| hot plate |
a small, usu. electric, portable appliance for cooking or heating food. |
| hot potato |
(informal) a problem or issue that is troublesome or esp. difficult to handle. |
| hot-press |
to apply pressure and heat on (a material), to produce a desired effect such as a smooth finish. [2 definitions] |
| hot rod |
(informal) an automobile, often old, that has been radically modified, usu. for greater speed. |
| hot seat |
(informal) a trying circumstance or situation that causes one extreme discomfort, embarrassment, criticism, or the like. |
| hot spot |
(informal) a region of social or political unrest, potential violence, or the like. [4 definitions] |
| hot spring |
a natural, usu. mineral spring having water warmer than body temperature. |
| hotspur |
(cap.) in Henry IV by William Shakespeare, a fierce, impetuous warrior. [2 definitions] |
| hot-tempered |
having a short temper; easily angered. |
| Hottentot |
a people or member of a people of southern Africa thought to be related to the Bushmen and the Bantus. [3 definitions] |
| hot tub |
a large round tub, usu. of wood and often outdoors, used recreationally, as by several persons soaking together in hot water. |
| hot under the collar |
(informal) very angry or upset. |
| hotwalker |
one who walks racehorses after they have finished a race or workout, in order to cool them off. |
| hot war |
actual military combat; open warfare. (Cf. cold war.) |
| hot water |
(informal) a troublesome situation; dangerous circumstance; difficulty; predicament (usu. prec. by "in," "into" or the like). |
| hot water bottle |
a soft container made of rubber that you fill with hot water. It is used to put heat on a sore or cold part of your body. |
| hot-wire |
(informal) to start (an automobile or the like) by crossing or connecting the ignition wires, rather than by using a key. |
| hound |
a member of any of various breeds of hunting dogs, esp. one that has short hair, a deep voice, and long, drooping ears. [6 definitions] |
| hound's-tooth check |
a pattern of jagged checks used esp. in material for clothing. |
| hour |
a unit of time equal to sixty minutes. [5 definitions] |
| hourglass |
an instrument that measures time by channeling a quantity of sand or mercury through a narrow opening between two larger glass bulbs in exactly one hour. [2 definitions] |