► hot having a high temperature: Be careful, the water’s very hot. They serve both hot and cold food.
► warm a little hot, especially in a pleasant way: The weather was warm enough that I didn’t need a jacket.
► balmy warm and pleasant. Used about weather and air: We enjoyed the balmy evening breezes in Hawaii.
► humid warm and wet. Used about weather and air: Summers in Alabama are extremely humid.
► burning/scorching (hot) extremely hot. Used about objects, food, and weather: The sidewalk was burning hot under her bare feet.
► sweltering extremely hot and humid. Used about weather and air: The air conditioner was broken and it was sweltering in the office.
► blistering (hot) extremely hot. Used about weather and hot surfaces, usually ones that are outside: It was a blistering hot afternoon and we decided to stay inside.
► lukewarm slightly warm and often not as hot or as cold as it should be. Used about liquid or food: All they gave him to eat was a bowl of lukewarm soup.
► boiling (hot) extremely hot. Used about liquid and weather: The shower went from boiling hot to cold and back to boiling again.
► scalding hot enough to burn you. Used about liquid: She spilled a cup of scalding coffee on herself and started to scream.