Definition of hot
Adjectives
used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
"hot stove"
"hot water"
"a hot August day"
"a hot stuffy room"
"she's hot and tired"
"a hot forehead"
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warm
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
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baking, baking hot
as hot as if in an oven
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blistering, blistery
hot enough to raise (or as if to raise) blisters
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calefacient, warming
producing the sensation of heat when applied to the body
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calefactive, calefactory
serving to heat
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calorifacient
producing heat; usually used of foods
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calorific
heat-generating
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fervent, fervid
extremely hot
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fiery, igneous
like or suggestive of fire
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heatable
capable of becoming hot
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heated, heated up, het, het up
made warm or hot (`het' is a dialectal variant of `heated')
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hottish
somewhat hot
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overheated
heated beyond a safe or desirable point
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red-hot
glowing red with heat
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scorching
hot and dry enough to burn or parch a surface
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sizzling
hot enough to burn with or as if with a hissing sound
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stifling, sulfurous, sulphurous, sultry
characterized by oppressive heat and humidity
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sweltering, sweltry
excessively hot and humid or marked by sweating and faintness
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thermal
caused by or designed to retain heat
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torrid
extremely hot
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tropic, tropical
of weather or climate; hot and humid as in the tropics
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white, white-hot
glowing white with heat
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cold
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
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frozen
turned into ice; affected by freezing or by long and severe cold
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cool
neither warm nor very cold; giving relief from heat
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acold
of persons; feeling cold
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algid
chilly
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arctic, frigid, gelid, glacial, icy, polar
extremely cold
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bleak, cutting, raw
unpleasantly cold and damp
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chilly, parky
appreciably or disagreeably cold
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crisp, frosty, nipping, nippy, snappy
pleasantly cold and invigorating
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frigorific
causing cold; cooling or chilling
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frore
very cold
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rimed, rimy
covered with frost
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heatless
without generating heat
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ice-cold
as cold as ice
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refrigerant, refrigerating
causing cooling or freezing
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refrigerated
made or kept cold by refrigeration
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shivery
cold enough to cause shivers
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stone-cold
completely cold
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unheated, unwarmed
not having been heated or warmed
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characterized by violent and forceful activity or movement; very intense
"the fighting became hot and heavy"
"a hot engagement"
extended meanings; especially of psychological heat; marked by intensity or vehemence especially of passion or enthusiasm
"a hot temper"
"a hot topic"
"a hot new book"
"a hot love affair"
"a hot argument"
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passionate
having or expressing strong emotions
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fiery, flaming
very intense
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heated
marked by emotional heat; vehement
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red-hot, sizzling
characterized by intense emotion or interest or excitement
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sensual, sultry
sexually exciting or gratifying
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torrid
emotionally charged and vigorously energetic
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white-hot
intensely zealous or fervid
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cold
extended meanings; especially of psychological coldness; without human warmth or emotion
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passionless
not passionate
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cool
psychologically cool and unenthusiastic; unfriendly or unresponsive or showing dislike
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emotionless
unmoved by feeling
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frigid, frosty, frozen, glacial, icy, wintry
devoid of warmth and cordiality; expressive of unfriendliness or disdain
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(color) bold and intense
"hot pink"
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warm
(color) inducing the impression of warmth; used especially of reds and oranges and yellows
sexually excited or exciting
"was hot for her"
"hot pants"
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sexy
marked by or tending to arouse sexual desire or interest
recently stolen or smuggled
"hot merchandise"
"a hot car"
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illegal
prohibited by law or by official or accepted rules
very fast; capable of quick response and great speed
"a hot sports car"
"got off to a hot start"
"in hot pursuit"
"a red-hot line drive"
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- blistering, red-hot
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fast
acting or moving or capable of acting or moving quickly
producing a burning sensation on the taste nerves
"hot salsa"
"jalapeno peppers are very hot"
performed or performing with unusually great skill and daring and energy
"a hot drummer"
"he's hot tonight"
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skilled
having or showing or requiring special skill
very popular or successful
"one of the hot young talents"
"cabbage patch dolls were hot last season"
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popular
regarded with great favor, approval, or affection especially by the general public
very unpleasant or even dangerous
"make it hot for him"
"in the hot seat"
"in hot water"
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unpleasant
disagreeable to the senses, to the mind, or feelings
newest or most recent
"news hot off the press"
"red-hot information"
having or bringing unusually good luck
"hot at craps"
"the dice are hot tonight"
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lucky
having or bringing good fortune
very good; often used in the negative
"he's hot at math but not so hot at history"
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good
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
having or showing great eagerness or enthusiasm
"hot for travel"
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eager
having or showing keen interest or intense desire or impatient expectancy
of a seeker; very near to the object sought
"you are hot"
having or dealing with dangerously high levels of radioactivity
"hot fuel rods"
"a hot laboratory"
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radioactive
exhibiting or caused by radioactivity
charged or energized with electricity
"a hot wire"
marked by excited activity
"a hot week on the stock market"
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active
characterized by energetic activity
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