hot1 adjectivehot2 verb
hothot1 /hɒt $ hɑːt/ ●●● S1 W2 adjective (comparative hotter, superlative hottest) 
WORD ORIGINhot
Origin:
Old English hatEXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- hot salsa
- a hot summer's day
- a pot of hot coffee
- At the end of the day all I want to do is to relax in a nice hot bath.
- Be careful! That pan's still very hot.
- Bea was hot and tired from the long walk home.
- Cook the steaks over red hot coals.
- Don't touch the barbecue - it's burning hot.
- Dozens of volunteers serve hot meals to 200 homeless people every night.
- I'm too hot - could you open the window?
- I make a lot of salads during hot weather.
- Isn't it hot today?
- It's hot in here. Isn't the air conditioner working?
- It's going to be a hot, sunny day.
- It's too hot to go for a bike ride.
- It was hot and humid in the Caribbean.
- It was much too hot in his office to do any work.
- It was the hottest summer this century.
- Jimbo had a hot night in Las Vegas and won $430.
- Levi's 501 jeans continue to be a hot item.
- Does your relationship run hot and cold?
- For $ 45, 1 luxuriate at midnight in a tub brimming with hot water.
- Grill over hot coals until rare to medium-rare, 2 to 3 minutes per side.
- Obviously, it's.., the hot water tank.
- Pour the hot fudge over the marshmallows.
- Recently we have had trouble with the engine misfiring and stalling, even when hot.
- She'd come and give me a hot water bottle.
- Turned on a tap: hot water!
THESAURUSperson
used especially when you feel uncomfortable: · I feel really hot.· The travellers were hot, tired, and thirsty.
a little hot, especially in a way that feels comfortable: · Are you warm enough?· We had to keep moving in order to keep warm.
spoken very hot: · You must be boiling in that sweater!· ‘I’m going for a swim,' said Gary. ’I’m boiling.'· I felt boiling hot and tried to open one of the windows.
feeling very hot because you are ill: · His head ached and he felt feverish.· Hannah was slightly feverish, so we decided to call the doctor.
weather used especially when you feel uncomfortable: · a hot day· It’s too hot to do any work.
a little hot, especially in a way that seems pleasant: · a warm summer’s evening· It’s supposed to be a bit warmer tomorrow.
spoken very hot: · The weather was boiling hot.· a boiling hot day· It was absolutely boiling this lunchtime.
British English very hot and dry: · a baking hot afternoon· The weather was baking hot and conditions at the camp became unbearable.· It’s baking out there in the garden – I need a drink.
very hot: · It was another scorching hot July day.· When we got there, the weather was scorching.· Arizona is scorching hot every day.
hot and damp: · This week sees a return to more humid conditions.· Hong Kong gets very humid at this time of year.· In June the weather was often muggy in the evenings.· It was a warm muggy afternoon, and it looked like it would rain.
room used especially when you feel uncomfortable: · The office was uncomfortably hot.· The meeting was in a tiny hot room with no air conditioning.
a little hot, especially in a way that seems pleasant: · It’s nice and warm by the fire.· They were all sitting in the warm kitchen, sipping mugs of cocoa.
spoken very hot: · It’s boiling in here. Can I open the window?· a boiling hot New York recording studio
much too hot in a way that is uncomfortable – used about rooms and buildings: · The inside of the shed was like an oven.
food/liquid/something you touch · a hot drink· hot meals· Eat your food while it’s hot.
a little hot, especially in a way that seems pleasant: · The bread was still warm from the oven.· the warm waters of the Caribbean
spoken very hot: · The water’s boiling hot.· Boiling-hot steam shoots out from underground.· The mud in the pools is boiling.
slightly warm, but not hot enough – used about liquids: · a cup of lukewarm coffee· The bath water was lukewarm.
Longman Language Activatorobjects/surfaces/liquids · The sand on the beach was hot under our feet.· Be careful! That pan's still very hot.· At the end of the day all I want to do is to relax in a nice hot bath.· The hottest part of the engine is the cylinder head.burning hot (=hot enough to burn you) · Don't touch the barbecue - it's burning hot.red/white hot (=extremely hot - use this about metal or things that are burning) · Cook the steaks over red hot coals.· The white-hot metal sculptures are moved to a cooling room.
the high temperature that something has: · The heat of the water caused the glass to shatter.· The reaction gives off tremendous heat.· Once the coals are ready, close the lid of the barbecue to keep in the heat.
a liquid that is boiling or boiling hot is extremely hot and has bubbles coming up to its surface: · Add the pasta to 4 quarts of boiling water.· The mud in the pools is boiling.· Boiling-hot steam shoots out from underground.boiling point (=the temperature at which a particular liquid starts to boil): · Bring the milk to the boiling point over a low heat.
liquid that is scalding or scalding hot is so hot that it will burn you badly if you touch it: · The factory sends scalding water into the river nearby.· The bathwater was scalding hot.
molten metal, rock, plastic etc is so hot that it has turned into liquid: · Molten iron is poured into huge moulds and allowed to cool.· Rivers of molten rock were flowing down the sides of the volcano.
food/drink · The soup's very hot. Let it cool down a bit.· The waitress set down a pot of hot tea and a plate of cakes.· Dozens of volunteers serve hot meals to 200 homeless people every night.
food that is piping hot has just been cooked and is very hot, especially in a way that makes it seem good to eat: · Heat the fish under a grill and serve piping hot.· She handed him a piping hot bread roll and a steaming cup of coffee.
a drink or a food such as soup that is steaming or steaming hot is very hot, so that you can see the steam coming from it: · Cooper held a steaming mug of coffee.· The soup was served steaming hot in a large bowl.
a drink that is scalding or scalding hot is so hot that it hurts your mouth if you try to drink it: · I burned my mouth on the scalding hot coffee.· a cup of scalding tea
room/place/weather · The weather's been very hot lately.· I make a lot of salads during hot weather.· a hot summer's day· The Gobi desert is one of the hottest places on earth.it's hot · It's hot in here. Isn't the air conditioner working?· It was much too hot in his office to do any work.· It's going to be a hot, sunny day.
high temperatures caused by hot weather, especially when this makes you feel uncomfortable in a room or outdoors: · Don't leave food sitting out in the heat.· the heat and dryness of an Arizona summer the heat of the day: · Avoid running or other vigorous exercise during the heat of the day.
spoken very hot: · It was a boiling hot day in August.it's boiling/boiling hot: · Leave the door open, it's boiling in here.
American, especially spoken very hot and uncomfortable: · a broiling summer daybroiling heat: · the incredible broiling heat of a Mississippi summerbroiling sun: · Troops stood at attention under a broiling noon sun.
weather that is baking or baking hot is very hot and dry: · The weather was baking hot and conditions at the camp became unbearable.it's baking/baking hot: · It's baking in here -- I need a drink.
especially written weather that is sweltering is very hot and makes you feel wet and uncomfortable: · Everyone headed for the beach on that sweltering summer afternoon.sweltering heat: · The soldiers marched on in the sweltering heat.
a room or enclosed space that is stifling or stifling hot is very hot and is difficult to breathe in: · The room was stifling hot, and full of flies.· The subway stations are stifling, and reek of urine.stifling heat: · Helen sat uncomfortably in the stifling heat of the railway carriage.
weather that is muggy or humid makes you feel uncomfortable because the air feels wet, warm, and heavy: · In June the weather was often muggy in the evenings and it was difficult to get to sleep.· The climate stays hot and humid all summer long.it's muggy/humid: · It's been really muggy the last few days, so we haven't done much.
weather or heat that is oppressive is very hot and unpleasant, especially because it feels as if there is not enough air to breathe: · As the sun climbed higher in the sky, the heat grew gradually more oppressive.oppressive heat: · Despite the oppressive heat, more than 1,000 people came to the celebration.
a room or enclosed space that is like an oven is extremely hot and uncomfortable: · The heat of the day made the gymnasium feel like an oven.it's like an oven: · It's like an oven in here. Let's open some windows.
a period of unusually hot weather: · There was a heatwave during the first part of July.· A long summer heatwave had turned the river into a weak trickle of water.
warm, but not hot a little hot, but not very hot, especially in a way that is pleasant: · I didn't want to get out of my nice warm bed.· It's nice and warm in the kitchen.· a warm day· These plants only grow in warm climates.
food or drinks that are lukewarm are slightly warm and not as warm or cold as they should be: · The bartender handed me a mug of lukewarm beer.· The coffee was only lukewarm.
