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Heats

/hiːts/

Thermal energy.

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noun
  1. 1

    Thermal energy.

    "This furnace puts out 5000 BTUs of heat.   That engine is really throwing off some heat.   Removal of heat from the liquid caused it to turn into a solid."

  2. 2

    The condition or quality of being hot.

    "Stay out of the heat of the sun!"

  3. 3

    An attribute of a spice that causes a burning sensation in the mouth.

    "The chili sauce gave the dish heat."

  4. 4

    A period of intensity, particularly of emotion.

    "It's easy to make bad decisions in the heat of the moment."

verb
  1. 1

    To cause an increase in temperature of (an object or space); to cause to become hot (often with "up").

    "I'll heat up the water."

  2. 2

    To become hotter.

    "There's a pot of soup heating on the stove."

  3. 3

    To excite or make hot by action or emotion; to make feverish.

  4. 4

    To excite ardour in; to rouse to action; to excite to excess; to inflame, as the passions.

noun
  1. 1

    (plural noun) A period of hot weather.

    "Everyone suffered during the heats of July."

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Heats"

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WordDefinition
igniteverb(transitive) to set fire to (something), to light (something)
heat upverbTo heat, to cause to become hotter.
hot upverb(UK, Ireland, informal) To make or become more sexually appealing, enticing or exciting.
inflameverb(transitive, figuratively) To kindle or intensify (a feeling, as passion or appetite); to excite to an excessive or unnatural action or heat.
fire upverb(transitive, computing, informal) To launch; to run.
hotnessnounThe condition of being hot.
warmthnounA moderate degree of heat; the sensation of being warm.
stir upverb(transitive) To arouse or excite (passion or action, etc.).
rutnoun(figurative) A fixed routine, procedure, line of conduct, thought or feeling.
estrusnoun(American spelling) Alternative spelling of oestrus. [(countable) A biting fly of the genus Oestrus; a botfly.]
passionnounAny great, strong, powerful emotion, especially romantic love or extreme hate.
oestrusnoun(countable and uncountable, biology) A female animal's readiness to mate.
heat energynouna form of energy that is transferred by a difference in temperature
heating plantA heating plant, also called a physical plant, or steam plant, generates thermal energy in the form of steam for use in district heating applications.
heating systemnounutility to warm a building
high temperaturenounthe presence of heat
temperaturenounA measure of cold or heat, often measurable with a thermometer.
chaleurnoun
warmsverb(transitive) To make or keep warm.
roastsnoun(transitive or intransitive or ergative) To cook food by heating in an oven or over a fire without covering, resulting in a crisp, possibly even slightly charred appearance.

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