| hot | (adjective) used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning | - |
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| (adjective) (extended meanings, especially of psychological heat) marked by intensity or vehemence especially of passion or enthusiasm | - |
| (adjective) marked by excited activity | - |
| (adjective) charged or energized with electricity | Synonyms: live |
| (adjective) having or showing great eagerness or enthusiasm | - |
| (adjective) very fast; capable of quick response and great speed | Synonyms: blistering, red-hot |
| (adjective) made recently | - |
| (adjective) very good; often used in the negative | - |
| (adjective) recently stolen or smuggled | - |
| (adjective) having or bringing unusually good luck | - |
| (adjective) of a seeker; very near to the object sought | - |
| (adjective) newest or most recent | Synonyms: red-hot |
| (adjective) very popular or successful | - |
| (adjective) having or dealing with dangerously high levels of radioactivity | - |
| (adjective) sexually excited or exciting | - |
| (adjective) performed or performing with unusually great skill and daring and energy | - |
| (adjective) producing a burning sensation on the taste nerves | Synonyms: spicy |
| (adjective) very unpleasant or even dangerous | - |
| (adjective) characterized by violent and forceful activity or movement; very intense | Synonyms: raging |
| (adjective) wanted by the police | - |
| (adjective) (color) bold and intense | - |
| hotbed | (noun) a bed of earth covered with glass and heated by rotting manure to promote the growth of plants | - |
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| (noun) a situation that is ideal for rapid development (especially of something bad) | - |
| hotbox | (noun) a journal bearing (as of a railroad car) that has overheated | - |
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| hotcake | (noun) a flat cake of thin batter fried on both sides on a griddle | Synonyms: battercake, flannel-cake, flannel cake, flapcake, flapjack, griddlecake, hot cake, pancake |
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| hotchpotch | (noun) a stew (or thick soup) made with meat and vegetables | - |
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| (noun) a motley assortment of things | Synonyms: farrago, gallimaufry, hodgepodge, melange, mingle-mangle, mishmash, oddments, odds and ends, omnium-gatherum, ragbag |
| hotdog | (noun) a smooth-textured sausage of minced beef or pork usually smoked; often served on a bread roll | Synonyms: dog, frank, frankfurter, hot dog, weenie, wiener, wienerwurst |
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| (noun) a frankfurter served hot on a bun | Synonyms: hot dog, red hot |
| (noun) someone who performs dangerous stunts to attract attention to himself | Synonyms: hot dog |
| hotel | (noun) a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services | - |
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| hotelier | (noun) an owner or manager of hotels | Synonyms: hosteller, hotel manager, hotelkeeper, hotelman |
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| hotelkeeper | (noun) an owner or manager of hotels | Synonyms: hosteller, hotel manager, hotelier, hotelman |
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| hotelman | (noun) an owner or manager of hotels | Synonyms: hosteller, hotel manager, hotelier, hotelkeeper |
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| hotfoot | (noun) a practical joke that involves inserting a match surreptitiously between the sole and upper of the victim's shoe and then lighting it | - |
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| (adverb) without delay; speedily | - |
| (verb) move hurridly | Synonyms: belt along, bucket along, cannonball along, hasten, hie, pelt along, race, rush, rush along, speed, step on it |
| hothead | (noun) a reckless impetuous irresponsible person | Synonyms: daredevil, harum-scarum, lunatic, madcap, swashbuckler |
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| (noun) a belligerent grouch | Synonyms: fire-eater |
| hotheaded | (adjective) quickly aroused to anger | Synonyms: choleric, hot-tempered, irascible, quick-tempered, short-tempered |
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| (adjective) characterized by undue haste and lack of thought or deliberation | Synonyms: brainish, impetuous, impulsive, madcap, tearaway |
| hothouse | (noun) a greenhouse in which plants are arranged in a pleasing manner | Synonyms: conservatory, indoor garden |
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| hotline | (noun) a telefone line that provides direct and prompt information or advice to the caller in relation to a specific subject | Synonyms: hot line |
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| hotly | (adverb) in a heated manner | Synonyms: heatedly |
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| hotness | (noun) the presence of heat | Synonyms: heat, high temperature |
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| (noun) a hot spiciness | Synonyms: pepperiness |
| (noun) a state of sexual arousal | Synonyms: horniness, hot pants |
| hotplate | (noun) a portable electric appliance for heating or cooking or keeping food warm | Synonyms: hot plate |
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| hotpot | (noun) a stew of meat and potatoes cooked in a tightly covered pot | Synonyms: hot pot |
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| hotshot | (noun) someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field | Synonyms: ace, adept, champion, genius, maven, mavin, sensation, star, superstar, virtuoso, whiz, whizz, wiz, wizard |
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| hotspot | (noun) a lively entertainment spot | Synonyms: hot spot |
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| (noun) a point of relatively intense heat or radiation | Synonyms: hot spot |
| (noun) a place of political unrest and potential violence | Synonyms: flashpoint, hot spot, trouble spot |
| hotspur | (noun) a rash or impetuous person | - |
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| hottish | (adjective) somewhat hot | - |
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