liquid that is tepid is only slightly warm, especially in a way that seems unpleasant: · The soup was disgusting, greasy, tepid and watery.· He soaked a handkerchief in some tepid water and wiped her forehead.
when you feel hot feeling hot , especially when this makes you feel uncomfortable: · I'm too hot - could you open the window?· The travellers were hot, tired, and thirsty.
feeling warm when it is cold outside, especially in a way that is pleasant and comfortable: · Are you nice and warm?keep warm (=make yourself stay warm): · We had to keep moving in order to keep warm.warm as toast (=very warm and comfortable): · It was freezing outside but in the ski lodge they were as warm as toast.
spoken to feel very hot and uncomfortable: · "I'm going for a swim,'' said Gary, "I'm boiling.''· You must be roasting in that coat.
if you are sweltering , you feel very hot, wet, and uncomfortable, because the weather or the room you are in is too hot: · Hundreds of children sweltering in the heat went to the neighborhood pool.
if you have a temperature or run a temperature , your body is hotter than usual because you are ill: · Liz was running a temperature of 39.8° C.· Victims of heat stroke have a body temperature of 104 degrees Fahrenheit or higher.
feeling very hot and often red in the face because you have a fever: · Hannah looked weak and feverish and we decided to call the doctor.· He said he felt feverish and complained of pains in his chest.
clothes that make you warm · These gloves are lovely and warm.· My mother's knitted me a nice warm sweater.· Make sure you bring plenty of warm clothing.
thermal clothing is made from special material to keep you warm in cold weather: · Wear thermal underwear, hat, and gloves while skiing.· Runners were given thermal blankets to prevent heat loss at the end of the race.
to get hot or hotter · If the lawnmower gets hot, turn it off.· As the summer got hotter, the streams began to run more slowly.· The rocks get warmer in the sun and the lizards come out to lie on them.it gets hot/warm (=the weather gets hot) · It got hotter and hotter throughout the day.
to get hotter, especially gradually as a result of being heated by something else: · The stones heated up in the sun.· As the gas heats up, it expands.· While the oven is heating up, prepare the sauce.
if something such as a place warms up , it gradually becomes warmer after being cold, especially so that it reaches a more comfortable temperature: · The room began to warm up.· It usually takes a long time for the sea to warm up.· It's pretty cold outside now, but it should warm up later.
if an engine or a machine overheats , it becomes too hot and cannot work properly: · The engine started overheating and steam poured out of the front of the car.· The cooling system broke down, the nuclear reactor overheated, and the plant had to be evacuated.
to make something hot or hotter to make something hot by using a machine or fire: · She heated the water in a small pan.· Wax melts quickly when it is heated.· It costs a lot to heat these offices.
also warm something over American informal to heat food so that it can be eaten, especially food that was cooked earlier and has become cold: heat/warm up something: · I heated up yesterday's chicken pie and had it for lunch today.heat/warm something up: · Do you want some soup? It'll only take a few minutes to heat it up.· Waffles are good warmed over in a toaster.
to heat food thoroughly so that it is completely cooked: · Add the chopped onion to the mixture and heat it through.· Make sure you heat that stew through before you eat it.
if something such as the sun or a fire warms a place or warms it up , it makes it warm: · I put the heater on to warm the bedroom.· The sun'll warm up the water in the lake.
informal to heat something slightly so that it does not feel very cold any more: · Put the heater on for long enough to take the chill off the room.· Don't boil the milk, just heat it enough to take the chill off.
to make someone warmer · Hardin stood by the fire to warm up.warm somebody up · Drink some of this coffee -- it'll warm you up.· I tried to warm her up by covering her in a blanket.
to make yourself feel warmer, for example by standing near a fire or heater: · Jim came into the living room to warm himself by the fire.warm your hands/feet etc: · I put my feet near the radiator to warm them.
how hot something is · No matter how hot it is outside, it's always cool in here.· How hot are those coals? Can I start cooking over them now?· I couldn't believe how hot it was by eight o'clock in the morning.
a measure of how hot or how cold something is: · Temperatures in the south of the country reached 30 degrees centigrade.· The temperature of the water was just right for swimming.room temperature (=the normal temperature in a room): · The wine can be served at room temperature.high temperature (=one which is very hot): · Steel is produced at very high temperatures.low temperature (=one that is cold): · Professional film is stored at a low temperature to prevent it from deteriorating.temperature of: · The gas freezes at a temperature of 180C.at a constant temperature (=one that stays the same): · The greenhouse is kept at a constant temperature of 40C.take somebody's temperature (=measure their temperature): · You feel very hot - let me take your temperature.the temperature rises/goes up: · The temperature of the world's oceans has risen by more than 2 degrees in the past hundred years.the temperature falls/goes down: · The temperature is expected to go down below freezing during the night.
how hot something is - use this especially when you can control how hot something is, for example on an electric heater: · When the oven reaches the correct heat, the light goes off.· At this heat, all the poisonous chemicals are changed into safe compounds.turn up/turn down the heat (=change it so that it becomes hotter or less hot): · She turned down the heat on the electric fire.turn the heat down/up: · Turn the heat up, I'm cold.
to keep changing your mind to keep changing your mind about what you believe or what you are going to do, especially when you have two choices and you cannot decide which one is best: · The longer you vacillate the less time you'll have to do anything worthwhile.vacillate between: · The writer seems to vacillate between approving of Collins' actions and finding them disgusting.
someone who is fickle is always changing their mind about the people or things that they like so you cannot depend on them: · She had been a great star once, but the fickle public now ignored her movies.
especially British, informal if someone blows hot and cold about something, they keep changing their attitude so that sometimes they are eager to do it and at other times they are unwilling: · I can't tell what he wants - he keeps blowing hot and cold.· In our dealings with the police we have found that they can blow hot and cold. Sometimes they are keen to have media help in solving a crime, other times they are more reluctant.
fashionable clothes, styles, places or activities that are fashionable are popular at the present time, but will probably only be popular for a short time: · The store sells fashionable clothes at prices you can afford.· a style of painting that was fashionable in the 1930s· Kate spent her summers in Cape Cod working in a fashionable resort.· They recently opened a cafe on Manhattan's fashionable East Side.
spoken informal said to show approval of something that is fashionable, interesting, or attractive -- used especially by young people: · He was wearing these really cool sunglasses.· Many young people start smoking because they think it looks cool.
informal very fashionable now: · one of the hot young writers of the decade· They're supposed to be the hottest thing since the Beatles.
informal very fashionable, often for a short time -- used especially humorously or to show disapproval: · a trendy street market in the centre of Paris· Delgado predicts that blonde hair will become trendy this summer.· Trendy bars and restaurants are opening and inexpensive apartments in the area are getting hard to find.
well designed, and attractive in a fashionable way: · She was wearing a stylish black woollen dress.· stylish modern furniture
very fashionable in an expensive way, and showing a lot of good judgement about good style: · They live in a chic apartment overlooking the Seine.· a chic restaurant in Boston· The east side of the city has become very chic in the past few years.
fashionable and only known about by a small group of people - use this especially about things or people that later become very famous: · Alex Garland's cult novel 'The Beach' was later made into a film starring Leonardo di Caprio.· 60s cult band The Velvet Underground· Frankie Knuckles is a cult figure in dance music.
informal fashionable at the present time: · Purple seems to be in this year.be the in place: · Gstaad is the in place to go skiing in winter.the in thing to do: · Cycling to work has become the in thing to do.
informal doing things or done according to the latest fashion: · The South Side is becoming a really hip place to live.· I hate old people who dress like teenagers and think they're hip.
informal fashionable and exciting: · In four to five years, this will be a happening film festival.· The town's OK, but not what you'd call a happening place.
recently made or produced recently made, built, produced, or invented: · They pulled down the movie theater and built a new health club on the site.· the new issue of "Time" magazine· Porsche's newest sports car will be unveiled at next week's Motor Show.brand new (=completely new): · Apparently there's going to be a brand new "James Bond" movie out in the spring.as good as new: · By the time we'd finished painting the boat, it looked as good as new.
