hot water

hot wa·ter

H h

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [hot waw-ter, wot-er]
- /hɒt ˈwɔ tər, ˈwɒt ər/
- /hɒt ˈwɔːtə(r)/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [hot waw-ter, wot-er]
- /hɒt ˈwɔ tər, ˈwɒt ər/

Definitions of hot water words

noun hot water trouble; a predicament: His skipping classes will get him into real hot water when exam time comes. 1
abbreviation HOT WATER heated water 1
noun hot water trouble; difficulty 0

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Origin of hot water

First appearance:

before 1530

One of the 29% oldest English words

First recorded in 1530-40

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Parts of speech for Hot water

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Hot water

hot water popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 40% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 52% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

hot water usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for hot water

noun hot water

bind — If something binds people together, it makes them feel as if they are all part of the same group or have something in common.
difficulty — the fact or condition of being difficult.
jam — to press, squeeze, or wedge tightly between bodies or surfaces, so that motion or extrication is made difficult or impossible: The ship was jammed between two rocks.
mess — a dirty, untidy, or disordered condition: The room was in a mess.
predicament — an unpleasantly difficult, perplexing, or dangerous situation.

All 7 Synonyms of hot water