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(adj)
(obsolete) having heating or warming effects
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Very hot.
extremely hot
Very hot and dry.
(informal) Emotionally charged, especially with anger or enthusiasm.
(n)
A small rise in temperature.
(of a liquid) Hot enough to burn.
Alternative form of sweltery. [Sweltering, sultry.]
(of weather) hot and humid; oppressively sticky
Hot enough to glow with a bright white light.
Of a somewhat high temperature, often but not always connoting that the high temperature is pleasant rather than uncomfortable.
(figuratively) Sexually enthralling.
Of or relating to fire.
(informal) Exciting and intensely emotional or sexual.
On fire with visible flames.
(geology) Resulting from, or produced by, great heat. With rocks, it could also mean formed from lava or magma.
Capable of being heated.
Bright and colourless; reflecting equal quantities of all frequencies of visible light.
(informal, hyperbolic) Of a thing: extremely hot or active.
warming
Causing heat.
Having a strong odor that stings the nose; said especially of acidic or spicy substances.
(US, of food) High in calories and thus likely fattening.
Pertaining to heat or temperature.
Having a flavour or aroma of the spice ginger; containing that spice.
calefactory
Exhibiting radioactivity.
That stifles.
(chiefly colloquial, originally figurative) Excited, agitated or frantic.
Of or pertaining to the tropics, the equatorial region between 23 degrees north and 23 degrees south.
Involving physical conflict.
Excessively heated.
Of, or relating to the tropics; tropical.
Having little difference or distance in place, position, or abstractly; see also close to.
Of a flavor, provoking a burning sensation due to the presence of capsaicin or a similar chemical.
Resembling or characteristic of pepper, especially in having a spicy taste.
That bakes.
Having blisters.
(figurative) lively, spirited, or frenzied due to being ardent, passionate, and zealous.
Having or showing emotional warmth, fervor, and/or passion.
Having electricity.
Desirous; keen to do or obtain something.
(usually not comparable) Made warm or hot by some means.
Of or pertaining to the physical senses; sensory.
(only used attributively) Having life; that is alive.
(of a person) In a state of rage; in a state of extreme, often uncontrollable, anger.
Having sex appeal; attractive.
(American spelling) Containing sulfur.
(dated) Firmly or securely fixed in place; stable.
(chiefly British spelling) Alternative spelling of sulfurous. [(American spelling) Containing sulfur.]
Having or showing skill; skillful.
Physically close.
Newly produced or obtained; recent.
Wished for; desired; sought.
Recently made, or created.
(slang) Heterosexual.
Liked by many people; generally pleasing, widely admired.
(of people) Favoured by luck; fortunate; having good success or good fortune.
Of a person or an animal:
Contrary to, forbidden, or not authorized by law, especially criminal law.
Having the power or quality of acting; causing change; communicating action or motion; acting;—opposed to passive, that receives.
Not pleasant.
made warm or hot (`het' is a dialectal variant of `heated')
On fire.
A situation where something is overheated.
A piece of clothing for warmth via insulation of body heat.
A moderate degree of heat; the sensation of being warm.
(uncountable) Thermal energy.
Capable of, or used for, or actually causing fire.
(informal, of a person) Knowing what to do and how to behave; behaving with effortless and enviable style and panache; considered popular by others.
Emitting light as a result of being heated.
(of a liquid) Giving off bubbles; fizzy.
Of a brilliant reddish orange-gold colour, like that of a flame.
A wall-mounted socket connected to an electrical power supply, at which current can be taken to run electrical devices.
That glows or glow.
(economics, finance) Of a price, variable or erratic.
Arousing intense reactions; eliciting strong emotion or controversy.
Cold enough to cause discomfort.
Terminating in a point or edge, especially one that can cut or pierce easily; not dull, obtuse, or rounded.
(of a thing) Having a low temperature.
Poorly ventilated; partially plugged.
The act of bathing; an instance of this; the taking of a bath.
(slang, originally Australia) A physically or sexually attractive person.
A device for heating food, (UK) a cooker.
Covered in sweat.
Giving off sweat.
(chiefly US, Canada, Australia, mildly vulgar, colloquial) Annoyed, angry.
(dialectal) A hinge.
Going up a slope or a hill.
(countable) A long, thin piece of land; any long, thin area.
(UK, US, chiefly of a woman) Having long, attractive legs; long-legged.
A measure of cold or heat, often measurable with a thermometer.
Physically elevated, extending above a base or average level:
Raised, usually above ground level.
A slightly curved but almost flat dish from which food is served or eaten.
A fortified defensive structure stationed with troops.
(of a person) Having a lot of body hair.