: the latest film/book/model/fashion etc the film, book etc that has been produced or made most recently: · Have you seen Spielberg's latest movie?· the latest fashions from the Paris catwalks
if a book, record, or film is just out , it has only recently arrived in the shops, cinemas etc: · REM's new album is just out.
a recent film, book etc is one that was made or produced only a short time ago: · The recent movie version of the book was not a big success.· There will be an exhibition of his most recent work at the Tate Gallery, starting this Saturday.· A recent study of Open University graduates found that students aged 60 - 65 had better results than any other age group.
if a book is hot off the press , it has only just become available to the public, so that anyone who has it is one of the first people to read it: · People were queuing up for the new Harry Potter book to arrive - hot off the press.
with a hot taste food that has a hot taste seems to burn your mouth, and makes you want to drink a lot of water: · The curry was so hot I couldn't finish it.· The sauce had a hot, peppery taste.
spicy food tastes pleasantly hot and often seems to have a mix of different tastes: · Tina loves hot spicy food.· I added ginger and cumin to give the rice a spicy flavour.
food or drink that is fiery has an extremely hot taste that burns your throat: · Peter always makes really fiery chilli con carne.· Discard all the chilli seeds, unless you want an extremely fiery soup.
hot weather · We had three weeks of very hot weather.· It was the hottest summer this century.it is hot · Isn't it hot today?
especially spoken extremely hot: it is boiling/scorching: · It's boiling out here! Let's go inside and get a cool drink.boiling hot/scorching hot: · It was a boiling hot day, and the kids were out playing in the pool.
pleasantly hot, but not too hot: · I'm looking forward to some warmer weather.nice and warm: · It was nice and warm in the sunshine.
mild winter weather is pleasant because it is not as cold as it usually is: · It seems quite mild for February.· Some plants will survive outside during a mild winter.
if the weather is humid , the air is hot and wet in a way that makes you feel uncomfortable: · Tokyo is very humid in summer.· It was a hot, humid day, and the only sound was the buzzing of insects.
WORD SETSa cappella, adjectiveaccelerando, adjectiveaccompaniment, nounaccompanist, nounaccompany, verbaccordion, nounacid house, nounacoustic, adjectiveadagio, nounallegro, nounandante, adjectiveandante, nounanthem, nounaria, nounarpeggio, nounarr., arrange, verbarrangement, nounatonal, adjectiveback, verbbacking, nounbagpipes, nounbalalaika, nounballad, nounband, nounbandmaster, nounbandsman, nounbandstand, nounbanjo, nounbar, nounbarbershop, nounbaritone, nounbarrel organ, nounbass, nounbass, adjectivebass clef, nounbass guitar, nounbassist, nounbassoon, nounbaton, nounbeat, verbbeat, nounbebop, nounblast, verbblow, verbbluegrass, nounbolero, nounbongos, nounboogie, nounbootleg, nounbow, nounbow, verbbrass band, nounbreve, nounbridge, nounbugle, nounbusk, verbC, nouncabaret, nouncadence, nouncadenza, nouncalypso, nounC & W, canon, nouncantata, nouncanticle, nouncantor, nouncarillon, nouncarol, nouncarol, verbcastanets, nouncatchy, adjectivecellist, nouncello, nounchamber music, nounchamber orchestra, nounchant, verbchant, nounchoir, nounchoirboy, nounchoral, adjectivechorale, nounchord, nounchorister, nounchorus, nounChristmas carol, nounchromatic, adjectiveclapper, nounclarinet, nounclavichord, nounclef, nouncoda, nouncoloratura, nouncombo, nouncompose, verbcomposer, nounconcert, nounconcertgoer, nounconcertina, nounconcertmaster, nounconcerto, nounconduct, verbconductor, nounconsonant, adjectiveconsort, nouncontinuo, nouncontrabass, nouncontralto, nouncor anglais, nouncornet, nouncounterpoint, nouncountertenor, nouncountry and western, nouncountry music, nouncover, verbcover, nouncrescendo, nouncroon, verbcrotchet, nouncut, verbcymbal, nounD, noundamper, noundance, noundance band, noundemo, noundescant, noundidgeridoo, noundiminuendo, noundirge, noundisc jockey, noundiscord, noundiscordant, adjectivedissonance, nounditty, nounDixieland, noundo, noundoh, noundominant, noundouble bass, noundownbeat, noundrum, noundrum, verbdrumbeat, noundrum kit, noundrum major, noundrummer, noundrumming, noundrum-roll, noundrumstick, noundub, nounduet, noundulcimer, nounduo, nounear, nouneasy listening, nouneighth note, nounelevator music, nounencore, interjectionensemble, nounexpression, nounf., fa, nounfalsetto, nounfanfare, nounfantasia, nounfiddle, nounfiddler, nounfife, nounfinale, nounfingering, nounflat, adjectiveflat, nounflat, adverbflautist, nounfloor show, nounflourish, nounflute, nounfolk, nounfolk, adjectivefolk music, nounforte, nounforte, adjectivefortissimo, adjectiveforty-five, nounFrench horn, nounfret, nounfugue, nounfunk, nounfunky, adjectiveg, gamelan, noungig, noungig, verbglee club, nounglide, nounglockenspiel, noungong, noungospel, noungrand, noungrand opera, noungrand piano, nounGregorian chant, noungroup, nounguitar, nounhalf note, nounhalf step, nounhammer, nounhard rock, nounharmonic, adjectiveharmonica, nounharmonium, nounharmonize, verbharmony, nounharp, nounharpsichord, nounheavy metal, nounhigh, adjectivehigh-pitched, adjectivehip hop, nounhorn, nounhot, adjectivehouse music, nounhurdy-gurdy, nounhymn, nounimpressionism, nounimpressionist, nounimprovise, verbincidental music, nouninstrument, nouninstrumental, adjectiveinstrumental, nouninstrumentalist, nouninstrumentation, nouninterlude, nouninterval, nounjam, verbjam session, nounjazz, nounjazzy, adjectivejig, nounjingle, nounjungle, nounkaraoke, nounkazoo, nounkettledrum, nounkey, nounkeyboard, nounkey signature, nounla, nounlament, nounlargo, adjectiveleader, nounledger line, nounlegato, adjectiveleitmotif, nounlento, adjectivelibrettist, nounlibretto, nounlilt, nounlullaby, nounlute, nounlyre, nounlyric, adjectivelyrical, adjectivelyricism, nounlyricist, nounmadrigal, nounmaestro, nounmajor, adjectivemale-voice choir, nounmandolin, nounmaracas, nounmarch, nounmarching band, nounmariachi, nounmarimba, nounmasterclass, nounmedley, nounmellifluous, adjectivemelodic, adjectivemelodious, adjectivemelody, nounmetronome, nounmezzo-soprano, nounmi, nounmiddle C, nounminim, nounminor, adjectiveminstrel, nounminuet, nounmodal, adjectivemode, nounmoderato, adjectivemodulate, verbmolto, adverbmood music, nounmotif, nounmouth organ, nounmouthpiece, nounmovement, nounmusic, nounmusical, adjectivemusical, nounmusical instrument, nounmusically, adverbmusician, nounmusicianship, nounmusicology, nounmusic stand, nounmute, verbmute, nounMuzak, nounnational anthem, nounnatural, adjectivenatural, nounNegro spiritual, nounnocturne, nounnote, nounnumber, nounnumber one, nounnursery rhyme, nounoboe, nounoctave, nounoctet, nounoff-key, adjectiveone-man band, nounopera, nounopera house, nounoperetta, nounopus, nounoratorio, nounorchestra, nounorchestral, adjectiveorchestra pit, nounorchestrate, verborgan, nounorgan grinder, nounorganist, nounovertone, nounoverture, nounp., panpipes, nounpart, nounpart-song, nounpause, nounpeal, verbpedal, nounpeg, nounpenny whistle, nounpercussion, nounperfect pitch, nounPhilharmonic, adjectivephrase, nounphrase, verbphrasing, nounpianissimo, adjectivepianist, nounpiano, nounpiano, adjectivepianola, nounpiccolo, nounpick, verbpick, nounpipe, verbpiped music, nounpiper, nounpitch, nounpitch, verbpizzicato, nounplainchant, nounplainsong, nounplay, verbplayer, nounplayer piano, nounplectrum, nounpluck, verbpolyphony, nounpop, nounpop group, nounpop music, nounpop star, nounprelude, nounpresto, adjectivepresto, nounprima donna, nounproduction number, nounpromenade concert, nounpsaltery, nounpunk, nounquarter note, nounquartet, nounquaver, nounquintet, nounR & B, nounrag, nounraga, nounragga, nounragtime, nounrange, nounrap, nounrap, verbrapper, nounrecital, nounrecitative, nounrecord, nounrecorder, nounreed, nounrefrain, nounreggae, nounregister, nounremaster, verbrendering, nounrendition, nounrepeat, nounrequest, nounrequiem, nounresonator, nounrest, nounrhapsody, nounrhythm, nounrhythm and blues, nounrhythm section, nounriff, nounroadie, nounroad manager, nounrock, nounrock and roll, nounrock music, nounrock 'n' roll, nounrondo, nounrostrum, nounround, nounrumba, nounrun, nounsalsa, nounsamba, nounsaxophone, nounsaxophonist, nounscale, nounscat, nounscherzo, nounscore, nounscore, verbsemibreve, nounsemiquaver, nounsemitone, nounseptet, nounserenade, nounserenade, verbset, nounsetting, nounsextet, nounshanty, nounsharp, adverbsharp, nounsheet music, nounsight-read, verbsignature tune, nounsing, verbsinger, nounsinger-songwriter, nounsingle, nounsitar, nounsixteenth note, nounska, nounskiffle, nounslide, nounslur, verbslur, nounsnare