become burning hot

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• hot — 1 adjective hotter, hottest HIGH TEMPERATURE 1 WEATHER/FOOD/LIQUID ETC having a high temperature: It s too hot in here shall I open a window? | a nice hot bath | How hot is the water? | the hottest summer I can remember | hot countries | red hot… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• burning — burn|ing1 [ˈbə:nıŋ US ˈbə:r ] adj [only before noun] 1.) on fire ▪ She was rescued from a burning building. 2.) feeling very hot ▪ Claudia put her hands to her burning face. 3.) burning ambition/desire/need etc a burning ↑ambition, desire, need… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• burning — [[t]bɜ͟ː(r)nɪŋ[/t]] 1) ADJ You use burning to describe something that is extremely hot. ...the burning desert of Central Asia. Syn: scorching ADV: ADV adj Burning is also an adverb. He touched the boy s forehead. It was burning hot. 2) ADJ: ADJ n …   English dictionary

• hot — adj. 1 of the weather VERBS ▪ be ▪ become, get, grow, turn ▪ The sun shone fiercely down and it grew hotter and hotter. ADVERB …   Collocations dictionary

• hot — I UK [hɒt] / US [hɑt] adjective Word forms hot : adjective hot comparative hotter superlative hottest *** Other ways of saying hot: tepid almost cold: used especially of liquids: a mouthful of tepid coffee lukewarm only slightly hot: used… …   English dictionary

• hot — [[t]hɒ̱t[/t]] ♦♦ hotter, hottest, hots, hotting, hotted 1) ADJ GRADED Something that is hot has a high temperature. When the oil is hot, add the sliced onion... What he needed was a hot bath and a good sleep... Metal handled pans can get really… …   English dictionary

• Hot Sleep — infobox Book | name = Hot Sleep title orig = translator = image caption = author = Orson Scott Card cover artist = country = United States language = English series = genre = Science fiction publisher = Baronet Publishing media type = Print… …   Wikipedia

• hot*/*/*/ — [hɒt] adj I 1) very high in temperature Ant: cold Cook the fish under a hot grill for 5 minutes.[/ex] Take your jacket off if you re hot.[/ex] It s going to be hot again today.[/ex] hot countries such as India[/ex] 2) hot food contains a lot of… …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

• hot — [ hat ] adjective *** ▸ 1 very high in temperature ▸ 2 food: with spices ▸ 3 involving strong emotion ▸ 4 exciting and interesting ▸ 5 very good/skillful/lucky ▸ 6 difficult/dangerous ▸ 7 involving sex ▸ 8 determined to do something ▸ 9 busy ▸ 10 …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• hot — [hät] adj. hotter, hottest [ME < OE hat, akin to Ger heiss, Goth heito, fever < IE base * kai , heat > Lith kaistù, to become hot] 1. a) having a high temperature, esp. one that is higher than that of the human body b) characterized by a …   English World dictionary

• hot — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. heated (see heat); peppery, biting. See taste, excitability, pungency. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Having a high temperature] Syn. torrid, burning, fiery, flaming, blazing, very warm, feverish,… …   English dictionary for students