on a boiling hot day

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• ˈboiling ˌhot — adj extremely hot It was a boiling hot day.[/ex] …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

• boiling — boil|ing [ bɔılıŋ ] adjective * 1. ) boiling or boiling hot extremely hot: It was a boiling hot day. I m absolutely boiling in this sweater. 2. ) a boiling liquid has become so hot that there are BUBBLES in it and it is becoming a gas …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• boiling */ — UK [ˈbɔɪlɪŋ] / US adjective 1) a boiling liquid has become so hot that there are bubbles in it and it is becoming a gas 2) boiling or boiling hot extremely hot It was a boiling hot day. I m absolutely boiling in this jumper …   English dictionary

• boiling [ˈbɔɪlɪŋ] — adj extremely hot It was a boiling hot day.[/ex] …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

• 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 — 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

• hot — hot1 W2S1 [hɔt US ha:t] adj comparative hotter superlative hottest ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(high temperature)¦ 2¦(spicy)¦ 3¦(very popular/fashionable)¦ 4¦(good)¦ 5¦(sexy)¦ 6¦(difficult/dangerous)¦ 7 a hot issue/topic etc …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• hot — adjective 1) hot food Syn: heated, piping hot, sizzling, steaming, roasting, boiling (hot), searing, scorching, scalding, burning, red hot Ant: cold, chilled 2) …   Thesaurus of popular words

• hot — adjective 1) hot food Syn: heated, piping, sizzling, roasting, boiling, scorching, scalding, red hot 2) a hot day Syn: very warm, balmy, summery, tr …   Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

• Hot spring — For places with similar name, see Hot Springs (disambiguation). Grand Prismatic Spring and Midway Geyser Basin in Yellowstone National Park A hot spring is a spring that is produced by the emergence of geothermally heated groundwater …   Wikipedia