drum, nounso, nounsol, nounsol-fa, nounsolo, adjectivesolo, nounsoloist, nounsonata, nounsong, nounsongbook, nounsongster, nounsongwriter, nounsoprano, nounsoprano, adjectivesoul, nounsoundtrack, nounspiritual, nounsqueezebox, nounstaccato, adverbstaff, nounstandard, nounStar-Spangled Banner, the, stave, nounsteel band, nounsteel guitar, nounstep, nounstring, verbstringed instrument, nounstrum, verbstudy, nounsuite, nounswell, nounswing, nounsymphony, nounsyncopated, adjectivesyncopation, nounsynthesis, nounsynthesize, verbsynthesizer, nountabla, nountabor, nountambourine, nountechno, nountempo, nountenor, nountenor, adjectiveTex-Mex, adjectivetheme, nounthrash, nounthrenody, nounthrob, verbti, nountimbrel, nountime, nountime signature, nountimpani, nountoccata, nountom-tom, nountonal, adjectivetonality, nountone, nountone-deaf, adjectivetone poem, nountonic, nountootle, verbtrack, nountranscribe, verbtranspose, verbtreble, nountreble, adjectivetreble clef, nountremolo, nountriangle, nountrill, nountrombone, nountrumpet, nountuba, nountune, nountune, verbtuneful, adjectivetuneless, adjectivetuning fork, nountuning peg, nounukulele, noununaccompanied, adjectiveupright piano, nounvalve, nounvariation, nounverse, nounvibes, nounvibraphone, nounvibrato, nounviola, nounviolin, nounviolinist, nounvirginals, nounvirtuoso, nounvivace, adjectivevocal, adjectivevocal, nounvocalist, nounvoice, nounvoluntary, nounwaltz, nounwarble, verbwarbler, nounwhole note, nounwind instrument, nounwoodwind, nounxylophone, nounyodel, verbyodel, nounzither, nounzydeco, noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY
It’s so hot in here. Can I open the window? The bar serves hot and cold food. people who live in hot countries (=where the weather is usually hot) Gareth Bale is one of soccer’s hottest properties (=actors or sports players who are very popular). The movie is going to be this summer’s hot ticket (=an event that is very popular or fashionable, and that everyone wants to go and see). His new film is hot stuff (=very good). The girls all think he’s hot stuff. If things get too hot (=a situation becomes too difficult or dangerous to deal with), I can always leave. Wilkinson found his opponent a little too hot to handle (=too difficult to deal with or beat). She got herself in hot water with the authorities. Do you want to hear about all the latest hot gossip?COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES It was a boiling hot morning. Apply a cold compress to the injury. He was the hot favourite for the Booker Prize. The issue has become a political hot potato. The quarterback sprinted toward the end zone with Jansen in hot pursuit (=following closely behind). Teacakes should be served hot with butter. Matt’s clothes were just a shade too big for me. There are several hot springs in the area. It was hot and sticky and there was nowhere to sit. Police believe they are hot on the trail of a drug-smuggling gang (=they are close to finding them).
It’s so hot in here. Can I open the window? The bar serves hot and cold food. people who live in hot countries (=where the weather is usually hot) also boiling/broiling hot American English (=used about weather that is very hot) a scorching hot week in August
a scorching hot week in August (=used about weather that is very hot and uncomfortable) The office gets unbearably hot in summer.
The office gets unbearably hot in summer. (=used about liquid that is extremely hot) The coffee was scalding hot.
The coffee was scalding hot. (=used about food that is nice and hot) Serve the soup piping hot.
Serve the soup piping hot. (=used to describe an object or surface that is very hot) The handle was red hot.
The handle was red hot. (=used to describe metal that is extremely hot) He held the metal in the flame until it became white hot.
He held the metal in the flame until it became white hot. Gareth Bale is one of soccer’s hottest properties (=actors or sports players who are very popular). The movie is going to be this summer’s hot ticket (=an event that is very popular or fashionable, and that everyone wants to go and see). (=used about someone or something that is very good and popular, so that everyone wants them)
His new film is hot stuff (=very good). informal (=not very good) Some of the tracks on the record are great, but others are not so hot.
Some of the tracks on the record are great, but others are not so hot. American English informal not polite (=used about someone or something that people think is very good)
The girls all think he’s hot stuff. If things get too hot (=a situation becomes too difficult or dangerous to deal with), I can always leave. Wilkinson found his opponent a little too hot to handle (=too difficult to deal with or beat). She got herself in hot water with the authorities. Do you want to hear about all the latest hot gossip?· Warm air rises and is replaced by cooler and denser air.· I felt a sudden rush of hot air.
· Why don't you have a nice warm bath?
It was a boiling hot morning.· Many people prefer to live where the climate is warm.
(=one that a lot of people want to buy)· Web domains ending in .com became hot commodities.
Apply a cold compress to the injury. (=with a strong, burning taste that comes from strong spices)· I love really hot curry.
· Come inside and I’ll make you a hot drink.
He was the hot favourite for the Booker Prize.· She wanted a rest and some hot food.
(=interesting gossip)· What’s the latest hot gossip going round at work then?
The issue has become a political hot potato.· With a hot meal inside me, I began to feel better.
· Can I have a cup of warm milk please?
The quarterback sprinted toward the end zone with Jansen in hot pursuit (=following closely behind). Teacakes should be served hot with butter. Matt’s clothes were just a shade too big for me. (=cook – used humorously)
· They serve hot soup from mobile kitchens.
· There was a very cold spell in late November.
There are several hot springs in the area. It was hot and sticky and there was nowhere to sit.· It had been a long hot summer.
· The hot sun beat down on the men working.
· Don't spend too long in hot sunshine without a hat.
· She scrubbed her hands under the cold tap.
· The tea was too hot to drink.
· I felt the hot tears running down my face.
(=one that a lot of people are discussing or arguing about)· Gangs and drugs are the hot topics in this district.
Police believe they are hot on the trail of a drug-smuggling gang (=they are close to finding them).· There isn't any hot water!
· Drink lots of water in hot weather.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN· The steel rope had to be used because a normal tight rope wouldn't keep taut between two unpredictable hot air balloons.· But there is another way to make it float, which is to fill it with hot air.· As the hand was held on the blazing ring, the stench of burning flesh was clearly noticeable in the hot air.· The campaign for a deregulated electric utility industry, like a balloon, is filled with a lot of hot air.· But nothing could have prepared me for the hydraulic blast of hot air that came as I stepped out.· Today, however, most recommendations are known to be hot air and tail-covering platitudes.· He had the car heater on and the whirring as it blew out hot air was beginning to annoy him.· You think this stuff about flying is a lot of hot air.
· Singer's face was flushed as if he'd just got out of a hot bath.· Christine eased out of bed and into the bathroom and ran a hot bath.· Gin and hot baths, exercises.· Actress Lindsay Wagner revealed her recipe to combat jet lag: Epsom salts and baking soda poured into a hot bath.· I was a proper wife, ever ready with a hot bath and a soothing word for my weary provider.· He would return to his apartment, take off his clothes, and sit in a hot bath.· He kept thinking how nice it would be to lie in a hot bath and soak out the cold and the dirt.· Some days she took a hot bath and let hot water fall out of a saturated washcloth.
· All the rage, she says, selling like hot cakes.· If you are having hot cakes, also order hash browns.· Opren was selling like hot cakes.· It should sell like hot cakes if I knock it into the right sort of shape.· Cards depicting Santa in horribly compromising positions are selling like hot cakes.· It smelled of hot cake rising in the oven.
· Mostly it was hot chocolate she made, warming the milk in a saucepan on the stove before mixing it.· He always drank tea in the morning, and she, suffering from an ulcer, always drank hot chocolate.· Phoebe made all three of them hot chocolate.· The church-run concession was open, selling coffee and hot chocolate.· If only I hadn't had that last cup of hot chocolate.· Books serves coffee and the tastiest hot chocolate in town.· We rode into the Place St Michel and sat in a café drinking hot chocolate.· In the evening, the Lanes offer warm conversation along with cool drinks, coffee, tea or hot chocolate.
