quickly once we turned on the furnace.- synonyms:
- warm
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definition 2: |
(informal) to become emotionally intense (fol. by "up").
Rather than dwindling away, their passion heated up again.- synonyms:
- fire, inflame
- similar words:
- kindle, warm
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definition 3: |
(informal) of a situation, to become more intense (fol. by "up").
The debate was heating up when I arrived at the town hall.- synonyms:
- intensify
- similar words:
- quicken
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related words: |
toast |
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