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hot > 22 senses
ADJECTIVE1hotUsed of physical heat
2hot, ragingCharacterized by violent and forceful activity or movement
3hotExtended meanings
4hot(color) bold and intense
5hotSexually excited or exciting
6hotRecently stolen or smuggled
7hot, blistering, red-hotVery fast
8hotWanted by the police
9hotPerformed or performing with unusually great skill and daring and energy
10hot, gingery, peppery, spicyHaving a piquant burning taste of spices or peppers
11hotVery popular or successful
12hotVery unpleasant or even dangerous
13hot, red-hotNewest or most recent
14hotHaving or bringing unusually good luck
15hotVery good
16hotNewly made
17hotCapable of quick response and great speed
18hotHaving or showing great eagerness or enthusiasm
19hot, warmOf a seeker
20hotHaving or dealing with dangerously high levels of radioactivity
21hot, liveCharged or energized with electricity
22hotMarked by excited activity
hot > pronunciation
Soundshhaa't
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hot > adjective 1
MeaningUsed 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.
Examples"hot stove"; "hot water"; "a hot August day"; "a hot stuffy room"; "she's hot and tired"; "a hot forehead"
Attribute oftemperature
Similarbaking, baking hot; blistering, blistery; burning; calefacient, warming; calefactory, calefactive, heating; calorifacient; calorific; fervent, fervid; fiery, igneous; heatable; heated, heated up, het, het up; hottish; overheated; red-hot; scorching; sizzling; sultry, stifling, sulfurous, sulphurous; sweltering, sweltry; thermal; torrid, sultry; tropical, tropic; white, white-hot
See alsowarm
Contrarycold
hot > adjective 2
MeaningCharacterized by violent and forceful activity or movement. Very intense.
Examples"the fighting became hot and heavy"; "a hot engagement"
Synonymsraging
Similar toviolent
hot > adjective 3
MeaningExtended meanings. Especially of psychological heat. Marked by intensity or vehemence especially of passion or enthusiasm.
Examples"a hot temper"; "a hot topic"; "a hot new book"; "a hot love affair"; "a hot argument"
Attribute ofemotionality, emotionalism
Similarfiery, flaming; heated; red-hot, sizzling; sensual, sultry; torrid; white-hot
See alsopassionate
Contrarycold
Adverbshotly
hot > adjective 4
Meaning(color) bold and intense.
Examples"hot pink"
Similar towarm
hot > adjective 5
MeaningSexually excited or exciting.
Examples"was hot for her"; "hot pants"
Similar tosexy
hot > adjective 6
MeaningRecently stolen or smuggled.
Examples"hot merchandise"; "a hot car"
Similar toillegal
Usagecolloquialism
hot > adjective 7
MeaningVery fast.
Examples"got off to a hot start"; "in hot pursuit"; "a red-hot line drive"
Synonymsblistering, red-hot
Similar tofast
hot > adjective 8
MeaningWanted by the police.
Examples"a hot suspect"
Similar towanted
hot > adjective 9
MeaningPerformed or performing with unusually great skill and daring and energy.
Examples"a hot drummer"; "he's hot tonight"
Similar toskilled
Usagecolloquialism
hot > adjective 10
MeaningHaving a piquant burning taste of spices or peppers.
Examples"hot peppers"; "hot curry"
Synonymsgingery, peppery, spicy
Similar topungent
hot > adjective 11
MeaningVery popular or successful.
Examples"one of the hot young talents"; "cabbage patch dolls were hot last season"
Similar topopular
Usagecolloquialism
hot > adjective 12
MeaningVery unpleasant or even dangerous.
Examples"make it hot for him"; "in the hot seat"; "in hot water"
Similar tounpleasant
hot > adjective 13
MeaningNewest or most recent.
Examples"news hot off the press"; "red-hot information"
Synonymsred-hot
Similar tonew
hot > adjective 14
MeaningHaving or bringing unusually good luck.
Examples"hot at craps"; "the dice are hot tonight"
Similar tolucky
hot > adjective 15
MeaningVery good. Often used in the negative.
Examples"he's hot at math but not so hot at history"
Similar togood
hot > adjective 16
MeaningNewly made.
Examples"a hot scent"
Similar tofresh
hot > adjective 17
MeaningCapable of quick response and great speed.
Examples"a hot sports car"
Similar tofast
hot > adjective 18
MeaningHaving or showing great eagerness or enthusiasm.
Examples"hot for travel"
Similar toeager
hot > adjective 19
MeaningOf a seeker. Near to the object sought.
Examples"hot on the trail"
Synonymswarm
Similar tonear, close
hot > adjective 20
MeaningHaving or dealing with dangerously high levels of radioactivity.
Examples"hot fuel rods"; "a hot laboratory"
Similar toradioactive
hot > adjective 21
MeaningCharged or energized with electricity.
Examples"a hot wire"
Synonymslive
Categoryelectricity
Similar tocharged
hot > adjective 22
MeaningMarked by excited activity.
Examples"a hot week on the stock market"
Similar toactive
Usagecolloquialism

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