heat
/ˈhiːt/noun, verb1 syllable
Heat means: arouse or excite feelings and passions.
Synonyms for heat22
noun, as in applies to nonhuman mammals: a state or period of heightened sexual arousal and activity
noun, as in utility to warm a building
noun, as in the presence of heat
noun, as in a form of energy that is transferred by a difference in temperature
noun, as in the sensation caused by heat energy
verb, as in gain heat or get hot
verb, as in make hot or hotter
Opposites of heat
What does heat mean?11
verb
arouse or excite feelings and passions“The ostentatious way of living of the rich ignites the hatred of the poor”
gain heat or get hot“The room heated up quickly”
make hot or hotter“the sun heats the oceans”
provide with heat“heat the house”
noun
applies to nonhuman mammals: a state or period of heightened sexual arousal and activity
utility to warm a building“the heating system wasn't working”
the presence of heat
the trait of being intensely emotional
a form of energy that is transferred by a difference in temperature
the sensation caused by heat energy
a preliminary race in which the winner advances to a more important race
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What rhymes with heat?36
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Heat in a sentence
- He fainted from the heat, but his wife's patient nursing brought him to.CM
- It is hot, no doubt, but then the heat is dry.timmartin
- What with the heat and the humidity, he couldn't sleep well.blay_paul
- If you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen.darinmex
- A lozenge is a square deformed indefinably, generally by heat.unknown
- Lastly, cook on low heat for thirty minutes and it's done.unknown
- To turn cold water hot, one needs to heat it.adamtrousers
- In order to make cold water into hot water, one should heat it up.Ooneykcall
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Forms of heat
as a noun
- plural
- heats
as a verb
- past tense
- heated
- present participle
- heating
- third-person singular
- heats
- past participle
- heated