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  • 1hot — [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 …

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  • 2scent — n. track, trail 1) to have; follow; pick up a (the) scent (the dogs picked up the scent) 2) to leave a scent 3) a cold; false; hot scent 4) (misc.) to throw smb. off the scent intuition 5) a scent for (a scent for news) odor 6) a faint; pungent… …

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  • 3hot — I. adjective (hotter; hottest) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English hāt; akin to Old High German heiz hot, Lithuanian kaisti to get hot Date: before 12th century 1. a. having a relatively high temperature b. capable of giving a sensation… …

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  • 4hot — O.E. hat hot, flaming, opposite of cold, also fervent, fierce, intense, excited, from P.Gmc. *haita (Cf. O.S., O.Fris. het, O.N. heitr, M.Du., Du. heet, Ger. heiß hot, Goth. heito heat of a fever ), from PIE root *kai heat (Cf. Lith …

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  • 5hot — hotly, adv. hotness, n. /hot/, adj., hotter, hottest, adv., v., hotted, hotting, n. adj. 1. having or giving off heat; having a high temperature: a hot fire; hot coffee. 2. having or causing a sensation of great bodily heat; attended with or… …

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  • 6hot — adj., v., & adv. adj. (hotter, hottest) 1 a having a relatively or noticeably high temperature. b (of food or drink) prepared by heating and served without cooling. 2 producing the sensation of heat (hot fever; hot flush). 3 (of pepper, spices,… …

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  • 7hot — /hɒt / (say hot) adjective (hotter, hottest) 1. having or communicating heat; having a high temperature: a hot stove. 2. having a sensation of great bodily heat; attended with or producing such a sensation. 3. having an effect as of burning on… …

  • 8hot — [[t]hɒt[/t]] adj. hot•ter, hot•test, adv. n. 1) having or giving off heat; having a high temperature: hot coffee[/ex] 2) phl having, attended with, or causing a sensation of great bodily heat 3) sharply peppery or pungent: Is this mustard… …

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  • 9hot — adjective (hotter, hottest) 1》 having a high temperature.     ↘feeling or producing an uncomfortable sensation of heat.     ↘(of food) causing a burning sensation in the mouth.     ↘informal (of an electric circuit) at a high voltage; live.… …

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  • 10scent — Synonyms and related words: ambergris, ambrosia, aroma, aromatic, aromatic gum, aromatic water, aromatize, attar, attar of roses, balm, balm of Gilead, balminess, balsam, bay oil, be warm, bergamot oil, bouquet, breath, breathe, breathe in, broad …

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