· It was our shovelful of hot coals for the brazier.· Add a few hot coals after 30 minutes to maintain even heat.· Selma arrived escorting two braziers, one to keep the coffee pots hot and another for hot coals for the incense pots.· That would explain why Clemson's football recruits can walk on hot coals....· Throw a few twigs of rosemary, fennel or lavender on to hot coals for extra fragrance.· The sausages are also excellent grilled over hot coals.· I'd have walked across hot coals for my grandfather.· Wipe excess marinade off quail and grill quail, skin side down, over hot coals for 4 to 5 minutes.
· He would be craving hot coffee and food.· A typical menu consisted of tomato surprise, assorted cold meats, sandwiches, fruit cup, cake, and hot coffee.· Then he fetched a mug and a can of hot coffee.· Boiling hot coffee shot out in a stream on to my leg.· I pour a hot coffee, and sit sipping at it in my kitchen armchair.· We are going to have ourselves some nice hot coffee and you can lie there and watch.· Inside it was warm with the smell of hot coffee and fried pork.
· The rich in hot countries made for the mountains.· It also represents life itself Where a tree grows, life can exist and this is especially recognized in a hot country.· Tyler recommended that pesticide tests be developed specially for hot countries.· Being out in those hot countries, you know, he's never had a chance to learn.· Chocolate calls for an alternative recipe in hot countries if it is to maintain its texture and taste.· They evolved in the bloodstreams of people in hot countries as a defence against malaria and occur mainly in black people.
· It was a hot day, and I think I must have been half asleep when I noticed something very strange.· It was going to be a hot day.· It was true there were many snakes there on hot days sunning themselves but that did not worry him.· A boiling hot day it was, everybody red-faced and sweating.· One hot day I remember leaving guns and clothes along the river bank and swimming without a stitch on.· At the end of six weeks 1 was sitting in a taverna in Sparta in the evening of a long hot day.
· He said he supposed it was and offered to show them into the Intensive Care room which had a hot drinks machine.· Gone was the free and easy time of three meals a day and as many hot drinks as we liked.· I wish I'd got some cos I could really do with a hot drink.· It was only enough for one hot meal per day, plus two brew-ups for hot drinks at breakfast and at midday.· Alida went downstairs, stooping a little, not knowing that she stooped, annoyed at the trouble a hot drink caused.· Hot pasties and hot drinks are served below deck at the bar, a comfort on chilly days.· All hot drinks also each have two teaspoons of sugar added.· Then he remembered the hot drink he'd promised her.
· Hot drinks cause sweating and hot flushes in the face and head.· He underlined passages about hot flushes and stress.· Heat on top of the head; feet burn at night in bed, hot flushes rising up.· This treatment can reduce hot flushes and vaginal thinning and is also highly effective against osteoporosis.· Also, hot flushes are quite easily camouflaged with such exertion.· All this with a thudding heart, hot flushes and the school run?· The muscles of his arms and chest were rippling as he moved and she felt a hot flush creeping over her body.
· They had microwave ovens where he was able to heat up a portion of hot food to eat in the car.· Toucans sit in cages and aluminum pots steam with hot food, stewed beef and chicken or sausage and potatoes.· Perhaps after the hot food in the evening?· We delivered hot food, clothing, mail, and ammunition to them every day.· Keep hot food and cold food cold.· So school becomes a sanctuary, a haven of stability, hot food and teachers who care.· An application has been made to establish a hot food shop adjacent to the chip shop.· There were lots of times we were resupplied with hot food.
· Radon exposure is the hottest issue among radiation scientists today - but it remains almost entirely unknown to the public.· Despite the ominous thunder of global war, the date on which to observe Thanksgiving was a hot issue.· Salah had succeeded in creating a hot issue.· Lockwood said any new city manager is inevitably confronted with one or two hot issues fairly quickly.
· It was as if she had a hot line to the Devil.· This is a hot line established by state child welfare agencies for the reporting of child abuse.· The white, hot line certainly wouldn't.· The Army, which has set up a toll-free hot line, is investigating more than 200 allegations throughout the service.· Paper-thin knives of light penetrated through air vents in the dispenser's casing and drew hot lines across Bernice's face.· The information will be collected on a confidential hot line, called Raceguard, operating on a 24-hour answerphone from next Tuesday.· Union leaders say the hot line is needed badly.
· It was by now that and I wondered whether chilli had been a good choice for a hot meal.· Instead of having parents pack lunches, he decided the kids should get free, hot meals.· With a warm fire, and a hot meal, I began to recover from my unpleasant experiences.· Why have a separate bureaucracy charged with one small thing-delivering hot meals to the elderly?· During cold weather, hot meals and plenty of hot drinks will make you feel warmer inside.· What is so special about a hot meal anyway?· His wet, cold body was aching and calling out for a hot meal and warm bed.· You want us all home for hot meals!
· And Ireland was the sort of hot potato a Bagshaw feared most.· In Gloucestershire for instance, it's the hottest of hot potatoes.· It had become a political hot potato, and time ran out as backers bickered over what tests to run.· Not so much political hot potatoes, as political sweeteners.· That's when you see the Colonel and his council playing pass-the-parcel with a hot potato.
· He would chase after them with me in hot pursuit, so he had to go back.· The first time a car approached I ran from it, thinking it was an agent of Edna in hot pursuit.· The incumbent is now off in hot pursuit of government funding for the much-enlarged interoperability lab, see above.· A pack leader saw the police in hot pursuit, called six Sturmabteilungen to him and led them into the stadium.· Is he satisfied with the present arrangements for hot pursuit?· Seeing Naseby in hot pursuit running on foot after the cart almost convinced him it was.· She promptly set down her plate of lobster salad and set off in hot pursuit.
· City player-manager Peter Reid, still a rookie in the hot seat, has done a fine job since replacing Howard Kendall.· Wilkinson and Manion will be in the hot seat.· He was in the hot seat for more than three hours.· There are as many as five coaches currently on the hot seat.· Tips Always address the person in the hot seat by the name of the character you have chosen.· Because there is no way I would want to be on the hot seat Smith now finds himself.· This will help the person in the hot seat to become more relaxed and confident in the role of the character.· That mix-up was just one of several election problems that put then-Registrar of Voters Germaine Wong on the hot seat.
· But melanoma country is any hot spot.· Commercial banking was a surprising hot spot.· The effect of a downward draught is that the development of hot spots in the kiln is minimised.· Fish populations shrank, and captains spent more time looking for hot spots.· One of the world's hot spots that might give clues for the future.· The clusters of hot spots were yet another case of inside affecting outside.· The hot spots contain 133,149 species of plants and 9,645 of vertebrates.· One day, I remember, we were over an area and getting all sorts of hot spots.
· The lake is noted for its hot springs, steam jets and geysers.· Scientists hope the coming generation of Mars probes will detect former hot springs.· Hot, hydrothermally altered ground and relatively weak fumaroles, but no active hot springs, are found on these volcanoes.· Hippie dips, or hot pots, are circles of rocks built around natural hot springs.· And it had been so since the day that she had turned to leave Sycorax at the hot springs.· Are they always among the first colonizers, the weeds of this hot spring ecosystem?· It is a special feature of Baden that the hot springs belong to the hotels.· These rocks, he says, contain the same chemicals that are Supersaturated in the hot springs today.
· These are pretty hot stuff so it is £80 I am afraid.· Flings like the recent Los Angeles Salsa Festival are proof that hoofers have the hot stuff.· It's hot stuff you're dealing with.
· Another mild spring and long, hot summer?· We stood out in the hot summer sun, but minutes later were ushered back in.· It was a hot summer day, and our employees were dressed... casually.· Some people are looking forward to less harsh winters and longer, hotter summers.· The refreshing spray was much savored by visitors to the fair during that hot summer of 1876.
· Avoid the very hot sun around the middle of the day. 3.· The hot sun was beginning to take its toll on the fragile trees.· For hot sun to drive away the chill inside her.· The guests pick and eat strawberries under a hot sun.· Coconuts grew almost to the edge of the silver strip of coral beach, which sparkled in the hot sun.· The train had been delayed several times and held at sidings under the hot sun.· Soon, though, smoke is coming out of the straw-stack and hot sun is turning the water into steam.· Bwoy, you sit in de hot sun tod long.
