hot
/hɒt/
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Translation
Having a high heat; very warm to feel or taste.
Word origin
Comes from an Old English word for something with great heat.
- Origin
- Old English
- Root
- hat
Examples
soup .
"Hot" shows the soup has a high heat right now.
summer.
Here "hot" means the weather has a high heat.
careful, pan .
"Hot" warns you that the pan will burn if you touch it.
Something hot has a high heat. Fire, the sun, and fresh soup are all hot. The opposite of hot is cold.
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