Unscramble heat

Definition of heat

noun:

• a form of energy that is transferred by a difference in temperature. Synonyms: heat energy.
• the presence of heat. Synonyms: high temperature, hotness. Antonyms: coldness.
• the sensation caused by heat energy. Synonyms: warmth.
• the trait of being intensely emotional. Synonyms: passion, warmth.
• applies to nonhuman mammals: a state or period of heightened sexual arousal and activity. Synonyms: estrus, oestrus, rut. Antonyms: anestrus.
• a preliminary race in which the winner advances to a more important race.
• utility to warm a building; "the heating system wasn't working", "they have radiant heating". Synonyms: heating, heating plant, heating system.

verb:

• make hot or hotter; "the sun heats the oceans", "heat the water on the stove". Synonyms: heat up. Antonyms: cool.
• provide with heat; "heat the house".
• arouse or excite feelings and passions; "The ostentatious way of living of the rich ignites the hatred of the poor", "The refugees' fate stirred up compassion around the world", "Wake old feelings of hatred". Synonyms: fire up, ignite, inflame, stir up, wake.
• gain heat or get hot; "The room heated up quickly". Synonyms: heat up, hot up. Antonyms: cool.

Related words

bake, broil, calcine, calefaction, crisp, crispen, ferment, fieriness, fry, incalescence, overheat, preheat, reheat, scald, scorch, sear, soak, toast, torridity, warmness, warmth.

Words nearby

beat, cheat, eat, feat, hat, head, heal, heap, hear, heart, heath, heft, herat, het, meat, neat, peat, seat, teat, wheat.

Rhymes with

backseat, beat, beet, cheat, cleat, compete, complete, conceit, concrete, crete, deceit, deceit, defeat, delete, deplete, discreet, discrete, downbeat, eat, effete.