· She stretched to manipulate the hot tap with her toe.· Pour hottest tap water into the larger baking pan to a depth of 1 inch.· She apologizes because there seems to be no hot water coming out of the hot tap.· I shivered and reached for the hot taps but changed my mind.· For under-sink installation it is essential to use the purpose-designed hot tap supplied by the heater manufacturer.· The bedroom lock is insecure and only one hot tap on a swivel trickles into both bath and basin.· I wash it every Saturday, under the hot tap.· You like a nice wash under the hot tap.
· Page description languages are currently a hot topic with much being written about the relative strengths and weaknesses of the various offerings.· The hot topic in political circles here is who might become Sen.· Aphid insecticide resistance-a hot topic for beet and potato growers as well as horticulturalists.· The other hot topic at E3 this time was the new 3-D add-in cards for personal computers.· The next decade looks promising - especially for those who study the newly hot topic of neutrinos.· Friday, 29 years after he was slain by a single rifle shot, his assassination is once again a hot topic.· The subject of pensions is likely to be a hot topic at Labour's annual conference in October.
· One reveller was already pouring bubble bath into a huge hot tub so he and his partner could frolic in the suds.· In one issue, Slepian agonizes over buying a $ 7, 000 hot tub.· But if you want to try a hot tub I can do better than that.· Typical Californian, thinking hot tubs and tax brackets.· It boasts a hot tub, tennis court, heated pool and several smashing views of the Potomac.· A sixteen-room hotel with a hot tub out back, and no guests.
· The brewer must now extract these sugars by adding more hot water and so transfers the mash to a mash-tun.· Illegal testing can land employers in hot water to the tune of $ 10, 000 per violation.· If it is, hot water will flow into the radiator from the pipework and displace the trapped air.· For $ 45, 1 luxuriate at midnight in a tub brimming with hot water.· She'd come and give me a hot water bottle.· I took it in the bowl of hot water, with the soap, into the room where Claude was sleeping.· You run down and make sure there's hot water.· Rising hot water pulls with it a surrounding sheath of cold water, effectively insulating the base of the jet.
· Canvas plimsolls are a better, cheaper bet for keeping cool in hot weather.· Berry production, which begins in June and continues through October, will taper off in really hot weather.· She had few clothes, and fewer still suitable for the hot weather.· Savoys do fine in hot weather if given some shade.· We had some hot weather, but with an eiderdown of cloud under the sun.· But, you also should discover, the builders did think of some ways to keep the house cooler in hot weather.· Fabric boots are light and comfortable, and are ideal for use in hot weather.· In hot weather, clean air conditioner filters.
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY► have a hot temper► have/hold something in your hot little hand► I don’t feel too hot/so hot/very hot► more something than you’ve had hot dinnersPHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► like a cat on hot bricks► (hard/hot/close) on somebody’s heels► be selling/going like hot cakes► red-hot favourite► hot dog roast/oyster roast etc► sell like hot cakes
1high temperature a)something that is hot has a high temperature – used about weather, places, food, drink, or objects OPP cold: - Aphid insecticide resistance-a hot topic for beet and potato growers as well as horticulturalists.
- Despite the ominous thunder of global war, the date on which to observe Thanksgiving was a hot issue.
- Friday, 29 years after he was slain by a single rifle shot, his assassination is once again a hot topic.
- Military service was a hot topic at Oxford in the mid-1950s, too.
- Page description languages are currently a hot topic with much being written about the relative strengths and weaknesses of the various offerings.
- Salah had succeeded in creating a hot issue.
- City player-manager Peter Reid, still a rookie in the hot seat, has done a fine job since replacing Howard Kendall.
- He was in the hot seat for more than three hours.
- Put them in the hot seat and question then to find out.
- This will help the person in the hot seat to become more relaxed and confident in the role of the character.
- Tips Always address the person in the hot seat by the name of the character you have chosen.
- We can put Ant in the hot seat to find out.
- Wilkinson and Manion will be in the hot seat.
- Airlocks happen in hot water systems for a number of reasons.
- Crockery and eating utensils should be washed in hot water and detergent.
- Illegal testing can land employers in hot water to the tune of $ 10, 000 per violation.
- It would be good to roll in hot water all over.
- Ladle into clean glass jars that have been rinsed in hot water to prevent any cracking from the heat.
- Soak dried mushrooms in hot water to cover until soft, about 20 minutes.
- The sun splashed and faded on the bath as he lay in hot water.
- Wash the container in hot soapy water and rinse thoroughly in hot water.
- But they get hot under the collar about trips behind the old Iron Curtain.
- Read in studio Two leading ice cream manufacturers are getting hot under the collar in a row over trade.
- Third, people should get hot under the collar when presented with dreary architecture.
- I sit, all hot and bothered, suffering, and mention this.
- It was too unsettling, made her feel too hot and bothered.
- Not everyone, however, is hot and bothered.
- She had got herself all hot and bothered and she felt much safer in the water than she had in the barn.
- People were queuing up for the new Harry Potter book to arrive - hot off the press.
- Liz ran out the front door, with Tony in hot pursuit.
- The cops and the dogs set out after them in hot pursuit.
- A pack leader saw the police in hot pursuit, called six Sturmabteilungen to him and led them into the stadium.
- He would chase after them with me in hot pursuit, so he had to go back.
- Seeing Naseby in hot pursuit running on foot after the cart almost convinced him it was.
- She promptly set down her plate of lobster salad and set off in hot pursuit.
- The first time a car approached I ran from it, thinking it was an agent of Edna in hot pursuit.
- The incumbent is now off in hot pursuit of government funding for the much-enlarged interoperability lab, see above.
- Though not, of course, the one he'd just come up because the ferret was still down there in hot pursuit.
- But they were hot on the trail of a loathsome whine as the party in another mess pined for better days.
- Lieutenant Ward Bond was at the wheel of the police convertible hot on his tail.
- Once again Biddy / Beth flees, but both the Toddler and McGarr are hot on her trail.
- Conversely, victory for Bath leaves them very much in the title hunt, hot on the heels of Leicester.
- Critique followed hot on the heels of this pioneering work.
- It comes hot on the heels of the C5 saloon we showed you last week.
- Merchants followed hot on their heels selling fabrics and other manufactured goods in exchange for copra oil.
- Young Laura is hot on the heels of her brothers.
- It comes hot on the heels of the C5 saloon we showed you last week.
- But they were hot on the trail of a loathsome whine as the party in another mess pined for better days.
- Paula was going hot and cold by now.
- She went hot and cold, dizzy with confusion.
- Some of these young officers blow hot and cold.
- Paula was going hot and cold by now.
- She went hot and cold, dizzy with confusion.
- But they were hot on the trail of a loathsome whine as the party in another mess pined for better days.
- It was hot on the top and cold in the middle.
- Once again Biddy / Beth flees, but both the Toddler and McGarr are hot on her trail.
- The flies buzz and the sun is hot on my spine.
- Young Laura is hot on the heels of her brothers.
- Marvin here was hot for reciprocal visits.
- The inhibitions of the average citizen were hot to trot.
- Last year put two disturbed women into hot competition.
- Often, as in household products or industrial chemicals, hot competition among affiliates of big multinationals ensures both growth and cost-competitiveness.
- Teams are in hot competition to design computers that not only assist the study of nature, but are natural themselves.
- And you are the hot favourite, bonny lass.
- Hardy was a hot favourite before the fight and did not let a sell-out crowd down by producing the expected victory.
- He is hot favourite for a semi-final place.
- The hot favourite at 6-4 was Craganour.
- Find something you've forgotten Don't give up if you can't remember where you saw that hot tip last week.
- McGrath has been advised to go ... after all, he's a hot tip to win the thing.
- But when hot money chases hot pictures, can a crash be far away?
- It was hot money - nicked from a sub post office in Southend three weeks ago.
- Mr. Evans Does not it mean that we are the party of hot money, not hot air?
- Second, it attracts hot money into the country to finance the current account deficit because investors perceive no currency risk.
- It was like taking Warren Beatty and Sean Penn with you on a hot date.
- Now the single girl has even managed to score a hot date-through blatant flirting.
- But they were hot on the trail of a loathsome whine as the party in another mess pined for better days.
- It was hot on the top and cold in the middle.
- Marvin here was hot for reciprocal visits.
- Once again Biddy / Beth flees, but both the Toddler and McGarr are hot on her trail.
- The flies buzz and the sun is hot on my spine.
- Young Laura is hot on the heels of her brothers.
- I can't tell what he wants - he keeps blowing hot and cold.
- In our dealings with the police we have found that they can blow hot and cold. Sometimes they are keen to have media help in solving a crime, other times they are more reluctant.
