hot
adjective
[ hɒt ]
• having a high degree of heat or a high temperature.
• "it was hot inside the hall"
Similar:
very warm,
balmy,
summery,
tropical,
boiling,
boiling hot,
blazing hot,
baking,
scorching,
roasting,
searing,
flaming,
parching,
blistering,
oven-like,
sweltering,
torrid,
sultry,
humid,
muggy,
close,
airless,
oppressive,
stifling,
claggy,
• (of food) containing or consisting of pungent spices or peppers which produce a burning sensation when tasted.
• "a very hot dish cooked with green chilli"
Similar:
spicy,
spiced,
peppery,
piquant,
highly seasoned,
sharp,
fiery,
strong,
pungent,
aromatic,
• filled with passionate excitement, anger, or other strong emotion.
• "the idea had been nurtured in his hot imagination"
Similar:
angry,
indignant,
furious,
fiery,
seething,
raging,
boiling,
fuming,
wrathful,
enraged,
infuriated,
inflamed,
• involving much activity, debate, or interest.
• "the environment has become a very hot issue"
Similar:
animated,
heated,
fierce,
lively,
intense,
passionate,
impassioned,
spirited,
ardent,
fervent,
feverish,
furious,
violent,
ferocious,
acrimonious,
stormy,
tempestuous,
savage,
fervid,
passional,
• very knowledgeable or skilful.
• "Tony is very hot on local history"
Similar:
knowledgeable about,
well informed about,
au fait with,
up on,
well versed in,
au courant with,
skilled at,
expert at,
enthusiastic about,
keen on,
clued up about,
genned up about,
• difficult to deal with.
• "he found my story simply too hot to handle"
hot
verb
• make or become hot.
• "he hotted up the flask"
Origin:
Old English hāt, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch heet and German heiss .
