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- US Pronunciation
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- [heet]
- /hit/
- /hiːt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [heet]
- /hit/
Definitions of heat word
- noun heat the state of a body perceived as having or generating a relatively high degree of warmth. 1
- noun heat the condition or quality of being hot: the heat of an oven. 1
- noun heat the degree of hotness; temperature: moderate heat. 1
- noun heat the sensation of warmth or hotness: unpleasant heat. 1
- noun heat a bodily temperature higher than normal: the heat of a fever; the feeling of heat caused by physical exertion. 1
- noun heat added or external energy that causes a rise in temperature, expansion, evaporation, or other physical change. 1
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Origin of heat
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English hete, Old English hǣtu; akin to German Hitze; see hot
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Heat
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
heat popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
heat usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for heat
noun heat
- fever — an abnormal condition of the body, characterized by undue rise in temperature, quickening of the pulse, and disturbance of various body functions.
- warmth — the quality or state of being warm; moderate or gentle heat.
- torridity — subject to parching or burning heat, especially of the sun, as a geographical area: the torrid sands of the Sahara.
- swelter — to suffer from oppressive heat.
- sultriness — oppressively hot and close or moist; sweltering: a sultry day.
verb heat
- toast — a salutation or a few words of congratulation, good wishes, appreciation, remembrance, etc., uttered immediately before drinking to a person, event, etc.
- grill — a grating or openwork barrier, as for a gate, usually of metal and often of decorative design.
- thaw — to pass or change from a frozen to a liquid or semiliquid state; melt.
- ignite — to set on fire; kindle.
- sear — to burn or char the surface of: She seared the steak to seal in the juices.
Antonyms for heat
noun heat
- chill — When you chill something or when it chills, you lower its temperature so that it becomes colder but does not freeze.
- cold — Something that is cold has a very low temperature or a lower temperature than is normal or acceptable.
- coolness — moderately cold; neither warm nor cold: a rather cool evening.
- frigidity — the state or condition of being frigid.
- cool — Something that is cool has a temperature which is low but not very low.
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