- Some of these young officers blow hot and cold.
- Heat waves rose off the burning hot desert sands.
- But then he covered her, his naked body burning hot, heavy but not crushing, strong and powerful.
- Her breath was short, her lips burning hot from the touch of his.
- I take a quick breakfast myself, and a short nap. 8: 00-8: 05 AMThe sun is burning hot.
- Obviously the inner layer was punctured because the outer skin was burning hot against her chill fingers.
- She was burning hot with embarrassment and guilt.
- There at last was the fire burning hot, high and welcoming.
- And that incentive was increased when they got personal recognition and satisfaction from doing it better than ever before.
- He says the new films are better than ever.
- Organised by the Alton and District Arts Council, the week promises to be better than ever.
- The moviemaking machine that Walt Disney created sixty years ago is working better than ever today.
- The National Health Service is now better than ever.
- The opportunities now are better than ever.
- This year's attractions are bigger and better than ever, with events running from Tuesday to Saturday.
- Watermen talked about their catches so far this year, which they said have been better than ever.
- Critique followed hot on the heels of this pioneering work.
- On the heels of this came Mr J. to tell us that young Mrs P. had had her thighbone crushed.
- Then it seemed that the consummation would follow soon on the heels of its inauguration.
- With another couple of laps he might have finished close on the heels of the two Dunlops.
- Lori seemed to go through men like a knife through butter.
- An individual pie, topped with vanilla ice cream, is served piping hot to your table.
- Food should not be too hot, however, so you should avoid serving piping hot boiled meals.
- Or how the mayonnaise melted into a piping hot baked potato?
- Stir the clams into the sauce and heat for a further 1-2min until piping hot. 4.
- The chefs prepare your selections as you order them so they're served piping hot.
- There was a fruit pie of some sort with delicious crust pastry - each helping covered with freshly made piping hot custard.
- They arrive at the table still piping hot from the pan with an exterior that is crisp and light.
- To keep things piping hot and juicy, the meats are served on heated plates.
- City player-manager Peter Reid, still a rookie in the hot seat, has done a fine job since replacing Howard Kendall.
- He was in the hot seat for more than three hours.
- Put them in the hot seat and question then to find out.
- This will help the person in the hot seat to become more relaxed and confident in the role of the character.
- Tips Always address the person in the hot seat by the name of the character you have chosen.
- We can put Ant in the hot seat to find out.
- Wilkinson and Manion will be in the hot seat.
- Don't wait until tomorrow before you tell him, strike while the iron is hot!
- So, it should strike while the iron is hot and go to the country as soon as possible.
- Harvesting began early in Bordeaux as well, due to unseasonably warm weather.
- It was mid-summer, and unseasonably warm for Glasgow.
- The cherry tree was coming into blossom, encouraged by the unseasonably warm sunshine.
- The mid-afternoon sun was still unseasonably warm, and there were children bathing in the sea.
- The night being unseasonably warm, most of the windows were wide open.
- The spring day was unseasonably warm, and after two hour's tuition she went into the clubhouse.
a hot day in July It’s so hot in here. Can I open the window? Be careful, the water’s very hot. The bar serves hot and cold food. people who live in hot countries (=where the weather is usually hot)scorching/baking/roasting hot (also boiling/broiling hot )American English (=used about weather that is very hot) a scorching hot week in Auguststifling/sweltering/unbearably hot (=used about weather that is very hot and uncomfortable) The office gets unbearably hot in summer.boiling/scalding/steaming hot (=used about liquid that is extremely hot) The coffee was scalding hot.piping hot (=used about food that is nice and hot) Serve the soup piping hot.red hot (=used to describe an object or surface that is very hot) The handle was red hot.white hot (=used to describe metal that is extremely hot) He held the metal in the flame until it became white hot. b)if you feel hot, your body feels hot in a way that is uncomfortable: I was hot and tired after the journey. The wine made her feel hot. c)if clothes are hot, they make you feel too hot in a way that is uncomfortable: This sweater’s too hot to wear inside.2spicy food that tastes hot has a burning taste because it contains strong spices OPP mild: a hot curry► see thesaurus at taste3very popular/fashionable informal something or someone that is hot is very popular or fashionable, and everyone wants to use them, see them, buy them etc: one of the hottest young directors in Hollywood Gareth Bale is one of soccer’s hottest properties (=actors or sports players who are very popular). The movie is going to be this summer’s hot ticket (=an event that is very popular or fashionable, and that everyone wants to go and see).be the hottest thing since (sliced bread) (=used about someone or something that is very good and popular, so that everyone wants them)4good informal very good, especially in a way that is exciting: a hot young guitar player a hot piece of software His new film is hot stuff (=very good).be hot at doing something She’s pretty hot at swimming, too.not so hot/not very hot informal (=not very good) Some of the tracks on the record are great, but others are not so hot.be hot shit American English informal not polite (=used about someone or something that people think is very good)5sexy a)informal someone who is hot is very attractive sexually: The girls all think he’s hot stuff. b)informal a film, book, photograph etc that is hot is sexually exciting: his hot and steamy first novel c)a hot date informal a meeting with someone who you feel very attracted to sexually: She has a hot date with Michel. d)be hot on/for somebody informal to be sexually attracted to someone6difficult/dangerous [not before noun] informal difficult or dangerous to deal with: If things get too hot (=a situation becomes too difficult or dangerous to deal with), I can always leave. Wilkinson found his opponent a little too hot to handle (=too difficult to deal with or beat). The climate was too hot politically to make such radical changes.7a hot issue/topic etc a subject that a lot of people are discussing, especially one that causes a lot of disagreement: The affair was a hot topic of conversation. one of the hottest issues facing medical science8in the hot seat in an important position and responsible for making difficult decisions9in hot water if someone is in hot water, they are in trouble because they have done something wrong: The finance minister found himself in hot water over his business interests.land/get yourself in hot water She got herself in hot water with the authorities.10angry a)get hot under the collar spoken to become angry – used especially when people get angry in an unreasonable way about something that is not important: I don’t understand why people are getting so hot under the collar about it. b)have a hot temper someone who has a hot temper becomes angry very easily → hot-tempered11hot and bothered informal upset and confused because you have too much to think about or because you are in a hurry: People were struggling with bags and cases, looking hot and bothered.12have/hold something in your hot little hand informal used to emphasize that you have something: You’ll have the report in your hot little hands by Monday.13recent/exciting news hot news is about very recent events and therefore interesting or exciting: Do you want to hear about all the latest hot gossip?14be hot off the press if news or a newspaper is hot off the press, it has just recently been printed15chasing somebody/something closely a)in hot pursuit following someone quickly and closely because you want to catch them: The car sped away, with the police in hot pursuit. b)hot on somebody’s trail/tail close to and likely to catch someone you have been chasing: The other car was hot on his tail. c)hot on somebody’s heels following very close behind someone: Mrs Bass’s dog was already hot on his heels.16come/follow hot on the heels of something to happen or be done very soon after something else: The news came hot on the heels of another plane crash.17hot on the trail of something very close to finding something: journalists hot on the trail of a news story18blow/go hot and cold to keep changing your mind about whether you like or want to do something: She keeps blowing hot and cold about the wedding.19go hot and cold to experience a strange feeling in which your body temperature suddenly changes, because you are very frightened, worried, or shocked20I don’t feel too hot/so hot/very hot spoken informal I feel slightly ill: I’m not feeling too hot today.21be hot on something informal a)to know a lot about something: He’s pretty hot on aircraft. b) British English to be very strict about something SYN tight: The company is very hot on security.22be hot for something informal to be ready for something and want it very much: Europe is hot for a product like this. He was hot for revenge.23be hot to trot informal a)to be ready to do something or be involved with something b)to feel sexually excited and want to have sex with someone24hot competition if the competition between people or companies is hot, they are all trying very hard to win or succeed: Competition for the best jobs is getting hotter all the time.25hot favourite the person, team, horse etc that people think is most likely to win26hot tip a good piece of advice about the likely result of a race, business deal etc: a hot tip on the stock market27stolen goods informal goods that are hot have been stolen28music informal music that is hot has a strong exciting rhythm29more something than you’ve had hot dinners British English spoken humorous used to say that someone has had a lot of experience of something and has done it many times: She’s delivered more babies than you’ve had hot dinners.30hot money money that is frequently moved from one country to another in order to make a profit → hotly, hotsTHESAURUSpersonhot used especially when you feel uncomfortable: · I feel really hot.