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51heat — 1. noun /hiːt/ a) thermal energy This furnace puts out 5000 BTUs of heat. b) The condition or quality of being hot. That engine is really throwing off some heat. 2. verb /hiːt/ a) …
52heat — [OE] From an etymological point of view, heat is simply ‘hotness’ – that is, the adjective hot with an abstract noun suffix added to it. But the addition took place a long time ago, in the prehistoric ancestor of Old English. The suffix * īn… …
53heat — 1. noun 1) a plant sensitive to heat Syn: warmth, hotness, high temperature 2) he took the heat out of the dispute Syn: passion, intensity, vehemence, fervour, excitement, agitation, anger …
54heat up — phrasal verb Word forms heat up : present tense I/you/we/they heat up he/she/it heats up present participle heating up past tense heated up past participle heated up 1) [intransitive/transitive] same as heat II I was just heating up some soup. 2) …
55heat — [1] That which increases the internal energy of a body by changing the motion of the molecules. This causes a change in temperature, volume, or state of the body. [2] Form of energy which acts on substances to raise their temperature; energy… …
56heat — [OE] From an etymological point of view, heat is simply ‘hotness’ – that is, the adjective hot with an abstract noun suffix added to it. But the addition took place a long time ago, in the prehistoric ancestor of Old English. The suffix * īn… …
57heat up — phr verb Heat up is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑competition, ↑oven Heat up is used with these nouns as the object: ↑soup …
58heat — I n A gun. Watch out for John, he s strapped with heat. 1920s II n The police. Keep a look out for the heat. 1970s …
59heat — 1) adj. something risky and obvious that could get you in trouble Smoking pot in front of the cop shop is heat. 2) A derogatory term used when something has gone terribly wrong. Did you know she dumped Chris? That s so heat! …
60heat — 1) adj. something risky and obvious that could get you in trouble Smoking pot in front of the cop shop is heat. 2) A derogatory term used when something has gone terribly wrong. Did you know she dumped Chris? That s so heat! …
