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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

estrus, oestrus, rut

noun, as in utility to warm a building

heating system, heating plant, heating

noun, as in the presence of heat

hotness, high temperature

noun, as in the trait of being intensely emotional

noun, as in a form of energy that is transferred by a difference in temperature

heat energy

noun, as in the sensation caused by heat energy

verb, as in arouse or excite feelings and passions

inflame, stir up, wake, ignite, fire up

verb, as in gain heat or get hot

hot up, heat up

verb, as in make hot or hotter

heat up

also used for heat

vehemence, stoke, warm up, hot

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Opposites of heat

What does heat mean?11

verb

1

arouse or excite feelings and passions“The ostentatious way of living of the rich ignites the hatred of the poor”

2

gain heat or get hot“The room heated up quickly”

3

make hot or hotter“the sun heats the oceans”

4

provide with heat“heat the house”

noun

1

applies to nonhuman mammals: a state or period of heightened sexual arousal and activity

2

utility to warm a building“the heating system wasn't working”

3

the presence of heat

4

the trait of being intensely emotional

5

a form of energy that is transferred by a difference in temperature

6

the sensation caused by heat energy

7

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