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- [red hot]
- /rɛd hɒt/
- /red hɒt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [red hot]
- /rɛd hɒt/
Definitions of red-hot word
- adjective red-hot red with heat; very hot. 1
- adjective red-hot creating much excitement, demand, or discussion: The new toy robot is a red-hot item this Christmas. 1
- adjective red-hot violent; furious: red-hot anger. 1
- adjective red-hot characterized by intense excitement, enthusiasm, or passion. 1
- adjective red-hot very fresh or new; most recent: red-hot tips on the stock market. 1
- noun red-hot a person who has great fervor or intensity, as for a goal or cause. 1
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Origin of red-hot
First appearance:
before 1325 One of the 16% oldest English words
Middle English word dating back to 1325-75
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Red-hot
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
red-hot popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 54% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 54% 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.
Synonyms for red-hot
adj red-hot
- aflame — If something is on fire, you can say it is aflame.
- all the rage — angry fury; violent anger (sometimes used in combination): a speech full of rage; incidents of road rage.
- austral — of or coming from the south
- avantgarde — the advance group in any field, especially in the visual, literary, or musical arts, whose works are characterized chiefly by unorthodox and experimental methods.
- baking — You can use baking to describe weather or a place that is very hot indeed.
noun red-hot
- crowd pleaser — a person, performance, etc., having great popular appeal.
- flaunter — to parade or display oneself conspicuously, defiantly, or boldly.
- footlong — approximately one foot in length: Their specialty is footlong hotdogs.
- grandstander — the main seating area of a stadium, racetrack, parade route, or the like, usually consisting of tiers with rows of individual seats.
- hot-dog — to perform unusual or very intricate maneuvers in a sport, especially surfing or skiing.
adjective red-hot
- agitable — easily agitated or moved
- enthusiastic — Having or showing intense and eager enjoyment, interest, or approval.
- hippest — Also, hipness. the condition or state of being hip.
- hot — having or giving off heat; having a high temperature: a hot fire; hot coffee.
- hotblooded — Spirited, rash, reckless.
See also
Matching words
- Words starting with r
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