· The travellers were hot, tired, and thirsty.warm a little hot, especially in a way that feels comfortable: · Are you warm enough?· We had to keep moving in order to keep warm.boiling (hot) spoken very hot: · You must be boiling in that sweater!· ‘I’m going for a swim,' said Gary. ’I’m boiling.'· I felt boiling hot and tried to open one of the windows.feverish feeling very hot because you are ill: · His head ached and he felt feverish.· Hannah was slightly feverish, so we decided to call the doctor.weatherhot used especially when you feel uncomfortable: · a hot day· It’s too hot to do any work.warm a little hot, especially in a way that seems pleasant: · a warm summer’s evening· It’s supposed to be a bit warmer tomorrow.boiling (hot) spoken very hot: · The weather was boiling hot.· a boiling hot day· It was absolutely boiling this lunchtime.baking (hot) British English very hot and dry: · a baking hot afternoon· The weather was baking hot and conditions at the camp became unbearable.· It’s baking out there in the garden – I need a drink.scorching (hot) very hot: · It was another scorching hot July day.· When we got there, the weather was scorching.· Arizona is scorching hot every day.humid/muggy hot and damp: · This week sees a return to more humid conditions.· Hong Kong gets very humid at this time of year.· In June the weather was often muggy in the evenings.· It was a warm muggy afternoon, and it looked like it would rain.roomhot used especially when you feel uncomfortable: · The office was uncomfortably hot.· The meeting was in a tiny hot room with no air conditioning.warm a little hot, especially in a way that seems pleasant: · It’s nice and warm by the fire.· They were all sitting in the warm kitchen, sipping mugs of cocoa.boiling (hot) spoken very hot: · It’s boiling in here. Can I open the window?· a boiling hot New York recording studiolike an oven much too hot in a way that is uncomfortable – used about rooms and buildings: · The inside of the shed was like an oven.food/liquid/something you touchhot: · a hot drink· hot meals· Eat your food while it’s hot.warm a little hot, especially in a way that seems pleasant: · The bread was still warm from the oven.· the warm waters of the Caribbeanboiling (hot) spoken very hot: · The water’s boiling hot.· Boiling-hot steam shoots out from underground.· The mud in the pools is boiling.lukewarm /ˌluːkˈwɔːm◂ $ -ˈwɔːrm◂/ slightly warm, but not hot enough – used about liquids: · a cup of lukewarm coffee· The bath water was lukewarm.hot1 adjectivehot2 verb
hothot2 verb (past tense and past participle hotted, present participle hotting) VERB TABLE
hot
| Simple Form | ||
| Present | I, you, we, they | hot |
| he, she, it | hots | |
| Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | hotted |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have hotted |
| he, she, it | has hotted | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had hotted |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will hot |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have hotted |
| Continuous Form | ||
| Present | I | am hotting |
| he, she, it | is hotting | |
| you, we, they | are hotting | |
| Past | I, he, she, it | was hotting |
| you, we, they | were hotting | |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been hotting |
| he, she, it | has been hotting | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been hotting |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be hotting |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been hotting |
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
- By 1986 things were hotting up a bit.
- The pace of reforms to working practices is also hotting up.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES It was a boiling hot morning. Apply a cold compress to the injury. He was the hot favourite for the Booker Prize. The issue has become a political hot potato. The quarterback sprinted toward the end zone with Jansen in hot pursuit (=following closely behind). Teacakes should be served hot with butter. Matt’s clothes were just a shade too big for me. There are several hot springs in the area. It was hot and sticky and there was nowhere to sit. Police believe they are hot on the trail of a drug-smuggling gang (=they are close to finding them).
· Warm air rises and is replaced by cooler and denser air.· I felt a sudden rush of hot air.
· Why don't you have a nice warm bath?
It was a boiling hot morning.· Many people prefer to live where the climate is warm.
(=one that a lot of people want to buy)· Web domains ending in .com became hot commodities.
Apply a cold compress to the injury. (=with a strong, burning taste that comes from strong spices)· I love really hot curry.
· Come inside and I’ll make you a hot drink.
He was the hot favourite for the Booker Prize.· She wanted a rest and some hot food.
(=interesting gossip)· What’s the latest hot gossip going round at work then?
The issue has become a political hot potato.· With a hot meal inside me, I began to feel better.
· Can I have a cup of warm milk please?
The quarterback sprinted toward the end zone with Jansen in hot pursuit (=following closely behind). Teacakes should be served hot with butter. Matt’s clothes were just a shade too big for me. (=cook – used humorously)
· They serve hot soup from mobile kitchens.
· There was a very cold spell in late November.
There are several hot springs in the area. It was hot and sticky and there was nowhere to sit.· It had been a long hot summer.
· The hot sun beat down on the men working.
· Don't spend too long in hot sunshine without a hat.
· She scrubbed her hands under the cold tap.
· The tea was too hot to drink.
· I felt the hot tears running down my face.
(=one that a lot of people are discussing or arguing about)· Gangs and drugs are the hot topics in this district.
Police believe they are hot on the trail of a drug-smuggling gang (=they are close to finding them).· There isn't any hot water!
· Drink lots of water in hot weather.
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRYPHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► like a cat on hot bricks► (hard/hot/close) on somebody’s heels► be selling/going like hot cakes► red-hot favourite► hot dog roast/oyster roast etc► sell like hot cakes
hot up phrasal verb British English informal1if something hots up, there is more activity or excitement: - Remember this when the pace hots up!
- I can't tell what he wants - he keeps blowing hot and cold.
- In our dealings with the police we have found that they can blow hot and cold. Sometimes they are keen to have media help in solving a crime, other times they are more reluctant.
- Some of these young officers blow hot and cold.
- Heat waves rose off the burning hot desert sands.
- But then he covered her, his naked body burning hot, heavy but not crushing, strong and powerful.
- Her breath was short, her lips burning hot from the touch of his.
- I take a quick breakfast myself, and a short nap. 8: 00-8: 05 AMThe sun is burning hot.
- Obviously the inner layer was punctured because the outer skin was burning hot against her chill fingers.
- She was burning hot with embarrassment and guilt.
- There at last was the fire burning hot, high and welcoming.
- And that incentive was increased when they got personal recognition and satisfaction from doing it better than ever before.
- He says the new films are better than ever.
- Organised by the Alton and District Arts Council, the week promises to be better than ever.
- The moviemaking machine that Walt Disney created sixty years ago is working better than ever today.
- The National Health Service is now better than ever.
- The opportunities now are better than ever.
- This year's attractions are bigger and better than ever, with events running from Tuesday to Saturday.
- Watermen talked about their catches so far this year, which they said have been better than ever.
- Critique followed hot on the heels of this pioneering work.
- On the heels of this came Mr J. to tell us that young Mrs P. had had her thighbone crushed.
- Then it seemed that the consummation would follow soon on the heels of its inauguration.
- With another couple of laps he might have finished close on the heels of the two Dunlops.
- Lori seemed to go through men like a knife through butter.
- An individual pie, topped with vanilla ice cream, is served piping hot to your table.
- Food should not be too hot, however, so you should avoid serving piping hot boiled meals.
- Or how the mayonnaise melted into a piping hot baked potato?
- Stir the clams into the sauce and heat for a further 1-2min until piping hot. 4.
- The chefs prepare your selections as you order them so they're served piping hot.
- There was a fruit pie of some sort with delicious crust pastry - each helping covered with freshly made piping hot custard.
- They arrive at the table still piping hot from the pan with an exterior that is crisp and light.
- To keep things piping hot and juicy, the meats are served on heated plates.
- City player-manager Peter Reid, still a rookie in the hot seat, has done a fine job since replacing Howard Kendall.
- He was in the hot seat for more than three hours.
- Put them in the hot seat and question then to find out.
- This will help the person in the hot seat to become more relaxed and confident in the role of the character.
- Tips Always address the person in the hot seat by the name of the character you have chosen.
- We can put Ant in the hot seat to find out.
- Wilkinson and Manion will be in the hot seat.
- Don't wait until tomorrow before you tell him, strike while the iron is hot!
- So, it should strike while the iron is hot and go to the country as soon as possible.
- Harvesting began early in Bordeaux as well, due to unseasonably warm weather.
- It was mid-summer, and unseasonably warm for Glasgow.
- The cherry tree was coming into blossom, encouraged by the unseasonably warm sunshine.
- The mid-afternoon sun was still unseasonably warm, and there were children bathing in the sea.
- The night being unseasonably warm, most of the windows were wide open.
- The spring day was unseasonably warm, and after two hour's tuition she went into the clubhouse.
Things generally hot up a few days before the race.2the pace hots up used to say that the speed of something increases