All igneous synonyms
igΒ·neΒ·ous
I i adj igneous
- hot β having or giving off heat; having a high temperature: a hot fire; hot coffee.
- tropical β pertaining to, characteristic of, occurring in, or inhabiting the tropics, especially the humid tropics: tropical flowers.
- humid β containing a high amount of water or water vapor; noticeably moist: humid air; a humid climate.
- scorching β burning; very hot.
- sizzling β to make a hissing sound, as in frying or burning.
- boiling β very warm
- torrid β subject to parching or burning heat, especially of the sun, as a geographical area: the torrid sands of the Sahara.
- warm β having or giving out a moderate degree of heat, as perceived by the senses: a warm bath.
- sweltering β suffering oppressive heat.
- white β of the color of pure snow, of the margins of this page, etc.; reflecting nearly all the rays of sunlight or a similar light.
- sultry β oppressively hot and close or moist; sweltering: a sultry day.
- red β John, c1460β1529, English poet.
- red-hot β red with heat; very hot.
- burning β You use burning to describe something that is extremely hot.
- vehement β zealous; ardent; impassioned: a vehement defense; vehement enthusiasm.
- impassioned β filled with intense feeling or passion; passionate; ardent.
- combustible β A combustible material or gas catches fire and burns easily.
- flaming β flame
- glowing β incandescent.
- blazing β Blazing sun or blazing hot weather is very hot.
- hot β having or giving off heat; having a high temperature: a hot fire; hot coffee.
- spirited β pertaining to something that works by burning alcoholic spirits: a spirit stove.
- violent β acting with or characterized by uncontrolled, strong, rough force: a violent earthquake.
- heated β made hot or hotter; warmed.
- fierce β menacingly wild, savage, or hostile: fierce animals; a fierce look.
- intense β existing or occurring in a high or extreme degree: intense heat.
- liquefied β Alternative spelling of liquified.
- fused β Electricity. a protective device, used in an electric circuit, containing a conductor that melts under heat produced by an excess current, thereby opening the circuit. Compare circuit breaker.
- ignited β to set on fire; kindle.
- in flames β to kindle or excite (passions, desires, etc.).
- broiling β If the weather is broiling, it is very hot.
- close β When you close something such as a door or lid or when it closes, it moves so that a hole, gap, or opening is covered.
- fiery β consisting of, attended with, characterized by, or containing fire: a volcano's fiery discharge.
- incandescent β (of light) produced by incandescence.
- on fire β a state, process, or instance of combustion in which fuel or other material is ignited and combined with oxygen, giving off light, heat, and flame.
- steaming β water in the form of an invisible gas or vapor.
- stuffy β close; poorly ventilated: a stuffy room.
- summery β of, like, or appropriate for summer: summery weather; a summery dress.
- tropic β Geography. either of two corresponding parallels of latitude on the terrestrial globe, one (tropic of Cancer) about 23Β½Β° N, and the other (tropic of Capricorn) about 23Β½Β° S of the equator, being the boundaries of the Torrid Zone. the tropics, the regions lying between and near these parallels of latitude; the Torrid Zone and neighboring regions.
- baking β You can use baking to describe weather or a place that is very hot indeed.
- blistering β Blistering heat is very great heat.
- piping β pipe
- roasting β roasted: roast beef.
- scalding β to burn or affect painfully with or as if with hot liquid or steam.
- searing β to burn or char the surface of: She seared the steak to seal in the juices.
- calescent β increasing in heat
- decalescence β the absorption of heat when a metal is heated through a particular temperature range, caused by a change in internal crystal structure
- feverous β feverish.
- oven β a chamber or compartment, as in a stove, for baking, roasting, heating, drying, etc.
- parching β to make extremely, excessively, or completely dry, as heat, sun, and wind do.