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heat

The correct spelling is heat.

How to pronounce heat

/hit/
noun

IPA: /hit/

Say it like: Hee-t

The correct spelling is heat. Thermal energy. For example: "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."

Usage Examples

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.

Stay out of the heat of the sun!

The chili sauce gave the dish heat.

Meanings

noun

  1. 1.Thermal energy.
  2. 2.The condition or quality of being hot.
  3. 3.An attribute of a spice that causes a burning sensation in the mouth.
  4. 4.A period of intensity, particularly of emotion.
  5. 5.An undesirable amount of attention.

verb

  1. 1.To cause an increase in temperature of (an object or space); to cause to become hot (often with "up").
  2. 2.To become hotter.
  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.
  5. 5.To arouse, to excite (sexually).

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