heat
noun
[ hiːt ]
• the quality of being hot; high temperature.
• "the fierce heat of the sun"
• intensity of feeling, especially of anger or excitement.
• "conciliation services are designed to take the heat out of disputes"
Similar:
passion,
intensity of feeling,
ardour,
fervour,
vehemence,
warmth,
intensity,
animation,
earnestness,
eagerness,
enthusiasm,
excitement,
agitation,
anger,
fury,
violence,
fervency,
ardency,
passionateness,
• a preliminary round in a race or contest.
• "winners of the regional heats"
heat
verb
• make or become hot or warm.
• "the room faces north and is difficult to heat"
Similar:
warm,
warm up,
heat up,
make hot,
make warm,
raise something's temperature,
take the chill off,
reheat,
cook,
boil,
bake,
roast,
toast,
stew,
fry,
grill,
hot,
hot up,
become hot,
become warm,
grow hot,
grow warm,
become hotter,
become warmer,
get hotter,
get warmer,
increase in temperature,
rise in temperature,
Opposite:
cool,
cool down,
Origin:
Old English hǣtu (noun), hǣtan (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch hitte (noun) and German heizen (verb), also to hot.
